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While the Victor was running with light freights and consequently at a loss, the prospect for ultimate good business was very bright and Scraggs and McGuffey were not at all worried about the future. Judge of their surprise, therefore, when one morning who should appear at the door of Scraggs's cabin but Mr. Gibney. "Mornin', Gib," began Scraggs cheerily.
A moment later, instead of cocoanuts, rich, unctuous curses began to descend on McGuffey and Scraggs. "Gib, my dear boy," inquired Scraggs, "whatever is the matter of you?" "That hound Tabu-Tabu's been strippin' our cocoanut grove," roared the commodore. "He must have spent half the night up in these trees." "Thank the Lord they didn't take 'em all," said McGuffey piously.
One time more alonga tea tell it that big fella Boss gib it daily-bread." "Well, you get plenty." "N-a-hr! No get 'em. Hominy, with prayer, is the standing dish at that station. Among the most cunning of civilised blacks was a gentleman, well up in years, known as Michael Edward. He had been everywhere and had seen everything, and was full of what we call worldly wisdom.
Vilet thought a while in silence and then said, "Daddy, I'se keep a-lookin' fer you jes de same. I'se gwine ter ax de good Lawd ter gib me a little place on de wall near de pearly gate, an' dar I'se watch an' wait till you come, an' moder, an' granny all come. I kin watch bettah up dar, fer I won' be so bery, bery tired. Won' you let me go?
"Perhaps McGuffey will have heart enough to telephone into the city for a tug." "'Tain't scarcely probable, Scraggsy. You abused him vile an' threw a lot of fodder at him." "I wish I'd been took with paralysis first," Scraggs wailed bitterly. "You'd best jump ashore, Gib, an' 'phone in.
Don't hit a feller when he's down." "Well, he ain't down so low that he can't climb back. If he's got a spark o' manhood left in him he'll never rest until he goes back to Aranuka, looks up them progeny o' his, an' does his best to make amends for the past. Gib, you can't work for me aboard the Maggie not if the old girl couldn't turn her screw until you stepped aboard.
"Because and really here there are many excuses for the poor old water companies, when so many of them swerve and gib at the very mention of constant water-supply, like a poor horse set to draw a load which he feels is too heavy for him because, to keep everything in order among dirty, careless, and often drunken people, there must be officers with lawful authority water- policemen we will call them who can enter people's houses when they will, and if they find anything wrong with the water, set it to rights with a high hand, and even summon the people who have set it wrong.
I's gwine pray fur you de fust chance I gits, an' it won't be long now dat my rush is sorter ober fo' I does git er chance. But ef you'll jest gib me er quarter mo' I'll leave off ever'thin' an' pray fur you right now." "No, that's enough." "Doan blebe much in pra'r, does you? Wall, I hatter make dis do." Mrs.
He stayed hid a day er two mo' an' den he got so lonesome an' homesick fer Dasdy an' little Pete an' de yuther dahkies, somebody ter talk ter dat he jes' made up his min' ter go right up ter de house an' gib hisse'f up an' take his med'cine.
"It was dark, and I did not see him. I'll pay for the pitcher." "Will you, honey?" said the old woman, mollifying instantly. "Well den, 'spose you couldn't help it. Get up, Jeffy." "Can you tell me whether Mrs. lives on any of the floors of this house?" asked Crawford. "Nebber mind dat, till you gib me de money!" answered the old woman, not to be diverted by any side-issues.
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