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Yes, I knows 'bout dat; Miss Elsie tole me lots ob times. How yo' know He lub yo', Miss Gracie?" "Because He says so, Betty. "'Jesus loves me; this I know, For the Bible tell me so." "Yo's wanted down stairs, Miss Gracie," said Betty, bethinking herself of her errand. "Ole Aunt Chloe gwine tell 'bout old times when missus bery little and lib way off down Souf.
I'll speak to you again before I go away to-morrow, but now we'll say good-night. Good-night, Mammy, Isham, Scipio, Easter, all of you!" They went, one by one, each with his bow or her curtsy. Mammy paused a moment to deliver her pronunciamento. "Don' you fret, marster! I ain' gwine let er soul tech one er my chillern!" Julius followed her. "Dat's so, marster!
He read it, an' tole me to have de hosses ready at twenty minits to twelve at de corner of de garden. An' jes' befo' dat he come out ez ef he wuz gwine to bed, but instid he come, an' we all struck out to'ds Cun'l Chahmb'lin's.
But how is it, dis yer whole lot gwine tomorrow?" said Sambo, laying his hand freely on Adolph's shoulder. "Please to let me alone!" said Adolph, fiercely, straightening himself up, with extreme disgust. "Law, now, boys! dis yer's one o' yer white niggers, kind o' cream color, ye know, scented!" said he, coming up to Adolph and snuffing.
Hol' on dar," as Jeems Henry eluded his grasp and began to move away. "Which way you gwine? You hear me? Now den!" "I gwine up de river," replied Jeems Henry, badgered at last into revealing his plan. Then, after a cautious look around, "to Chickahominy Swamp," he added in lower tones. Uncle Billy cocked his ears. Here was news indeed. "Chickahominy, huh! So de Yankees is up dar, is dey?
"I cayn't stand it," she blurted out, half crying; "she's gwine entirely too fur!" She pushed his hands down and stood glaring at Mrs. Dawson. "Look a heer, Sue Dawson," she said, getting her breath fast, "yo're a older woman an' me, an' I've got due respect fer age an' a gray head, but John Westerfelt is my friend, an' is a-visitin' of me 'n' Luke at present.
An' dey wuz a-drillin' an' a-drillin' all 'bout for a while an' dey went 'long wid all de res' o' de army, an I went wid Marse Chan an' clean he boots, an' look arfter de tent, an' tek keer o' him an' de hosses. An' Marse Chan, he wan' a bit like he use' to be. He wuz so solum an' moanful all de time, at leas' 'cep' when dyah wuz gwine to be a fight.
I'se gwine to bed as soon as it's dark, and cover up my head till mornin'." "Very well," said Edith, quietly. "I'm going to sit up with mother to- night, and if it comes again, I'll see it." "De good Lord keep you safe, Miss Edie," said Hannibal, tremblingly.
Don't tell Cyd he's a coward, kase he ain't no such ting, no how." "I didn't mean that, Cyd; and I take it all back," added Dan. "The boat has lost her headway now. They will be upon us in a moment or two. Stand firm, Cyd, and break the head of any man that attempts to get into the boat." "Yes, sar! Dat's jus what I'se gwine to do.
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