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"If a peckerwood pecks on de roof of youse house you will sho lose some member of youse family. Dey is pizen. "No I'se jes ter scairt ter go whar day call up Spirits." "Mary and her twin sister were slaves born in Washington County, Kentucky, near Lexington, belonging to Bob Eaglin.
At this volley of questions the bewildered man turned piteously to the sleepers, and then stared at Jack in perplexity. "'Deed, marsa captain, I don no noffin 'tall, I I hain't been to de crick fo' a monf. I'se fo'bid to go da I " "Well, well, have you any food? Get that first, and then talk," Jack cried, impatiently.
But I'se near scared blue." "Gray, you mean. Keep cool. I'll fix it all right. Oh, Mr. Cushman the groom had to leave the other young ladies back yonder on the road and he's a good bit upset about it. Hadn't he better ride back to them? They'll be scared blue you know." "Certainly. Certainly. By all means. Return to them at once.
I'se blunt enough to take care of you, I'se warrant you," shouted one of the workmen, who had now recovered what he presumed to be his wits, and thereupon he and his companion laid violent hands on Baker.
"O that was a glorious day for me, When Massa Lincoln set me free." He had too much ambition, he said, deformed as he was, to be supported as a pauper by the public. "I can make just about twelve dollars a month by dis here ferry," he exclaimed. "I don't want for nuffin'; I'se got no wife no woman will hab me. I want to support myself and live an honest man."
When he saw the black figure as he thought, on his line, he let out a shriek that could have been heard for a mile, at the same time springing to his feet and starting on a sprinting pace for some hiding place, yelling, as he ran, to his companion: "Hyah Bill, git away from dar; git up an' cut. I'se done cotch de debbil on my hook."
When the last of them came bounding into the sty, Hodge approached, quite breathless and exhausted: "Oh, measter," he exclaimed, "these be not Hirish pigs at oll, they be Hirish devils; and yau mun ha' bought 'em fra a cunning mon!" "Hodge," replied his master, "I'se be bit I'se heard feather talk about un.
"Go forward, Cyd, and keep a sharp lookout ahead," said Dandy, as soon as the "crew" was comfortably seated on the cushion. "Gossifus! I suppose I'se a nigger still," said he. "Dis chile tinks he's jes as good's any body now." "You are, Cyd." "Den I mus squat on de hard deck, and you sets on de cushions."
The two boys sat there, looking and longing. The savages had disappeared almost as suddenly as they had come, and presently Joe sprang up, saying. "Dar's de little canoe lodged in the bushes, an' I'se gwine to fasten her to the bank anyhow, so's we'll have her if we want her."
"Now, John Salters," exclaimed Aunt Linda, "ain't you 'shamed ob yourself? Allers tryin' to poke fun at yer pore wife. Never mine; wait till I'se gone, an' you'll miss me." "Ef I war single," said Salters, "I could git a putty young gal, but it wouldn't be so easy wid you." "Why not?" said Iola, smiling. "'Cause young men don't want ole hens, an' ole men want young pullets," was Salter's reply.
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