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"Susan," she said, in a strange, uncertain voice, "you didn't expect to see me." Susan ran to her. "No, no," she said, "I didn't know you was here. I thought you was in Boston. What's the matter? Oh, Lawsy, Margery, what's happened to make you look like this?" "Nobody knows," answered Margery. "They say it's the cold. They are frightened about me. I'm come to say good-bye to you, Susan."
The dear old lady could hardly understand this great change in her lodger's circumstances. She worried about it very often, and discussed the question with many of the neighbours. "He come here last fall looking mighty poor-like, but, lawsy me, he's as fine now as any man on the avenue."
De pantry fairly bu'sted wid all kin' o' preserves an' sweetnin's. Lawdy! I mean to tell you dem was de good days. "I 'member I used to hate ever' Wednesday. Dat was de day I had to polish de silver. Lawsy! It took me mos' all day. When I'd think I was 'bout th'ough de mistis was sho' to fin' some o' 'dat silver dat had to be did over. "Den de war broke out.
She was singing in a thin, nasal, uncultivated voice. Evidently they were the Briskow "help," therefore Gray made his presence known and inquired for the master or mistress of the place. The elder woman turned, exposing a shrewd, benevolent face, and after a moment of appraisal said, "I'm Miz' Briskow." "Indeed!" The visitor smiled his best and announced the nature of his errand. "Lawsy me!" Mrs.
"So you shall," said Frank. "Neb, is she ready?" "Yessuh; all saddled, sur, an' bridled." "Oh, let me bring her out," cried Madge. "I'd love to." "Lawsy, honey," said the negro, "you couldn't bring her out. She's dat fretful an' dat nervous dat she'd kill yo', suah." "Get out, Neb!" Madge cried, scornfully. "I ain't afeard of her. Wild things allays has made friends with me.
An old lady, traveling for the first time in a large city, saw a glaring sign on the front of a high building which read, "The Smith Manufacturing Company." As she repeated it aloud slowly she remarked to her nephew: "Lawsy mercy! Well, I've hearn tell of Smiths all my life, but I never knew before where they made 'em." Accommodating Man
Just then his quick ear caught the sound of stumbling, hurried footsteps, plainly not a mountaineer's, down in the rough woodland, below. Instantly his muscles tautened, instantly he brought his rifle to position; but he soon let it fall again and smiled, perhaps, for the first time that day. "Lawsy! Lawsy!" he could hear a scared voice muttering. "Lawsy, I is los', fo' suah!"
Nudder thing I lik to do wuz pick berries, dat wuz easy too, so I dun my shar' pickin'." "Money? Lawsy chile, I neber dun seen eny money 'til aftah I dun cum to Gallipolis aftah der war. An' how I lik' to heah it jingle, if I jes' had two cents, I'd make it jingle."
"Marse Dave!" he cried. "Hush," I answered, "and follow me." He came after me, wondering, a little way into the grove, where I stopped. "Benjy," I said, "do you know any of the servants here?" "Lawsy, Marse Dave, I reckon I knows 'em, some of 'em," he answered with a grin. "You talk to them?" "Shucks, no, Marse Dave," he replied with a fine scorn, "I ain't no hand at dat ar nigger French.
Jack's been heah; he say he reck'n you's ben shot, kase you didn' come home no mo'; so I's jes' dis minute a startin' de raf' down towards de mouf er de crick, so's to be all ready for to shove out en leave soon as Jack comes agin en tells me for certain you IS dead. Lawsy, I's mighty glad to git you back again, honey."
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