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And the white men waxed ever more careless. They grew weary prospecting, and at the same time carrying their rifles and the heavy cartridge-belts, and the practice began of leaving their weapons behind them in camp. "I tell 'm plenty fella white marster look sharp eye belong him.
"W'en I wuz a young boy, I didn't wear nothin' but a shirt lak all urthur boys en hit wuz a long thing lak a slip dat kum ter our knees. Our Mistress had a big fier place en w'en we would kum in cole she would say ain't you all cole. W'ile we wuz warmin' she often played de organ fer us ter heer." "I waited on mah Marster 'til he d'ed. Dey let me stay rite wid de body.
Rondeau was pretty keen, and putting the two circumstances together, he again had a whispered conference with Leffie, whom he told that "most probably the Kentucky girl had flunked, for marster hadn’t had a letter in ever so long, and every time he didn’t get one he looked as blue as a whetstone!" "Glad on’t," said Leffie. "Hope he won’t have any your foreigners.
Her heart sank down, so that she felt relieved when he kissed her again at the church-gate, and saying, "I will come soon, darling," went, with his man, into Princess Anne. "Is your buggy ready harnessed, Samson?" his master asked, when they turned the court-house corner. "Yes, marster."
I don't mean to do nuffin else; nor likewise let go of you, nor lose sight of you, de longest day as eber I lib, please my 'Vine Marster, don't I; so dere!" replied the old creature, tightening her clasp upon Ishmael's coat. "Oh, Katie, Katie, but that would be too much of a good thing," said Ishmael, smiling. "Dey done sent me arter pines. Fetch pines!
Ef'n she spy out a speck er dus' on dem ar wheels, somebody gwine year f'om it, sho's you bo'n en dat somebody wuz me. Yes, Lawd, Ole Miss she 'low dat dey ain' never been nuttin' like dat ar car'ige in Varginny sence befo' de flood." "But where is it, Big Abel?" "You des wait, young Marster, you des wait twel I git dar.
Congo's heart's as white as mine." "Dat's so, Ole Marster," put in Congo, approvingly. The Governor was trembling as he leaned down from his saddle. "We know nothing as yet, sir," he began, "there must be some " "Oh, go on, go on," cried the Major, striking the carriage window.
"Roxy'll burn all the bell-crowns for her beau, and I'll bury the steeple-hat and you that cleans it, and the people will be so glad they'll set me free and I can go North." "Look out, Virgie; I'll put dat high-crown hat on you like Marster Milburn put de bell on de buzzard.
"Ole marster he wuz so pleased 'bout it, he giv' Marse Chan a pony; an' Marse Chan rode 'im to school de day arfter he come, so proud, an' sayin' how he wuz gwine to let Anne ride behine 'im; an' when he come home dat evenin' he wuz walkin'. 'Hi! where's yo' pony? said ole marster. 'I give 'im to Anne, says Marse Chan.
"Biled eggs will be good for her digester, and if I only had one dropped in water," she said, and quick as thought Maude brought her one, while Hannah growled again, "Ole marster 'll raise de ruff, case he put 'em away to sell." "Ole marster be hanged!" muttered Janet, breaking not one, but three, into the water, for her own stomach began to clamor for food.
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