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Jasper was standing on the porch, and was surprised to see the colored man riding up fast to the house, his horse wet with sweat and steaming in the wintry air. Mose, dismounting, lifted his cap to those present, and said to Jasper Very: "I has a message of 'portance to you, sir." With this he handed him the note, and then, on request of Mr. Nebeker, put Velox in the barn to cool off and rest.
Once more they fell back and then there came the Skeeter's voice, snarling like an infuriated beast: "He'll get de lot of us like dis! Cut it out! Besides, we'll have de bulls down here in a minute an' he's OUR meat, not theirs. Dey'd be too damned soft wid him dey'd only send him to de chair. Youse chase upstairs, Mose, an' pass de word to beat it an' beat it quick.
Thought we'd take a shot at the educating business ourselves. The fellow's name is Mose Taylor, and say! he's the tickledest nigger you ever did see! He's about half-white, too, and he always did want to break into politics one way or another. Now, he's done broke in. We let him, just for a joke.
They were lanky Missourians, types already familiar to him, and he did not care to make confidants of them. The woman was a graceless figure, a silent household drudge, sullenly sad, and gaunt, and sickly. Mose offered to pay for his breakfast, but the boss waved it aside and said: "Oh, that's all right; we don't see enough people pass to charge, for a breakfast.
Now I come to think on't, it's mose likely Mr. Cyril as she's a-goin' to marry, for I know it ain't no Romany chal. It can't be the funny un, added she, laughing. 'But where's the wedding to take place? 'I can't say as I knows ezackly, said Rhona; 'but I thinks it's by Knockers' Llyn if it ain't on the top o' Snowdon. 'Good heavens, girl! I said. 'What on earth makes you think that?
"He has his busy times," said Mose, grinning broadly. "See you've got the boys with their backs up, Chester," said Bijah. "Some of us are sick of tyranny," cried Chester; "you kin tell that to Jethro Bass when you go back, if he's got time to listen to you buyin' and sellin' out of railroads."
'Scuse me!" dat li'l black Mose beg an' pleed, an' de ghostes ain't know whuther to eat him all up or not, 'ca'se he step on de boss ghostes's chest dat a-way.
Yes, Julius was positive about that. When the Federal captain left the house Julius had hastened to the front porch in order to satisfy himself on that very point, and had taken pains to see that Mose was not with the soldiers when they rode away. Mose had gone on his own hook. "I am afraid he will repent when it is too late," said Mrs. Gray, with a sigh of regret.
Trombone Mose, the biggest negro, was set busy with a can of paint obliterating the name Narcissus from the bow, and substituting the name Hula Hula, and the others congregated aft and became intently involved in a game of craps.
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