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"You ain't too young to die, even ef you is too ole to learn. Only I trust an' prays dat you won't be blamin' nobody but yo'se'f 'bout this time day after to-mor' evenin' w'en de sexton of Mount Zion Cullud Cemetery starts pattin' you in de face wid a spade." "Unc' Bill, you said a moufful den," added Tallow Dick.
Ef Peter ain't to be foun' at eider en', wha is he?" "Um-m-m!" "Eh-h-h!" "You sho spoke a moufful, Jim Pink!" came an assenting chorus from the bales. Eventually such gossip died away and took another flurry when a report went abroad that Tump Pack was carrying a pistol and meant to shoot Peter on sight. Then this in turn ceased to be news and of human interest.
But ef dey was ter have 'em 'twouldn't be no time befo' dey'd be cud fights eve'y day in de week, eve'y one thinkin' de nex' one had a sweeter moufful 'n what she had. Reckon we got 'nough ter go to law 'bout, widout cuds ain't we Lady? Don't start pawin' de groun' now, des caze yer heah me speculatin' at yo' feed-trough. I kin talk an' work too. I ain't like you nuver do n'air one.
You jes as much a nigger as I is, Peter Siner, de brightes' day you ever seen!" Peter began a conciliatory phrase. Old Rose banged the platter on the table and then threatened: "Dis is de las' time I fetches a moufful to you, Peter Siner, or any other nigger. You ain't no black Jesus, even ef you is a woods calf." Peter paused in drawing a chair to the table.
"The next morning I went to my stable to get my horse to ride to the polls. The man a the stable said: "'He ain't fit to take out, sir. You must 'a gi'n him a mighty hard ride last night he won't tetch a moufful; he 's been in a cold sweats all night. "Sure enough, he looked it. "I took another horse and rode out by Halloway's to see the place by daylight. "It was quiet enough now.
Looks ter me like a goat had a moufful outer dis yere sleeve, but I dassent tell er so. Lot o' dem butters wanderin' roun' dat Marsh market lookin' fer sumpin' to eat; lemme gib dem boots anudder tech." Todd skipped downstairs with the boots and St.
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