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One of these lads, named Sam, saw that Jeff was hiding something under his blouse. "Hello, Jeff!" called Sam. "Whut yo' got there? Something good to eat?" "Nope, 'tain't nuffin to eat!" declared Jeff. He and Sam talked negro talk, of course, just like Topsy, the colored doll, whom the China Cat at first thought would rub off some of her black. "Whut yo' got then?" asked Sam. "Show me!"

An' li'l' black Mose he jes kinder stan' on one foot, an' he jes kinder suck' he thumb, an' he jes kinder 'low': "I don't know nuffin' erbout ghosts, 'ca'se dey ain't no ghosts."

Den Moye flogged him till he war 'most dead, and arter dat chained him up in de ole cabin and gabe him 'most nuffin' to eat. De Cunnel war gwine to take Sam to Charles'on and sell him, but sumhow he got a file and sawed fru de chain and got 'way in de night to de 'still. When de Oberseer cum dar in de mornin', Sam jump on him and 'most kill him.

Den dey say, "Dat ole Lyon? Dat ole Ablishner? Dat ole scoun'el what want to whip de Souf? To free de niggas 'mongst us?" I say, "Don' know 'bout dat. Massa Lyon not say nuffin to me 'bout dat." Den dey sajr, "Whar you come from, anyhow?" I tole 'em I comed from up in de State whar Massa Daniel comed from.

"Something's de matter, sure," Hagar said, turning about and shutting the door; "dat ain't de kind of music dat Mas'r Dick's made lately. 'Pears like he's 'stressed 'bout somethin'! But, Hagar, ye can't do nuffin but jes' trust de Lord, nohow. Ye'd better get yer own supper, ef yer Mas'r Dick don't tech his."

He even allowed Dab to pick out a line for him, and to put on the hook and sinker; and Dick Lee showed him how to fix his bait, "so de fust cunner dat rubs agin it won't knock it off. Dem's awful mean fish. Good for nuffin but 'teal bait."

"Oh, Massa, I dunno nuffin'," said the trembling wretch. I hurled him aside and sped off again, very soon encountering other negroes, who in spite of their dread of the dark, had been drawn from their huts, I doubt not, by the noise of the altercation. "Where is your mistress?" I asked one of them. He could tell me nothing. I asked the same question of another man whom I met within a few yards.

"It is strange indeed, Moses," said Nigel, who however added no commentary, feeling indisposed to pursue the subject. Seeing this, Moses turned to his master. "Massa," he said. "You don' want nuffin' more to-night, I s'pose?" "No, Moses, nothing." "An' is you quite easy in your mind?" "Quite," replied the hermit with his peculiar little smile.

Some grand folks, like missus, and de Queen ob England and de Emperor ob Roosia, may be fust chop cooks, and I won't deny de fac; and no tanks to 'em, for dere saucepans is all silber and gold; but I have 'skivered dey don't know nuffin' about de right way to eat tings after dey has gone done 'em.

"Soon be to de eend, massa, o-o-o-o-oh! Lorgol-a-marcy! what is dis here pon de tree?" "Well!" cried Legrand, highly delighted, "what is it?" "Why, taint nuffin but a skull somebody bin lef him head up de tree, and de crows done gobble ebery bit ob de meat off." "A skull, you say! very well! how is it fastened to the limb? what holds it on?" "Sure nuff, massa; mus look.