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My soul grows sick, but I see she is fascinated, and I read on, trying to close my mind to the cruel narrative." "Huldy, air you a purty devil drawin' me outen my heart to ruin me?" "No, no; oh, do not believe that! I suppose all men are cruel, and all I ever knew were negro-traders, or I should believe you too gentle to live by that brutal work.

During the day the rudiments of imagination which made him a musician had been conjuring up the possible results of his expedition. "De ting fer dis cullud pusson ter do is ter p'ramberlate ter de Linkum lines. Ki! I doan wan' what drap outen OUR sogers' pockets. I kin git Virginny leaf widouten runnin' 'mong de spooks arter it.

When I took you as a bundle of nothing outen Brother John's arms nearly thirty years ago this spring jest a perky encouraging little smile in your blue eyes started my kite that was a-trailing weary like, and it's sailed mostly by your wind ever since especially these last few years. Don't let the breeze give out on me yet, child."

When at last he espied the scow fastened in its accustomed place, he went down to carry the news to the owner. After explaining the matter as far as it had gone, he ventured: "Lem, be ye carin' for Flea yet?" "Why?" demanded Lem suspiciously. "'Cause we can make some money outen her, if ye gives up yer claim on her." "Ye mean to sell her?" Lem's words sounded hoarse as he wheezed them out.

Dat a powerful onpleasant locality for a li'l' black boy whut he name was Mose. 'Ca'se dat li'l' black boy he so specially black he can't be seen in de dark at all 'cept by de whites ob he eyes. So whin he go' outen de house at night, he ain't dast shut he eyes, 'ca'se den ain't nobody can see him in de least.

"Now," she continued impressively, "while I go in the kitchen an' git the supper started, I want you to ease yerse'f outen the bed on to the floor, an' lay with yer head to the north an' your han's outspread, an' yer mind on the heabenly kingdom." "Air you shore hit ain't gwine hurt me?" again he queried. "Not if you do 'zactly like I say.

The neighbors all wanted me to split off and go along with them into the new party, but I told 'em all my ribs was made outen hickory and was Andy Jackson Democrat. But the new party swept everything and got into power; and I want to know if anybody ever saw such a mess as they made of the legislature." The old man began to move uneasily and to glance about with an anxious expression in his eye.

I wuz so skeered I done furgot mo' d'n half un em. I spec' dey mus' be mos' here by dis time, so I 'll git outen de way, fer I don' want nobody fer ter think I wuz mix' up in dis business." The negro glanced nervously down the road toward the town, and made a movement as if to go away. "Won't you have some dinner first?" asked the sheriff.

I knew I had plenty of that in my heart to prescribe out to help along with your case; so here you are not three weeks with us, a-mixing riz biscuits for Tom's supper and like to coax the heart outen both of us. I told him Dearie me, somebody's calling at the front gate!" "Mis' Mayberry!

If we parole you, will you stay here, and take care o' your partner and the others, and be here in the mornin', when we send for you?" "You won't send for me, if yo'uns is a-gwine on ter fout we'uns up at the mill. We'uns chaw yo'uns up, or run y' outen the country." "We'll take care o' that," said Si sharply.