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We'uns both owed 'im a grudge sence he beat you in de race an' won what leetle money we'uns had. De nex' best hoss in de barn is Dolly, an' we'll take her 'long to keep de bay compney." Turner: "Dat suits me all right; but I want to ride Velox, 'cause he went past me in de race. Won't I make 'im trabble, do, down de ribber road! Dat's my holt." Wiles: "We'uns must wait till we git a good night.
Morgan darted out a hand to catch Pomp's arm, but the boy was too quick, and dodged behind me. "Let him be," I said; "he doesn't know any better." "But I want to teach him better," grumbled Morgan. "Hist! Mass' George. I find great 'gator." "Where?" I asked, eagerly, for I had long had an idea that I should like to see another of the monsters. "Down by de ribber.
Dey waz two fellers 'ad fair cold feet, one 'ere, one over dere, Turk 'n our chapy. Every day dey come down to de ribber 'n dey plug't de odder chap wid dere ole pistols what filled at de nose. But dey neber hit nuttin. One day de Serb 'e got mad and avade in de ribber, but 'e did'n 'it de Turk. Nex' day dey hot' avade in 'arf way across. Dey miss again.
As he drew near, he saw the doctor holding a small object in his hand while a look of pride glowed on his countenance. It was a little squirrel. "See what I have killed," enthusiastically cried the Doctor in German. "Yaas," chimed in the darkey, "dat squi'l him swimmin' de ribber an' de Doc, he shot an' shot an' den I kill um wid de oah."
But, Missa Basset, what you going to gib me for dis job?" "Why, a quarter'll be good wages, I guess." "A quarter ob a dollar! Do you s'pose I dispose myself to ketch cold on de ribber, and die afore my time, and arter dat to be shoot at, like a duck, for a quarter? I don't 'list on no such tarms." "We'll say a half. I'm inclined to be liberal, but I shall expect you to be lively, Prime."
"This seems like a wild-goose chase," remarked Sam. "But it is better than standing around with one's hands in his pockets." "I wish I had dat Dan Baxter heah!" said Aleck Pop. "I'd duck him in the ribber an' hold him undah 'bout ten minutes!" All were soon on the steam tug, which was crowded by the party. The lanterns were lit, and they moved down the Ohio slowly and cautiously.
There was a scent of honey from the lime trees in flower, and in the sky the blue was beautiful, with a few white clouds which looked and perhaps tasted like lemon ice. He could hear Bob playing: "Way down upon de Suwannee ribber" on his concertina, and it made him nice and sad.
It's wot I once heard a captin ob a ribber steamer in de States call a safety-balve wot lets off a deal o' 'uman energy. He was a-sottin on his own safety-balve at de time, so he ought to have know'd suffin about it." "I say, Ebony," asked Hockins, "where did you pick up so much larnin' about science eh?" "I pick 'im in Texas was 'sistant to a German nat'ralist dar for two year.
They would run close to the water's edge and yell at Read, who was pulling leisurely behind in a row boat. "Hyah, man. Doan yo' see dat ar man drownen? G'on an pick him up." "Not much, I wont pick him up." Opie shouted, "I'm going to let him drown." "Hi, Eph; git yo' boat. Drownen man in de ribber.
They were congratulating themselves on their good fortune, when the quick ears of Turner heard the sounds of horses' hoofs some distance in the rear. "Pard," he said, "hear dat? Da air on our track, sure as shootin', an' by de sound I know der is sev'ral on 'em." "What can we do?" asked Wiles. "De knobs air too steep to climb, for der ain't no roads about here, an' de ribber is near us on de left.
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