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"I have done something in the business, and perhaps I can cure the man who is sick, if they have the proper medicine," added the officer. "Dey hab de medicine at de big house." "Can you get into it?" "Yes, sar; de oberseer's sick abed, and dis nigger go right in like massa hisself," replied Job, as he led the way in the direction of the planter's house.
"Suppose gentleman want stones, elephant give them," replied the interpreter; "no occasion for Saib to get off;" and explaining the doctor's wishes to the conductor of the elephant, the knowledge of which occasioned a laugh among the natives, who could not conceive why the doctor should want the stones, he continued, "Now, sar, you point any stone you want."
"Far year, sar; larn carpenter trade go to England pay off get plenty money come out here in marchant vessel England very fine place, too much cold," said the negro, shuddering the bare recollection. "Now tell me," said Kingston, "of course you recollect being in your own country? Which do you like best that or this?" "Ashantee very good country Barbadoes very good country.
And now, tell me everything you know with regard to the fate of the crews of the Sapphire's boats." "The Sapphire's boats?" ejaculated the now thoroughly terrified wretch. "I swear to Gad, sar, dat I had not'ing to do vid dat! I know not'ing about dem; not'ing whatever!
"All these people want something to eat, Sopsy. Let the crew eat in the deck-house for'ad, and bring a lunch into the cabin right off," continued Captain Sullendine. "Yis, sar," replied the cook with emphasis. "Git 'em quicker'n a man kin swaller his own head. Libes dar a man wid soul so dead" "Never mind the varse, Sopsy," interposed the captain. " As never to hisself have said"
He know wha' de deep watah is mighty well, but he aint gwine to take you dar. He run you on de groun' suah's you live and breathe." "Never mind talking about that. You called him captain a minute ago. What is he captain of?" "Well, sar, moster, previous to de beginning of de wah he was cap'n ob a trader; but endurin' de wah he run a privateer an' blockade runner; de Osprey he call her."
"Marse Merrick done tol' me to be sure an' come home dis very night, an' I 'bleeged to mind him, sar." "I'll bet you don't mind him," thought Tom, as he and Rodney rode into the field and waited for the negro to build up the fence again. "There's a bug under that chip and I know it."
Frank had already made up his mind to go back after him, when he saw a man walk up to the cabin in which he had first discovered the man who was now his prisoner, and heard him call out: "Massa Stiles! de mail all ready, sar!" Receiving no answer, the negro walked into the cabin, but finding it vacant, went out to make the report to the colonel that Stiles was not to be found.
"Me Dicky Popo, please, sar," he said, giving a haul at his hair; "me loyal British subject once serve His Majesty but de nigger slave-catchers find me ashore, carry me off, and sell me to still bigger rascals. Dey ship me aboard wid oder slaves; and den a bigger rascal still take de whole of us on board de Sea-Hawk dere.
Dey sit on log and smoke cigar. In de next hut four white sailor. Den a little distance away, twelve black fellows sit round fire and cook food. Plenty of goats down in valley, good gardens and lots of bananas." "How did the white ladies seem?" "Not seem anyting particular, sar. Dey neber look in de direction ob oders. Just talk togeder bery quiet. Me see dere lips move, but hear no voice.
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