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I sees you, Pompey; don't make no difference whether de earthly master does or not. So I does all de little tings to de Lord, Miss 'Vadney, an' de Jedge knows he can depen' on Pompey. Whenever he wants me, I'se here." "That is lovely!" said Evadne softly. "But don't you get dreadfully tired doing the same work over and over? Every day you have to do exactly the same things.
"De oder men are on duty," the sergeant said with the air of a man who knew his business; "dey mustn't hab none of it, not until dey comes off. As we are de relief, it am proper and right dat we drink a drop out ob a canteen ef we want it." "Quite so, Sergeant Newson," Tony said in a tone of admiration. "Dat's de way to manage dese tings duty first and pleasure afterward."
A faint hope stirred in Dan as she slid down from her perch and darted into the saloon next door. She had wasted no time in conjecture or sympathy; she had plunged at once into action. When she returned, the fat saloonkeeper lumbered in her wake: "Dose tings is too many, already," he protested. "I got no place to put my coal once de cold vedder comes." "It ain't come yet," said Nance.
"Nein, nein," answered Johnny, shaking his head and speaking with emphasis, as if to say that this was a secret he would carefully guard from the unnatural parent. "Nein, nein," he repeated. "If I tells dat mutter any tings, 'tis as dat head is so pad as is not vort notings."
"Exactly, Massa, I knowed I was right; dat is de identical ting I said. You was used to better tings; you made no stinctions, and ordered all the same for boaf of you. Hoss-radish, Massa Slick," said he, "I wish I had some, or could get some ashore for you, but hoss-radish ain't French, and dese folks nebber hear tell ob him." "Make some." "Oh, Massa, now you is makin' fun ob dis poor niggar."
He speak to his fader, and he curse and swear awful, and stand wid de rifle close by and tell dat son ob his to larrup Jake. Dat he do, massa, for some time. Jake not say noting, but he make a note ob de affair in his mind. De bery next day de son go away to de village to buy some tings he want.
When the sails were furled I go up to the cappen and ask if he wish me to go on shore to buy some poultry and vegetables and oder tings I might require for de sea-pie. "`No, no; you stay on board, he answered. `I'll send off for materials, and we shall then see what you can do. "`I pretend to be well pleased, and tell him all de tings I want. Dat evening plenty of provisions came on board.
"We'se not payin' much complimen' ter Jesus, friens, when we 'low dat de good tings of dis worl' kin make people happier dan he kin, an' 'pears like we ought ter be 'shamed of ourselves.
Like enough he takes his tings in hand-truck to station. You like to see him, sah?" "Yes, I should like to have a minute's talk with him. Here is your dollar." The waiter rang a bell, and a minute later the outdoor porter presented himself. "You recommember taking some tings to station for a tall man with gray goatee, Pomp?" the waiter asked. "It was more dan three weeks ago.
"Mens is awful foolish some times," asserted the good woman. "Dey pay no attention to tings everybotty knows all about. I tank Stefan he alretty now, so I say good-by and come again, ma'am. Alvays happy ter see you again vhen you comes, sure." The little girl came to Madge and rose upon her toes, for a kiss. More timidly the boy only proffered a hand. Mrs.
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