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It must be right: but, if it an't right, the Lord forgive me, for I can't help doing it!" "Well, old man!" said Aunt Chloe, "why don't you go, too? Will you wait to be toted down river, where they kill niggers with hard work and starving? I'd a heap rather die than go there, any day! There's time for ye, be off with Lizy, you've got a pass to come and go any time.
Thereupon Tom and Harry were once more jerked to their feet. "Ye can walk, I reckon, and don't have be toted," observed one of the scoundrels. "We're wholly at your service, sir," rejoined Tom mockingly. "And equally at your pleasure," Harry suggested dryly. Two hundred yards further on the halted close to a pair of stunted trees of about the same size.
"If I was to stay here I'd git myself ragged up like these 'ere savages and jine the tribe er else I'd lose the use o' my legs an' spend all my money bein' toted. I ain't used to settin' down when I move, you hear to me." "I'll take you to Doctor Franklin's tailor," Jack proposed. "Major Washington tol' me whar to go.
I knowed you did send a load, fur he is too lazy to think of anybody but hisself without thar was money in it. I accused him of it after I had toted the last Stick back to yore land whar he got it. He tried to deny it, but I saw the lie in his face an shamed it. Dont you bother about me. I will live a powerful sight longer than you want me to before I am through with You.
They aint got a bit of gratitude or faithfulness in them; and after you have toted them about all day, you may tote them about all night. And then they are bawling from the first day of January until the thirty-first day of December. Take my advice, my lady, and stick to the little dogs, and let babies alone, if you love your peace." The countess smiled faintly and kept silence.
"Lawler," said Hamlin, gravely; "there's goin' to be hell to pay in this section. Them men turned their cattle into the grass around there, an' put a night guard over them. They emptied their wagons and toted the stuff into the house. They fixed up the corral fence an' turned their horses into it. They brought lamps an' stoves for the bunkhouse an' the cabin an' bunk stuff an' tables an' such.
It was a real survival of the lucky, as to who should avoid being exhausted by kindness and over-solicitude. I uttered many a chuckle at the half-ensilked unfortunates being toted about like mummies, and occasionally giving a sturdy, impatient kick which upset their tormentors and for a moment created a little swirl of mild excitement. There was no order of packing.
"Oh, Mistah Dane, find Missie Jean," she pleaded. "Bring back my sweet lamb. I'se 'fraid de Injuns or bears has toted her off. Oh! oh! oh! What will I do wifout my darlin' chile!" "We will find her, Mammy, never fear," Dane comforted. "Get some food ready, and Pete and I will begin the search at once." "I'll have it ready fo' yo' in a jiffy, Mistah Dane," and the old woman toddled to her feet.
The horses had been taken from the carriage, the luggage it contained being placed upon the shoulders of some of the young Indians, to be toted up the steep. Ropes were now attached to its sides, and a regular bevy of our red friends, headed by our two Frenchmen, placed to man them.
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