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He told me yeste'day he was going to put a friend into Swanee Hotel because Sisteh March felt too feeble, aw fearful, aw somethin', an' he felt bound to stand his expenses." "And so he" the Major paused pleasantly. "How much did you lend him?" "Aw! Brother Garnet, I didn't mean you to know that!
"When did this matter of the stick occur?" asked the officer. "On'y jes yeste'day, sah." "Where was it?" "Up ter Marse Potem's, sah. In his house." "How did it happen?" "Wal, you see, sah, I went up dar ter see ef I could buy a track ob lan" from him, an' " "What!" exclaimed Desmit, in astonishment. "You didn't say a word to me about land."
It seems but yeste'day, I tell ye, that the Squire died, but mebbe it's a matter of six-an'-twenty 'ear agone since 'e came to me where I was a-workin' in 'is fields, and he pinted out to me the nurse wot was walkin' up and down near the edge of the pasture carryin' his baby all in long clothes.
"The Five Sisters comin' down, and the old Squire's daughter comin' 'ome!" he muttered; "They two things is like ile and water, nothin' 'ull make 'em mix. The Squire's daughter ay ay! It seems but only yeste'day the Squire died! And she was a fine mare that threw him, too, Firefly was her name. Ay ay! It seems but yeste'day but yeste'day!"
"I know that; but a lookin'-glass broke yeste'day mawnin' when nobody had put fingah on it. An' his picture fell down off the wall while I was sweepin' the pa'lah. Pete said his dawg done howl all night last night, an' I've dremp three times hand runnin' 'bout muddy watah." Mom Beck felt a little hand clutch her skirts, and turned to see a frightened little face looking anxiously up at her.
"Howdy," replied the Texan, dryly. "You take my advice an' lay low here in the bad lands an' they won't ketch you. I said it right in the Long Horn yeste'day mornin' they was a bunch of us lappin' 'em up.
"Chalk 'em 'e HAS!" returned Buggins, putting quite a strong aspirate where he generally left it out, "And down they're comin' on Wednesday marnin'. Which I sez yeste'day to Adam Frost 'ere: if the Five Sisters is to lay low, what next?" "Ay! ay!" chorussed several other villagers who had been, listening eagerly to the conversation; "You say true, Mr. Buggins you say gospel true.
If your debt is bigger than mine, you shall have the first chance." The gas-flash came again. There was black wrath in the man's eyes. "You can tote it up for yourself, Tom-Jeff Gordon. Late yeste'day evening when me and Nan Bryerson drove to town for your Uncle Silas to marry us, she told me what I'd been mistrustin' for a month back that Vint Farley was the daddy o' her chillern.
He was as good as his word, and in a very short time he was sitting again facing Billy in the swing. "She just wanted to know where her embroid'ry scissors was," he explained. "It don't matter what's lost in that house I'm always the one that's got to be 'sponsible and all time got to go look for it." "Did you find 'em?" asked Billy. "Yep; I went right straight where I left 'em yeste'day.
Fact is I say it in the sincerest friendship for him John's got no real talents and not much good sense though one or two of his most meddlesome friends have still less." The Major began to gather up the reins. "Well, I'll try to see him, Brother Garnet. I met him yeste'day Look here! I reckon that young man's not goin' to stop with him after all.
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