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Besides, the ol' man's company's on the square. This business ain't like cows. It takes big money to swing. You make or break mighty sudden." "Yes." "And Steelman won't stick at a thing. Wouldn't trust him or any one of his crowd any further than I could sling a bull by the tail. He'd blow Crawford and me sky high if he thought he could get away with it." Sanders nodded agreement.
Now there are a few feathered folk who think the far away South is quite good enough for them to live there all the year round. Ol' Mistah Buzzard used to think that way.
"'It seems as if the Lord were not yet willing to let us marry, I said. "'Course not, he answered. 'When yer boat is in the rapids it's no time fer to go ashore an' pick apples. I cocalate the Lord is usin' ye fer to show the Ol' World what's inside o' us Americans.
Something in the unconscious dignity of her figure, as she stood there, seemed to dwarf her temporary mistress into insignificance. "You cyarn' say mus' to me," she said in a slow, repressed tone. "Dese ain' no slave days, an ol' mis' cyarn' make 'em so. I ain' no heathen an' I ain' no slave. My mammy bought herself an' her husban', an' we's all freeborn."
"If it's hot or if it's cold, Jenny Wren will always scold. From morn till night the whole day long Her limber tongue is going strong. "I'm going to find out what it means," said Reddy, talking to himself. Reddy Fox poked his head out and looked straight into the freckled face of Farmer Brown's boy and the muzzle of that dreadful gun! XXII. Ol' Mistah Buzzard's Keen Sight
Jehosophat thought for a moment, then he suggested something worth-while: "I'll tell you what, let's play 'Duck-on-the-Rock." Now as every boy in the world at least in America knows, that is a wonderful game, but Marmaduke only said very crossly, "I don't want to play any of your ol' games." Now when Marmaduke acted that way there must have been something the matter.
Lord! but I'm that tickled! This here wood ain't much needed in the house, the wood-boxes 're all full, but I can't devise no other excuse for vacatin' thess at this time. S'pose I might gether up some eggs out 'n the nestes, but it'd look sort o' flighty to go egg-huntin' here at midnight an' he not two hours ol'. I dunno, either, come to think; she might need a new-laid egg sof b'iled.
"Why, from long practice, I suppose, you must be skilful in the properties ol herbs?" "Well, indeed, you needn't only suppose it, but you may be sartin of it. Have you a good appetite?" "A particularly good one, I assure you." "Now, wouldn't you think it strange that I could give you a dose that 'ud keep you on half a male a day for the next three months."
It suits dis ol' woman better to hab her skin an' scalp now, even if dey are black, den to hab folks ye don't know nuffin' 'bout blubberin' over ye a hundred years from now. Dem's my solemn sent'ments." "But daddy thinks there is a great purpose in our coming here, Mammy.
Das what I'll do." Joe looked at Tommy with a grin. "What's that ol' nigger talkin' about?" he asked. Tommy's eyes narrowed. Old Aunt Cindy wasn't to be called that even by such a travelled and honoured gentleman as his present guest. "Don't call her a nigger," he said. "Hear?" Joe nodded.
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