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A Kentucky "gentleman," full six feet three, with broad shoulders and heavy black whiskers, came to say: "I have a woman I can let you have! A good cook, good washah and ionah, fust rate housekeepah! I'll let you have ah for two hundred dollahs a yeah; but I'll tell you honest, you'll have to hosswhipah youahself about twice a week, for that wife of youahs could nevah do anything with ah."
"Eight seventy-five!" said he. "Eight eighty-five!" said Stephen. There was a breathless pause. "Nine hundred!" said the trader. "Nine hundred and ten!" cried Stephen. At that Mr. Jerkins whipped his hat from off his head, and made Stephen a derisive bow. "She's youahs, suh," he said. "These here are panic times. I've struck my limit. I can do bettah in Louisville fo' less.
"Eight seventy-five!" said he. "Eight eighty-five!" said Stephen. There was a breathless pause. "Nine hundred!" said the trader. "Nine hundred and ten!" cried Stephen. At that Mr. Jerkins whipped his hat from off his head, and made Stephen a derisive bow. "She's youahs, suh," he said. "These here are panic times. I've struck my limit. I can do bettah in Louisville fo' less.
"Eight seventy-five!" said he. "Eight eighty-five!" said Stephen. There was a breathless pause. "Nine hundred!" said the trader. "Nine hundred and ten!" cried Stephen. At that Mr. Jerkins whipped his hat from off his head, and made Stephen a derisive bow. "She's youahs, suh," he said. "These here are panic times. I've struck my limit. I can do bettah in Louisville fo' less.
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