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Her marster wuz a good-natured kind er man, en' would 'a' kep' her on de plantation. But his wife say no, it 'ud nebber do ter be lett'n' de sarvants hab dey own way, er dey soon wouldn' be no doin' nuthin' wid 'em. Ole marster tole 'er he done promus ter let Cindy marry Skundus. "'O, well, sez ole Miss, 'dat doan' cut no figger.
Ketch me lett'n' go!" was Abel's emphatic answer. "Yeou lay still, 'n' wait t'll that man comes tew." He kept the hay-fork ready for action at the slightest sign of resistance. Mr. Bernard, in the mean time, had been getting, first his senses, and then some few of his scattered wits, a little together. "What is it?" he said. "Who'shurt? What's happened?"
He looked behind till his eyes met a brighter pair. "What you reckon you've been sitt'n' on in one of them saddle pockets all the way fum Suez?" John smiled, laid his cheek to his father's back and whispered, "A kitt'n." "Why, no, son; its somepm powerful nice, but well, you might know it wa'n't a kitt'n by my lett'n' you sit on it so long.
Let me up! I'll give you a hundred and fifty dollars in gold, now, here on the spot, and the watch out of my pocket; take it yourself, with your own hands!" "Ketch me lett'n go!" was Abel's emphatic answer. Mr. Bernard was now getting first his senses, and then some few of his scattered wits together. "Who's hurt? What's happened?" he asked, staring about him.
Ketch me lett'n' go!" was Abel's emphatic answer. "Yeou lay still, 'n' wait t'll that man comes tew." He kept the hay-fork ready for action at the slightest sign of resistance. Mr. Bernard, in the mean time, had been getting, first his senses, and then some few of his scattered wits, a little together. "What is it?" he said. "Who'shurt? What's happened?"
Ketch me lett'n' go!" was Abel's emphatic answer. "Yeou lay still, 'n' wait t'll that man comes tew." He kept the hay-fork ready for action at the slightest sign of resistance. Mr. Bernard, in the mean time, had been getting, first his senses, and then some Jew of his scattered wits, a little together. "What is it?" he said. "Who 'a hurt? What's happened?"
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