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By G , sir, ye ain't an ab'lishener, is ye? exclaimed the fellow, in an excited tone, bringing his hand down on the table in a way that set the crockery a-dancing. 'Come, come, my friend, I replied, in a mild tone, and as unruffled as a basin of water that has been out of a December night; 'you'll knock off the dinner things, and I'm not quite through.
'I didn't mean to 'sult him, faltered out the Overseer, his voice running through an entire octave, and changing with the varying pressure of the Colonel's fingers on his throat; 'but he said he war an ab'lishener. 'No matter what he said, replied the Colonel; 'he is my guest, and in my house he shall say what he pleases, by G . Apologize to him, or I'll send you to h in a second.
'Wal, sir, I've heerd yer from the North, and I'd like to know if yer an ab'lishener. 'My dear sir, you surprise me. You certainly can't expect a modest man like me to speak of himself.
'The man who is absorbed in money-getting is generally a quiet citizen. 'P'raps that's so. But I think a man sh'u'd hev a soul suthin' 'bove dollars. Them folks will take any sort o' sarce from the Yankees, ef they only buy thar truck. 'What do you suffer from the Yankees? 'Suffer from the Yankees? Don't they steal our niggers, and hain't they 'lected an ab'lishener for President?
'But he lied, Massa K , chimed in Jim, very warmly; 'you neber said you war an ab'lishener. 'You know what they are, don't you, Jim? said the Colonel, laughing, and taking no notice of Jim's breach of decorum in wedging his black ideas into a white conversation. 'Yas, I does dat, said the darky, grinning. The darky left, and, excusing myself, I soon followed suit.
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