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Updated: May 15, 2025
"Dar doan' 'pear to be nobody 'bout dis hyar depot," remarked Uncle Ben reflectively; "but I reckon dar's somebody comin' to 'splain de mattah. Wha's de 'casion ob dis mos' onusual state ob t'ings?" he added, as a woman, who been watching the carriage and its occupants, the open door of a neighboring house, came miming in their direction.
An so I started to come back pooty soon, an walked, an walked. Las, jes as I got to de pint, I rose my ole head, an looked straight afore me, an thar, clar ef I didn't fine myself shut in, reglar prison, mind I tell you, an all round me a reglar cumferince ob water an rock, widout any way ob scape. Tell you what, if dar ebber was a ole rat in a trap, I was at dat ar casion."
For there had been a great religious revival the previous year and many had been pricked in conscience. "Ye ain't so tuk up now in contemplatin' the goodness o' God an' yer sins agin same," he pursued caustically. Brent retorted with obvious acrimony. "I don't see no 'casion ter doubt the goodness o' God I never war so ongrateful nohow as that comes to."
"Larn dat gal ter keep a civil tongue in her yaller head if yer want peace an' composion," said Clo. "Dat ar's religion wid a vengeance," cried Vic; "a callin' names is pretty piety, ain't it! I'll jis' see what Elder Brown says ter dat ar de bery next time I sees him." "Oh, yes!" said Clo, contemptuous; "yer allers glad ob a 'casion ter gabble!
I hope the darned rip'll heal up. I've no 'casion to hev a line rove through it 'n' be towed, that I know of." "How did it feel when it went through?" asked Aunt Maria, full of curiosity and awe. "Felt's though I'd got the dreadfullest influenzee thet ever snorted. Twitched 'n' tickled like all possessed." "Was it an arrow?" inquired the still unsatisfied lady. "Reckon 'twas. Never see it.
One day when de sun was mighty strong, she seed an elerphant a comin along. She runned fast enough, she had no 'casion to grease her heels wid quicksilver; she went mighty fast, no doubt; she didn't want dat great beast's hoof in her wool. You and me seed an elerphant de time we was in Washington, long wid master, Miss Alice, and I thought 'bout Aunt Peggy that time. 'Twas a 'nageree we went to.
Hartman for, and they make the cutest penwipers for Christmas. Supper dinner is 'most ready, I guess. Gail made lots of stuffing dressing, I mean. And Faith's cake is just fine, and the custard pies are the beautifulest she ever made. They are all extra, 'cause you are here. We don't often get such nice things to eat, but this is a special 'casion.
Here's Jim Pettijohn been here a-offerin' his services to help Eunice look after a gold mow, or somethin'. An' me that surprised you could knock me down with a feather, just to see him walkin' up our front path. We ain't never had no 'casion for visits from the Squire not sence he got to be one.
Thar's no kind o' danger but they'll help you: they're up to all that sort o' thing." "The Lord bless you!" said Eliza earnestly. "No 'casion, no 'casion in the world," said the man. "What I've done's of no 'count." "And oh, surely, sir, you won't tell any one!" "Go to thunder, gal! What do you take a feller for? In course not," said the man.
I doan' say de sentiment continnered on, but jest dat 'casion seemed ter me like dar was a Yank somewhars es I wouldn't hev ben agin seein' takin' a whuppin' from some'un, Secesh or no Secesh." "What else did ye lose, Unc' Matt?" someone said when the laugh died down. "Well, I lose a wife kinder cook dat dar ain't no 'demnity kin make up fer when de Lawd's removed 'em.
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