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"I'm afeard a body don't think as much as he ought to do, when liquor is in him," said Whiskey Centre, just as the canoe doubled the last point, and the hut came into view; "else I never could have left two women by them-selves in so lonesome a place. God be praised! there is the chiente at any rate; and there's a smoke comin' out of it, if my eyes don't deceive me!
One o' them slinkin' nigger-stealin' Abolitionists, comin' down here to rob us Southerners of our property?" He followed this with a torrent of profane denunciation of the "whole Abolition crew." "Look here, Mister," said the Deacon calmly, reaching back into the wagon and drawing out a musket, "I'm a member o' the church and a peaceable man.
"Very well, so far as it goes," said Jasper Kemp, thoughtfully. "But now, boys, we're comin' to the most important of all, and you better put him under about three times, for there mustn't be no mistake about this matter. You believe in the Bible, parson the whole Bible?"
The older man watched him seat himself a little wearily. "Hurt some?" he said. "Jest a notion," Seth replied in his briefest manner. "Say, you got around jest in time." "Yup. Wanaha put me wise after I left here, so I came that aways. Say, this is jest the beginnin'." "You think " "Ther's more comin'. Guess the troops 'll check it some. But say, this feller's worse'n his father.
But say, I'm so rattled when I get inside of that suit they sent around for me to wear that I don't know whether I'm goin' up or comin' down. Honest, that coat made me feel like I was wearin' a dress. I didn't mind the striped pants, they was all to the good, but them skirts flappin' around my knees was the limit. Think I had the face to spring that outfit on the folks at the boardin' house?
"It don't make no matter to me what you'd ruther have. Ye go where yer sent, and that's all." Only Fledra's sobs broke the silence of the next five minutes. She dared not ask Lon Cronk any questions. Presently, without warning, the man turned upon her. "He's a comin' here tonight, mebbe." "Ye mean oh, Pappy Lon! Let me go to Lem! I'll go, and I won't say no word!... I'll go now!"
"Jest give me a minute to consider," rejoined the sailor, scratching his head, and putting on an air of profound reflection; "maybe afore the rain quits comin' down, I'll think o' some way to keep it from evaporating; that's what you call the dryin' o' it up."
"Now look for your bear." "Listen Ben. The hounds are coming fast. There's Rock. There's Sue." "I see them. Old Dan what do you think of that old dog?... There! your red bear's still comin' ... He's bad hurt." Though Copple tried hard to show me where, and I strained my eyes, I could not see the bear. I could not locate the threshing of brush.
They'll beat your four-o'clocks all to nothin'. It's lucky the old Shank-high did make a clearin' of 'em. Tell Miss Craydocke," she continued, turning again to Leslie, "that I'm comin' down myself, to no, I can't thank her! She's made a life for that 'ere child, out o' nothin', a'most!" Leslie stood hushed and penetrated in the presence of this good deed, and the joy and gratitude born of it.
I thought I was comin' apart, or my works was out of order, or somethin', but when the feller tried to answer he rattled just as bad, so I realized 'twas the reg'lar disease and felt some better. I never shall forget a fleshy woman somethin' like that Mrs. Dunn friend of yours, Caroline that set opposite me. It give me the crawls to look at her, her chins shook around so.
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