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Their male names are still largely Ashantee, as "Cudjo," "Cuffee," "Quarcoo," "Quashee," etc., and their dialect, a mixture of "pigeon English" and Ghoolah, strongly impregnated with the French of the Huguenot masters of their forefathers, is simply incomprehensible to a stranger, whether white or black.
"Committed to jail a negro, says his name is Cuffee, he is lame in one knee, occasioned by a shot." "Ranaway Joshua, his thumb is off of his left hand." Mr. William Bateman, in the "Grand Gulf Advertiser," Dec. 7, 1838. "Ranaway William, scar over his left eye, one between his eye brows, one on his breast, and his right leg has been broken." Mr. B.G. Simmons, in the "Southern Argus," May 30, 1837.
"Ranaway, a negro man named Jerry, has a small piece cut out of the top of each ear." "Absconded a negro named Cuffee, has lost one finger; has an enlarged leg." A.S. Ballinger, Sheriff, Johnston Co, North Carolina, In the "Raleigh Standard," Oct. 18, 1838. "Committed to jail, a negro man; has a very sore leg." Mr. Thomas Crutchfield, Atkins, Ten. in the "Tennessee Journal," Oct. 17, 1838.
Sambo and Cuffee, as we have said, were sitting on the quay, enjoying the pleasant sunshine, and making their evening repast of banana, when they heard the plunge into the water by the side of the Royal Consort, and presently saw Brook Watson emerging from the deep, his hands to his eyes to free them from the brine, balancing up and down, spattering the water from his mouth, and then throwing himself forward, hand over hand, as if at length he really felt himself in his element.
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