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Updated: May 12, 2025
We all done gwine to de bottom ob de lake, or de nigger-hunters hab us for shore, if 'twan't for you, Dan. You kin sleep all day." "I'm very tired, and need rest, for we have hard work before us; but you must keep awake, whoever is on the watch. Our lives depend upon the man on the watch." "You kin trust me, Dan," replied Quin. "So you kin me," added Cyd.
"I tink dar's hope for Cyd," replied he, a queer smile playing about his mouth as he glanced at the anxious leader of the party. "Do you? Then you understand the case do you?" "Yes, sar; I do, for sartin. My old massa used to hab jus such fits as dat," added Quin, his countenance beaming with intelligence. "What did you do for him?"
So we shall have the more room ourselves," replied the planter, as he walked away. Master Archy announced to Dandy and Cyd that they were to attend the party, and both expressed their satisfaction at the privilege accorded to them. They were directed to put the Isabel, which was the name of the boat, in good order for the trip.
"The guns!" said Dan, fiercely, as he stamped his foot upon the flooring to emphasize his meaning. "Gossifus! I done think " But Cyd disappeared in the cabin without giving those on deck the benefit of his thoughts. "Now, Lily, you must go into your cabin. Lie down in your berth, for they may fire upon us," said Dan.
He was obliged, as the gusts of wind struck her, to ease off the sheets, and to luff her up. By the glare of the blinding lightning he obtained the position of the boat in the lake, or he might have run her on shore, and, with the beautiful craft, wrecked all the hopes of his party. "Here, Cyd and Quin, stand by to reef this mainsail!
"Yes, you have; you have been asleep all the afternoon. You deserve to be a slave all the rest of your life!" added Dan, indignantly. "Gossifus! I tink not. Wha wha wha what does you mean by dat?" stuttered Cyd. "How dared you go to sleep when you were on watch?" "I tell you, Dan, I'se been wide awake all de arternoon. Hadn't been asleep quite two minutes."
It was a happy thought of Lily that Dan should open a school for the instruction of Quin and Cyd, and half the day was very pleasantly occupied in this manner. At the end of a month both of these pupils were able to read a little from Dan's Testament, and they continued to make good progress during the remainder of their residence in the swamp.
"De wind's clean gone," said Cyd, as the heavy sails of the Isabel began to flap idly in the brails. "Cyd, you must fight!" added Dan, earnestly. "Possifus!" exclaimed Cyd, rising and seizing a boat-hook that lay on the quarter. "Dis chile will fight, for sartin." "Good, Cyd! You are a brave fellow! You deserve to be free, and you shall be." "Hossifus!
roared Cyd, trying to sing a familiar song. "Why, he is crazy!" exclaimed Lily. "Yes, missy, he's crazy; but he soon git ober it," answered Quin, laughing. "Why do you laugh, Quin? You don't seem to be at all concerned about him," added Lily. "Bad fit, missy!" "What ails him?" "Bad fit, missy; my ole massa use to hab lots ob dem fits," chuckled Quin. "But what kind of a fit is it, Quin?"
"And our wounded or dying enemies may be clinging to it. Shall we save them?" "Hossifus! Dey kill us ef we does," exclaimed Cyd. "'Lub your enemies," said Quin, piously. "Let us sabe dem if we can. We kin tie dar hands and fotch 'em ober dar." "I don't think they are there." "We must save their lives," added the gentle Lily.
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