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I 'se ol' Pete, sah; I reckon you remembers ol' Pete." "Of course I do," I returned heartily, encouraged by his words to believe I would pass muster. "Can you drive us out?" The negro scratched his head. "I reckon as how I can, sah, leastwise so far as ther gate. It's going to be plum dark when we gits dar, an' dis nigger don't fool round dar none in de dark." "Why, what's the trouble, Pete?"
These, like the children, were not bound, but the men, who walked in rear, were chained together two and two. Soldiers guarded them on every side. "It is profoundly sad!" said Mark, in a deep sorrowful tone. "God help them!" "Massa," whispered Ebony, "look dar! Sure I knows some ob " He stopped and opened wide his eyes, for at that moment he recognised Rafaravavy and Ramatoa among the women.
At first it came faintly, and the words were lost, but as Nicholas gained upon the singer he caught more clearly the air and the song. "Oh, de Ark hit came ter res' On-de-hill, Oh, de Ark hit came ter res' On-de-hill, En' dar ole Noah stood, En' spread his han's abroad, Er sacri-fice ter-Gawd On-de-hill."
"He was tall and thin, with short hair and a gray goatee a regular Yankee." "Me remember him, sah. Dar used to be plenty ob dat sort here. Don't see dem much now. Me remember de man, sah, quite well. Used to pass most of de day here. Didn't seem to have nuffin to do." "Was he always alone, or did he have many people here to see him?"
With his years of practice on the Gridley High School athletic team he was not one to lose his wind readily. So he made his way at the same speed all the way up to the camp. "Who dar?" called a negro watchman, as Tom raced up to the outskirts of the camp. "Reade, chief engineer," Tom called, then wheeled and made off to the right, where the more substantial barracks of the foremen stood.
"Ain't it better dat one ob us should go dead, dan bofe should be obstinguished?" asked the uncle reproachfully. "Dat 'pends which am de one to go dead; if it am me, it am better for you, but I don't see whar I'm to come in; 'spose you see wheder you can got de gun " "Dar he comes!" whispered Uncle Pete.
Gray and Marcy did not want him on the place, and consequently Julius did not think he would be punished for butting him "good fashion." "Did Beardsley or Hanson say anything about me?" was Marcy's next question. "All I heard de cap'n say was dat de oberseer an' Shelby want to watch out dat you don't see 'em when you come out'n de house," replied Julius. "Dey don't want you to know dey was dar."
Damon entered the cabin there drove into the Swift yard a dilapidated wagon, drawn by a bony mule, and it did not need the addition of a colored man's voice, calling: "Whoa, dar, Boomerang!" to tell Tom that his friend Eradicate Sampson was on hand.
An' den when he fell, I knowed hit wuz er pity ter leave him dar ter spile, an' so I des nachelly had ter fetch him inter de camp ter save him. Man, you sho is rude ter talk dat way." The guard was obdurate until Julius began to describe how he cooked roast mutton.
Makes a mighty long day, Missy, to git up in de mawnin' an' do my bakin' an' den tromp, tromp, tromp. I could put in an hour or two extra sleep, an' dat counts in a woman ob my age an' heft. But, law sakes! look at dat clock dar. I mus' be gitten along. Set you deah little heart at res', honey.
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