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Updated: June 5, 2025
But ask him to chase a panther, an' he'll shake his head an' say, 'He all one big debil! He calls the beast, in his own lingo, 'lunk soos, which means 'Injun devil; an' so we woodsmen call it too." It was at this moment that Lin put his head in at the cabin-door, and announced that "the wagon an' hosses war a' ready."
"Is yer maw gwine lemme tek you to de Christian an' Debil Society?" asked 'Mazin' Grace, as they skirted the house, and made their way into the back yard. "Yes," cried Nell, gleefully, "and I am going to wear the watermelon stockings!" If 'Mazin' Grace had not been so black, a cloud might have been seen passing over her face. She was the sharer of all Nell's woes, and of all but one of her joys.
My tongue he got plenty room now, debil a tooth left; he can stretch out ever so far; like a little leg in a big bed, he lay quiet enough, Massa, neber fear. 'Well, then, says I, 'bend down that 'ere ash saplin' softly, you old Snowball, and make no noise.
He caught a glimpse of my face at this moment; it seemed that I had no powers of fascination like the snake, for he roared out, "Murder, murder, de debil, de debil, first like a sarpent, den like himself; see him white face behind de tree; see him white face behind de tree;" and then, in the extremity of his fear, he popt, head foremost, into the grave, leaving his quivering legs and feet sticking upwards, as if he had been planted by the head, like a forked parsnip reversed.
Den I heerd loud talkin', an' soon he come runnin' out all kin ob gone like, and he gasp, 'Home. We lif him in de kerrige, an Sam dribe as if de debil was arter 'im. Den we gits de doctor sudden." Having dressed, George opened his desk and wrote: "CAPTAIN BODINE, "Sir It may relieve you of some natural anxiety to learn that I escaped, and that I am well and at home.
Close scrutiny of Perkins showed that the signal had no significance to him. "Miss Lou," resumed Chunk, "dere's not'n fer you but ter walk right down de road ter de fire, berry quiet like, put yo' finger on yo' lips ter Perkins so he tink you 'bout ter play de debil trick, en' den lead Marse Scoville into de gyardin. Ef Perkins foller, I foller 'im. My hoss down by de run en we git off dat away."
"For true, dat leetle man of war buccra must be Obeah man: how de debil him come to sabe dat it was stable boy Homer who broke de candle shade on massa right hand, dat one wid de piece broken out of de edge?" and here he pointed towards it with his chin a negro always points with his chin.
'No, massa, dar'm places dar whar de ole debil cudn't fine him, nor de dogs nudder. 'I thought the bloodhounds would track a man anywhere. 'Not t'ru de water, massa; dey lose de scent in de swamp. 'But how can a negro live there, how get food? 'De darkies work dar and dey take 'em nuff. 'Then the other negroes often know where the runaways are; don't they sometimes betray them?
I one day asked King Eyo who this Egbo was, who ran about with the bells, "What? you tink Egbo be man, no, he be debil, come up from bush, nobody know him," was his reply.
I could have no influence over the guard or Perkins either. Oh! OH! Mad Whately, you'll end by making me loathe you. To think of employing that treacherous wretch!" "Dat's des w'at I feard on, Miss Lou. Reck'n yo' cousin en Perkins projeckin' some debil trick." "You say my cousin has charge of the prisoners?" "Yassum. I yeared 'im gib de orders 'bout um, but I too fur off ter year w'at he say."
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