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She impulsively invited the Dillons to the dramatic association meeting, and when Kennicott was brusque to them she was unusually cordial, and felt virtuous. That self-approval balanced her disappointment at the smallness of the meeting, and her embarrassment during Raymie Wutherspoon's repetitions of "The stage needs uplifting," and "I believe that there are great lessons in some plays."
At breakfast-time her agonies were night-blurred, and persisted only as a nervous irresolution. Few of the aristocrats of the Jolly Seventeen attended the humble folk-meets of the Baptist and Methodist church suppers, where the Willis Woodfords, the Dillons, the Champ Perrys, Oleson the butcher, Brad Bemis the tinsmith, and Deacon Pierson found release from loneliness.
I'm just back from the mountains, and listen, Margaret " He halted a moment to steady his voice. "The Turners down there took me in when I was a ragged outcast. They clothed me, fed me, educated me. The Major took me when I was little more; and he fed me, clothed me, educated me. The Turners scorned me Melissa told me to go herd with the Dillons. The Major all but turned me from his door.
"Wait hyeh!" said the boy, and he slid down the ravine and appeared again dragging something after him. Tall Tom ran down to help him and the two threw before the astonished crowd the body of a black and white dog. "Now I reckon you know whar Whizzer is," panted Chad vindictively to the Dillons. "Well, what of it?" snapped Daws "Oh, nothin'," said the boy with fine sarcasm.
She was the ringleader in all our mischief I never saw any one so quick and clever. I suppose her fun is all gone now." For a moment Mrs. Westmore's mind continued to linger among her memories; then she reverted to the question of the Dillons, and of what might best be done for them if Miss Brent's fears should be realized.
The boy turned with such certainty that with out a word Squire, Sheriff, Turners, Dillons, and spectators followed. As they approached a deep ravine the boy pointed to the ground where were evidences of some fierce struggle the dirt thrown up, and several small stones scattered about with faded stains of blood on them.
There was a slight contempt in the negro's words that made Chad think of hearing the Turners call the Dillons white trash though they never said "po' white trash." "Oh!" said the Major. So the carriage stopped, and when a man in a black slouch hat came out, the Major called: "Jim, here's a boy who ain't had anything to eat for twenty-four hours.
Hands were thrust at the Dillons from every side, and until we found our box, continued shouts of, "Oh, you Très Jolie!" rose above the crash of the band. I had witnessed many races in the past and been a part of many racing crowds but never one like this. These people were Kentuckians. The thoroughbred was part of their lives and their traditions. Through him many made their bread.
Several men nodded their heads. "Squire! The fust time I come over these mountains, the fust people I seed was these Dillons an' Whizzer. They sicked Whizzer on Jack hyeh and Jack whooped him. Then Tad thar jumped me and I whooped him."
Behind, slouched the Dillon tribe Daws and Whizzer and little Tad; Daws's father, old Tad, long, lean, stooping, crafty: and two new ones cousins to Daws Jake and Jerry, the giant twins. "Joel Turner," said old Tad, sourly, "here's yo' sheep!" Joel had bought the Dillons' sheep and meant to drive them to the county-seat ten miles down the river.
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