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Glory be to de Lord! see down into de bowels of de earth, see thousands of miles away just as plain as dis room " He had worked himself up to a sort of religious ecstasy, as I had seen the revivalist sect he belonged to, known as the Holy Jumpers, do at their curious services. "Do you mean, brother, that the Lord has given you second sight?" "Dat am it! Glory to His name, Hallelujah!" he answered.
Sam acted according to these instructions, and found himself, to his intense amazement and the delight of the bystanders, sitting with his face to the mule's tail. "Hullo," he exclaimed in astonishment, "dis all wrong; you know noting about de business, you Bill Atkins." And Sam prepared to descend, when, at his first movement, the mule put down his head and flung his heels high in the air.
Jumbo waved them to silence and Perry's blood burned to fire in his veins as he realized the break he had made. "Yassuh!" repeated Jumbo. "This yeah's a sho-nuff license, and the pa'ties concerned one of 'em is dis yeah young lady, Miz Betty Medill, and th' other's Mistah Perry Pa'khurst." There was a general gasp, and a low rumble broke out as all eyes fell on the camel.
"Have at him!" cried they; "have at Filippo Argenti;" and the wild fool of a Florentine dashed his teeth for rage into his own flesh. The poet's attention was now drawn off by a noise of lamentation, and he perceived that he was approaching the city of Dis. The turrets glowed vermilion with the fire within it, the walls appeared to be of iron, and moats were round about them.
He was busy getting a roll of bills by no means a large one from his pocket. "How much is it? I have the money all right." He proudly unrolled the money, mostly dollar bills. The old negro took the roll and counted the money slowly. "Is dis ?" he began, but stopped. After a minute's thought he went over them again. "Heah." He took out about half the money, and handed the rest back. "Wait.
Come down long ob de ole mars dis arternoon arter some 'counts, I reckon, an' now gone back wid a big bundle ob papers an' doc'ments. Yes, sah. Get in. I's ready to start," said the ferryman, as he cleared a seat in the stern of the boat for the accommodation of the passenger. "Who used to live in that hut on the mountain before it was burned down?" inquired the duke as he took his seat.
We am all on guard. De captain say, put two on guard at de shed and let de oders relieb dem ebery hour. So dey shall; but dose off duty must watch just the same. When it gets dark we get close up, so as to be ready to jump in directly we hear a stir. Dis fellow no fool us." "Dat's the way, Sergeant Newson, dat am de way. Neber close your eye, but keep a sharp look on dem.
I then selected another, but the same objection was made. "No, massa, dis very fine milk. Very good for de tomac." I drank off the milk from the holes on the top of the cocoa-nut, and found it very refreshing. As for the sailors, they appeared very fond of it indeed.
Having dressed, we had a glorious dinner, lots of good wine; and, the happiest of the happy, I tumbled into bed, dreaming of leading a division of line of battle ships into action, and of Mary, and of our eldest son being my first lieutenant. "Massa" quoth Jupiter "you take cup of coffee, dis marning, massa?" "Thank you certainly." It was by this time grey dawn.
She was not a "St. Paul," that was certain. The colored cook soon entered. His apologies were profuse. "Hope de ladies will 'scuze de state ob dis year room, but I'se done been mighty busy today, and will hab tings fine tomorer." "That's all right, Jim, if you only give us a good dinner tomorrow. Can you do it?" asked Mr.
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