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The Lady Anastasia had departed, after a brief interview, and Mrs. Clayton, unable to leave her bed, felt naturally anxious to ascertain the cause of Dinah's prolonged ministry on her fellow-prisoner. I heard only the words, "De pattikalerest lady I ebber come acrost about de feel of water, an' I is done tired out, I is " The rest was lost, as Dinah vanished from the apartment of the invalid.
When he had completed his scrutiny, he merely said: "Yes, massa, Jup climb any tree he ebber see in he life." "Then up with you as soon as possible, for it will soon be too dark to see what we are about." "How far mus go up, massa?" inquired Jupiter. "Get up the main trunk first, and then I will tell you which way to go and here stop! take this beetle with you."
Marble, Smudge and Neb, were all looking in the same direction, at that instant. Under an impulse I could not control, I ventured to suggest that we might yet tack and save several of the wretches. "Let them drown, and be d d!" was the chief-mate's sententious answer. "No no Masser Mile," Neb ventured to add, with a remonstrating shake of the head "dat will nebber do no good ebber come of Injin.
Clorinda flamed up at the sight. "What hab yer done wid yer apron, chile? jes march right 'bout an' get it ter once. Who ebber hearn bout a chile ob yer age widout apron?" Victoria's black eyes flashed like diamonds; she drew aside, leaning against the wall, with the grace of a bronze-figure, half-frightened out of her wits, but defiant still.
"You should not bring such a charge against my slave, Onondago," I said, "unless able to prove it." "He beat red warrior like dog." "What of dat!" growled Jaap, who was only half-quieted by my sign. "Who ebber hear it hurt red-skin to rope-end him?" "Warrior back like squaw's. Blow hurt him. He never forget."
"If the professor cannot explain it, don't expect me to do so," returned his chum. "It am de seriousest question dat has ebber come befo' us," declared Washington, looking wondrous wise. "Disher jumpin' has always been in ma fambly, howebber. We had some great jumpers down Souf befo' de War." The boys hurried to finish the repairs.
What was de use o' resistin'? 'Sides which, I t'ought by going farder I might fine out more. And sure 'nough so I did! for soon as ebber I got on deck, de fuss person I see was Jim. Which soon as ebber I see him, and he see me, he run, de poor boy, and cotch me 'round de neck, and hugged and kissed me, and said says he: "'Oh, my mammy! is dis you? "And says I: "'Yes, Jim, it's me!
It was a little lonesome, landin' in de midst ob a right smart piece ob timber, like a many another along de Big Muddy, whar de boats stop to wood up fearsome-enough place any day, but at night, wid dem tar-barrels a-flarin' an' dem women a-screechin' some on 'em gone clean crazy, and all on 'em actin' zif dey had it war more like dat place dan any 'scription I ebber heerd any minister gib ob it.
Ef he'd never been a 'speculator' an' hadn't tried to grow rich a raisin' men an' wimmen for market he'd a been richer'n ever he was, when he died." "Oh, you're mistaken 'bout that, Nimbus. The wah ruined us all." "Ha! ha! ha!" roared Nimbus, derisively. "What de wah ebber take from you, Mister Dossey, only jes yer oberseer's whip?
De blackest plot ag'in my ladyship as ebber de old debbil hisse'f could o' put in anybody's head. And I heard it all! And I heard it all good, too." "What was it, Katie? Can you tell us?" inquired Ishmael, while the judge bent his pale, careworn, and anxious face nearer the speaker. "Well, Marse Ishmael, you know how solemn you cautioned me to watch ober my ladyship, don't you, sir?"
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