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Being left alone Ebony's courage returned, and with it his enthusiasm. "Come," he muttered, mentally, as he drew the spear from the ground, "'Ockins not killed yet. Das one good job. No use to cry for not'ing. You try again, Ginjah. Better luck nixt time." Greatly encouraged by these thoughts he advanced on tip-toe spear at the charge eyes glancing sharply all round.
"De sole ob my foot's awrful broad, an' I could strike black as well as blue. Do let me try, massa!" Fortunately, perhaps, for our negro, the chief came out of his hut at that moment and gave the signal for the hunters to advance, thus bringing the game and Ebony's aspirations to an abrupt end. The young men at once fell to the rear, and the whole party sallied forth into the forest.
His approach was made known to Orlando, as he watched at the sick man's side, by the appearance of Ebony's great eyes glittering at him over the bushes that encircled the cave's mouth. No wonder that poor Zeppa had mistaken him for a demon! Holding up a finger of caution, Orlando glided towards him, seized his arm, and, after leading him to a safe distance, asked in a low voice
And one day I was standing booted and spurred in the stables, Harvey putting the bridle upon Firefly, when my boy Hugo comes running in. "Marse Dick!" he cries, "Marse Satan he come in the pinnace, and young Marse Satan and Missis Satan, and Marse Satan's pastor!" "What the devil do you mean, Hugo?" "Young ebony's right, sir," chuckled Harvey; "'tis the devil and his following." "Do you mean Mr.
So w'en I hear dat I tink's to myself, `oh! you British hipperkrit, you's not so clebber as you t'inks, for Ebony's got to wind'ard ob you, an' wid dat I slips out ob do back winder an' run to you's cottage, an' ask if you'd like to have a ride on my back as usual, an' you say yis, an' now you's here, an' I dessay de cappin's lookin' for you."
Accordingly, early in the morning for the Malagasy are early risers their friend the Interpreter came to conduct them to the spot, with a gift of a striped lamba for each of the white men. "Why she not send one for me?" demanded Ebony, pouting and Ebony's pout was something to take note of!
After Ebony's dream had been thoroughly discussed in all its bearings, and viewed in every possible point of relation to their great sorrow, the council adjourned, as usual, to various duties about the flourishing little village, and Orlando went to lay the result before his mother, who, although she could not believe these deliberations would end in anything practical, found it impossible, nevertheless, to resist the influence of so much faith and strong hopefulness, so that she was somewhat comforted, as it were, in spite of herself.
"That the Ebony Jewel Coal Company, a former Stone enterprise, has threatened suit against the Consolidated for their bill. The Consolidated is in a pinch and must raise money, not only to buy that allotment of the new waterworks bonds, but to meet the Ebony's and other pressing accounts. It must also float this bond issue, for it is likely to fall behind even on its salary list."
"Well, Orley, I can't say that I am quite sure of you, you rascal," returned his father playfully. "That spice of mischief in your composition shakes me at times. However, we will leave that question to another time. Meanwhile, what makes you doubt the captain, Marie?" "Ebony seems to doubt him; and I have great faith in Ebony's judgment." "So have I; but he is not infallible.
In this way the innocent are too often made to suffer for the guilty. We will now return to our friends in the tree. When the day began to break Hockins awoke, and his first impulse was to shout "hold on!" Ebony's first action was to let go, thereby bringing himself to the ground with an awful thud, which would have told severely on any one less akin to india-rubber.
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