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Finally, I felt a large light hand laid softly on my head. I looked up and saw Magnus Thorkelson bending over me. "Forty acres," said he, "bane pretty big farm in Norvay. My fadder on twenty acres, raise ten shildren. Not so gude land like dis. Vun of dem shildern bane college professor, and vun a big man in leggislatur. Forty acre bane gude farm, for gude farmer."
What do I care for her father, you fool?" "Das troo, massa; but don't you t'ink dat p'r'aps she'd be likely to try for find her fadder; an' if she find 'im she'd be likely to remain wid her fadder? An' so all dat we'd hab to do would be to find her fadder too.
Sambo den only piccaninny and Sir Ebbered make him top in e fort oh berry bad times dat, Massa Geral. Poor Frank Hallabay e shot fust, because e let he grand fadder out ob e fort, and den ebery ting go bad berry bad indeed." "But the curse of Ellen Halloway, Sambo you must have heard of it surely even if you were not present at the utterance.
When this agreeable office was performed, each felt in better condition for a conference. "Elkfoot got belt from Canada fadder," commenced the Chippewa, with a sententious allusion to the British propensity to keep the savages in pay. "KNOW he got him KNOW he keep him." "And you, Pigeonswing by your manner of talking I had set you down for a king's Injin, too." "TALK so no FEEL bit so.
Ob course I got awrful t'in so t'in dat w'en I stood side-wise you could hardly see me. Well, what de way to get fat an' strong? Why, eat, ob course. Eat eat eat. Das de way. Now, your fadder git not'ing but black bread, an' not 'nuff ob dat; an' he git plenty hard work too, so he git t'in. So, what I prupposes is to gib him two good biskits ebery day.
I used to nuss Marse Robert jes' de same as ef I were his own fadder. I used to fix his milk, rock him to sleep, ride him on my back, an' nothin' pleased him better'n fer Uncle Dan'el to ride him piggy-back." "Well, Uncle Daniel," said Robert, "what has that got to do with your going with us and getting your freedom?" "Now, jes' wait a bit, and don't frustrate my mine.
"What?" and Constance looked her surprise. "You all same Clistin? You pray?" "Oh, yes, I pray, and try to be a Christian." "You fadder all same Clistin?" "Yes." "Good. Me glad." Then she added: "White man all Clistin?" "No," answered Constance doubtfully. "Some bad man Clistin, eh?" This was certainly puzzling, and, receiving no reply, the native continued: "Clistin burn mission house, eh?"
"Ja, he is good master an' so's him's fadder, an' all him's peepil but what good dat doos to me!" returned the Hottentot gloomily. "It is true your laws do not allow us to be bought and sold like de slaves, but dat very ting makes de masters hate us and hurt us more dan de slaves." This was to some extent true.
Well, he talk plenty bout his wife and modder, and Miss Alice's modder nurse him; but he died, and his grave's yonder wid ole massa and missus. De oder man he got well and went away, and berry soon arter dat Miss Alice's fadder and modder got married. Dar come de judge. He hab seen you, and he ride out ob de road to come see you."
"I'm glad to hear you say so, for I don't like to play the part of a hypocrite, Peter; I like to be all fair and above-board." "Was it all fair an' above-board, Geo'ge, to kiss dat leetle gal when she was all alone and unpurtected? Was it all fair an' above-board to call her you dear chile, as if you was her fadder?"
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