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"Here she is now; now, ole 'oman! get de gruel ready!" exclaimed Jovial, as the snow-covered form rushed in. "No, it aint, nyther! Miss Hannah! My goodness, gracious me alibe, is all de worl' gone ravin', starin', 'stracted mad to-night? What de debil fotch you out in de storm at midnight?" he asked, as Hannah Worth threw off her shawl and stood in their midst. "Oh, Jovial!
"If he had wished to disguise himself by blackening one side of his face, would he not have presented a similar appearance?" "Naw, sir, not by no manner of means. No minstrel tricks fotch him to the pass he was at. The hand of the Lord must have laid too heavy on him; no mortal wounds leave sech terrifyin' prints." "How was he dressed?" "Dunno.
Then I heard the hoof-beats on the soft dirt of the drive. Then silence, the silence of a summer morning which is all myriad sweet sounds. Then Lindy appeared, starched and turbaned. "Marse Dave, how you feel dis mawnin'? Yo' 'pears mighty peart, sholy. Marse Dave, yo' chair is sot on de gallery. Is you ready? I'll fotch dat yaller nigger, Andre." "You needn't fetch Andre," I said; "I can walk."
"Den Brer Rabbit went out en git some mo' wood, en fling it on de fier. "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit? "'I'm a chunkin' up de fier so you won't git col', Brer Wolf. "Den Brer Rabbit went down inter de cellar en fotch out all his chilluns. "'W'at you doin' now, Brer Rabbit? "'I'm a tellin' my chilluns w'at a nice man you is, Brer Wolf.
She takes one bite ob it, an' den she frows it at his head, an' sings out: 'Is you 'spectin' me to gib dat apple to yer Uncle Adam an' gib him de colic? Den de debbil he fotch her a lady-apple, but she say she won't take no sich triflin' nubbins as dat to her husban', an' she took one bite ob it, an' frew it away.
I'se your man dis time suah 'nough. Dat fat ol' Dutchman, down by de Tehoupitoulas Gate, suah as you're born had a whole barrel ob dem yesterday. I done disremember fer de minute, boss, jist whar I done saw dem olibs, but I reckon as how de money 'd fotch 'em all right." I drew forth a handful of French coins. "Then run for it, lad!" I exclaimed in some excitement.
Thah stood ole Brothah Stratton prayin' ovah her, her sister Jane an' Poll Tribble snifflin' an' snufflin' an' fannin' her, an' sayin' they feared she'd nevah come outen her trance. Thinks I, 'I'll fotch her out. I walks up, an', pokin' her with my foot, I says, 'Git up, Sal!
"Hit's my bounden duty, though," he declared, staunchly, "ter call on you ter arrest him an' hold him till I gits me them extradition papers from Frankfort an' then hit's yore bounden duty ter fotch him ter ther state line an' deliver him over ter me." "I'm ther man thet decides what my duty is," came the swift retort, and Thornton raised a hand to quell incipient argument.
I 'lowed I'd fotch him home ter stay all night." The elderly man who had hailed the boy nodded, but with an evident annoyance. It seemed that to him the others deferred as to a commanding officer. The cortege remounted and rode slowly toward the house. At last, the elderly man came alongside the mule, and inquired: "Samson, where was ye last night?" "Thet's my business." "Mebbe hit hain't."
"Gossifus!" exclaimed Cyd, whose teeth were still chattering with fear. Dan made no reply, and concluded not to answer any more questions. "Are ye go'n to stop her?" demanded the pursuer. "I b'lieve you've got that nigger on board; and if ye don't heave to, I'll fotch ye up with a bullet." "Bring up the guns, Cyd," said Dan, with forced coolness. "Wha wha wha "
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