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'She's about in these parts at this very moment, though Jim Burton there says it's her ghose. But do ghoses eat and drink? that's what I want to know. Besides, if anybody's like to know the difference between Winnie Wynne and Winnie Wynne's ghose, I should say it's most likely me. I turned round.
"Come, as I've got a 'pit' in my name and you've got a 'pit' in yours, we'll see if we can't make something of this third 'pit." "Deed, I'se 'fraid, Miss," said the poor little darkey. "Afraid! What of?" "Ghoses." "Nonsense. I'll agree to lay every ghost you see!"
"Well, it'll be 'hanted' now by the Elmer family," said Mark, who overheard her, "and they'll make it lively for any other 'ghoses' that come round." "Don't ye, now, honey I don't ye go fo' to set up yo'sef agin de ghoses, kase dey's powerful pernickety when dey's crassed," said the old woman, whom Mark, with his love for nick-names, had already called "Ole Clo."
"I'll tell you what I think after I have examined into it," said Mr. Elmer, smiling at Mark's enthusiasm. "Now it's very late, and time we all invested in bed." That night Mark dreamed of ferry-boats run by alligator-power, of mills that ground out gold dollars, and of "ghoses" that turned out to be boys. Mr.
Still Jeems Henry made no answer and old Uncle Billy saw fit to make a disclosure. "He's gwine up to Chickahominy." Then to Jeems Henry he added something in low tones which made the young negro's eyes roll wildly with fear. "Dey tells me dat der's hants and ghoses over dar. I hopes dey'll git you." "Stop that!" commanded Mrs. Cary.
It must be confessed that, before getting to sleep again, Mark thought of what Aunt Chloe had said about the "ghoses"; but having been taught to disbelieve in such things, and always to seek for some natural explanation of whatever appeared supernatural or unreal, he made up his mind to wait and make the attempt to unravel this mystery by himself before saying anything about it.
"'Deed, miss, I'se 'fraid!" "What! with the candle, you blockhead?" "Lors, miss, de candle wouldn't be no 'tection! I'd see de ghoses all de plainer wid de candle!" "What a provoking, stupid dolt! You're a proper maid afraid to do my bidding! Afraid of ghosts, forsooth. Well, I suppose I shall have to go myself plague on you for an aggravating thing!
Hope 't an't de ghoses of some o' de Pandoras dat ha' been drowned or eat up by de sharks. Lissen 'gain, Lally, an' try make dem out."
One of the colored women "Aunt Chloe Cato," as she called herself, because she was Cato's wife was sent into the kitchen to clean it and to make a fire in the great fireplace. She could not explain the traces of recent occupation, but "'lowed 'twere de ghoses, kase dis yere ole Bang place done bin hanted."
Again Mark thought of the "ghoses," but still he said nothing, and the opening of the door was finally credited to the wind. That afternoon Mr. Bevil came over to make a call, and was much interested in the improvements already made and proposed.
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