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A black snake kedn't crawl through among 'em 'ithout bein' obsarved." "What are we to do?" asks Hamersley, in a despairing tone. "We kin do nothin' now, 'ceptin' go back an' git our mules. We must move them out o' the way afore sun-up. 'Taint no matter o' use our squattin' hyar. No doubt o' what's been done. The main body's goed below; them we see's only a party left to guard the gap.
"About all that I knew about the War was that the men went off to fight. None of the colored men went just the white men. The colored men stayed back and worked in the field. Isabel Mitchell and her boys were bosses. What they said goed. Slave Houses "The slaves lived in old log houses. Some of them were plank houses. Some of the slaves chinked 'em up with dirt.
"Dat plack villen you call Congo," said he, "goed away last night. We thought he vash mit you. When you fints him again take him to der tuyfel, if you likes, and keep him dare." "Do you think he has gone away from this place?" asked Willem of Hendrik, as they rode out from Van Ormon's enclosures. "Yes," answered Hendrik; "I see no reason to doubt it."
"Yes, yes an' me say Bumby." "Is she alive and well?" asked Robin. "Don' know," replied old George, shaking his head; "she no write to hold Geo'gie. Nigh two years since she goed away." When the excitement of this meeting began to subside, Sam Shipton took the old Malay aside, and, after prolonged conversation, learned from him the story, of which the following is the substance.
Lard, help me! "'T was n' all hard ice, but many places lolly; an' once I goed right down wi' my hand-wristès an' my armès in cold water, part-ways to the bottom o' th' ocean; and a'most head-first into un, as I'd a-been in wi' my legs afore: but, thanks be to God! 'E helped me out of un, but colder an' wetter agen.
The cameels have goed too far for you." "Yes, too far to the south," answered Willem. "We have heard of them, and must be off immediately. Where are our companions?" "They goed away yester morgen to live where the oxen get grass. They now waiting for you at the south." "That's all right," said Hendrik. "We must hasten to join them; but I think we'd be better of something to eat first.
Just den I see de Kunnel look bery pale, just like one nigger when he frightened, and he goed round and round, and would hab fallen, but Clump caught him in de arms, and den Clump put him on de ground, and shouted for de doctor, and ran and got some water, and de doctors came and splashed water in de Kunnel's face, and he oped his eyes, and he say, `Tank you, Clump. Yes, de Kunnel, dis ole nigger's massa, tank him on de field of battle.
You don't know what horrid things are done to those afflicted with my complaint. But I do, for I have informed myself on the subject. Their skins are scarified, and their sores blistered, lanced, cauterized, and sometimes burned away with a knob of red-hot iron, called 'the button." "But iv id is necessary, myn goed Blaize, you musd submid," replied his mother.
The wire abruptly closed, a moment remained so, then suddenly opened, and in signals so excitedly made that Alex could only guess at some of them, he read: "Did you hear that? Did you get that?" "Hear what? The wire was closed to me." "Clooossclosd! Goed 6eavns!
"Vell, it be so tired, and goed up by de Park with Dick Loosing and dem oder girls." "Don't you think it better, Father Damon," Dr. Leigh interposed, "that Gretchen should have fresh air and some recreation on Sunday?" "Und such bootiful tings by de Museum," added the mother. "Perhaps," said he, with something like a frown on his face, and then changed the subject to the sick child.
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