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As if in answer to his call the door opened, and Sam, with Chip following, entered. Wittrock recognized them, and with a hearty "Good-morning, gentlemen," motioned them to a seat, with as little ceremony as if the room was in his own house. "Good-morning, Jim," said Chip, "I'm sorry we had to pull you in last night." "It was a ground-hog case, eh?" "You don't seem to recognize us," said Sam.
"Did you get yo' ground-hog, Nevvy?" inquired Mr. Yancy presently when they had temporarily exhausted the excitement of Hannibal's capture and recovery. "It weren't a ground-hog, Uncle Bob it were a skunk!" "Think of that!" murmured Mr. Yancy. But Mr. Yancy was only at the beginning of his trouble.
Then there's the lynx, and the otter, beaver, musk-rat, ground-hog, woodchuck, flying squirrel, skunk, marten, mink, fisher, hedgehog, and many others. Most of them are eatable, and the skins of all of them sell for a good deal of money. We have no lack of birds either: wild turkeys, and geese, and ducks, and pigeons, which fly in flocks so thick as to darken the air.
"To the attic, you mean," said Travis "where their old clothes are." Carpenter laughed: "That's it you all'ers say the k'rect thing. 'N' as I was sayin'" he went on "it is a ground-hog case with 'em. The Major's drunk all the time. His farm an' home'll be sold soon. He's 'bleeged to put 'em in the mill or the po'-house." He paused, thinking.
It was not till long after that I learned with surprise that he is a rodent mammal, of the species Arctomys monax, is called at the West a ground-hog, and is eaten by people of color with great relish. But I have forgotten my beautiful fox. Jacko continued to deport himself well until the young chickens came; he was actually cured of the fox vice of chicken-stealing.
"It's a ground-hog case; it's hold these cattle or the Indians will eat them for you. Lost during one storm, and your herd is lost for good." "And about horses: will one apiece be enough?" queried Joel. "Mr. Quince thought two stabled ones would do the winter herding." "One corn-fed pony will do the work of four grass horses," replied the cowman.
"I've knowed Jasper a long time, but folks don't git round a visitin' now like they uster. Never seed yo' father drunk in my life swear it's a fact; never did. I'll bet he kin whup a ground-hog as big as he is. And I'll sw'ar, ain't this little Jimmie Starbuck?" "My name is Jim and I am a Starbuck," the preacher answered. "Thought I know'd you.
The last time I was in the city I lined up a bunch of ex-navy men. They are fair sailors and have had some experience in handling launches and small boats. I'm going to bring them down here the same as I figured at first. If the girl wants to help me with her men, all right. If not, we'll go it alone. It's a ground-hog case. We've got to get the fish."
Den I done eberything else that come to mind on de farm. I neber earned money in dem slave days. "Your general food wuz such as sweet potatoes, peas and turnip greens. Den we would jump out and ketch a coon or possum. We ate rabbits, squirrels, ground-hog and hog meat. We had fish, cat-fish and scale fish. Such things as greens, we boil dem. Fish we fry.
"He shall not remain unburied!" said Crawford, instantly and earnestly. "He should not, Miss, if I had to make a ground-hog of myself and dig his grave with my own hands!" put in Webster, who had scarcely spoken before during all the sad scene. "Oh thank you! thank you both!" she began then suddenly pausing, she said: "But how I do not understand it is night, and we have nothing "
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