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The soldier on sentry at the back had grounded his musket and was leaning against the shed fast asleep, while the one at the door had apparently slid down in a sitting position and was snoring. "I hope I haben't given it to dem too strong," Tony said to himself; "but it can't be helped anyhow." He opened the door and entered the shed. "Are you awake, Marse Wingfield?" "Yes, I am awake, Tony.
Have you any idea of the enormity of your offence?" "Oh yes, sah," answered my guide cheerfully, "we hab a very clear idea ob dat, haben't we, Peter?" addressing another big, powerful negro of somewhat similar cut to himself, but attired in much less respectable garments. Peter grinned affirmatively, but said nothing; whereupon his companion continued "Now, Peter, where am dat gag?
The soldier on sentry at the back had grounded his musket and was leaning against the shed fast asleep, while the one at the door had apparently slid down in a sitting position and was snoring. "I hope I haben't given it to dem too strong," Tony said to himself; "but it can't be helped anyhow." He opened the door and entered the shed. "Are you awake, Marse Wingfield?" "Yes, I am awake, Tony.
No boat o' her size, wi' six men aboard, could have her gunnel as high as that ere. No! If there be any besides the captain, there's only one or two. We needn't fear to go as nigh as we like. Let's put about, an' board the craft, anyhow. What say ye?" "Haben't de leas' objecshun, Massa Brace, so long you link dar no fear. Dis chile ready take de chance.
I was a stage-driber." What do you say to dat? Don't it make yer eyes open? Who carried de mail, do you say? And haben't you eber heard? De stage. In 1775 de mail went from Philadelfy to New England ebery fortnight in winter, but dey improbed and went once a week, and letter-writers could get an answer in free weeks, when before it took six weeks. What progress! De worl' goes on, and so do I."
"All that may be done without killing single travellers, or murdering women and children. The peace will be made none the sooner between England and America, because you have got the scalp of Elksfoot." "No haben't got him any longer; wish had Pottawattamie take him away, and say he bury him. Well, let him hide him in a hole deep as white man's well, can't hide Pigeonswing honor dere, too.
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