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"'Well, sah, dey got in heah some way. I not fotched dem in. De fuss I seed dem, dey in de corner ob de tent all scrouched up, so I spose dey hidin' from de Sesh, and I jes' took 'em in to sabe dem. Yes, sah; dat's de way it war. "Ham retired behind a tent, and laughed immoderately, saying 'I spect he not keer bery much; I feels my way pretty good, I does.
I am going to trust him in your hands, and I 'm sure you 'll do your duty faithfully, and bring him back home safe and sound to old Kentucky." Grandison grinned. "Oh yas, marster, I 'll take keer er young Mars Dick."
"Well, a man has ter take keer o' his own self," went on Bridger. "But that ain't all ner most what brung me here." "What was it then?" demanded Molly. "A long ride!" "Yeh. Eight hunderd mile out an' back, ef I see ye across the Snake, like I allow I'd better do. I'm doin' hit fer you, Miss Molly. I'm ol' an' ye're young; I'm a wild man an' ye're one o' God's wimern.
It was as if her position there beside him on the pillory made his humiliation less acute. He shifted the water pitcher, and jerked his thumb over his shoulder: "They all want to divide the things an' take keer of 'em 'til she comes," he said, "but I ain't goin' to let 'em." "I wouldn't neither," agreed Nance. "Old man Smelts an' Mr.
She don't keer what she says, so long as it's fur enough away from the truth to sarve her turn. An' she's told pay-tent double-back-action lies that worked both ways.
"This yere is a long way further west thin I keer 'bout bein'. Ol' Vermont is plenty good 'nough fer this chicken, an' many 's ther day I wish I was back ther. But I hed a cousin onct who tuk ter sojerin' 'long with Gineral Clarke, an' went 'cross them ther prairies ter git Vincennes frum the British. Lor'! it must a' bin more ner thirty year ago!
Ole Aun' Nancy, de plantation nuss down at de qua'ters, useter take keer er little Mose in de daytime, en atter de niggers come in fum de cotton-fiel' Becky 'ud git her chile en kiss 'im en nuss 'im, en keep 'im 'tel mawnin'; en on Sundays she 'd hab 'im in her cabin wid her all day long.
We want you able-bodied men to stop speechifying, which don't 'mount to the wiggle of a sick cat's tail, and to go fi'tin'; otherwise you can stay to home and take keer of the children, while we wimin will go to the wars!" "Gentl'man," said I, "that's my wife! Go in, old gal!" and I throw'd up my ancient white hat in perfeck rapters.
Such a jag as dat Guernsey's got will dry up her milk for two weeks er mo'. En I wouldn't keer to be de one ter milk huh, neider!" Here was Jimmie's opportunity. "Nonsense!" he said. "I'll milk her! I'm not afraid of what a drunken cow will do. Let me know, Amos, when you want her milked." "All right, Mistah Jimmie. I sho will let you know, yas, sir. Now den, Missus fool cow!
I hain't dared touch the baby sence hit began to hurt me this a-way." "There's something besides the sore throat," persisted Johnnie. "Is it anything I can help you about?" "Now, if that ain't jest like Johnnie Consadine!" apostrophized Mandy. "Yes, there is somethin' not that I keer." She tossed her poor old gray head scornfully, and then groaned because the movement hurt her throat.
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