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"We shall live in the swamp till the colonel has done looking for us. This boat is white now, and we will paint her green, so that she can't be seen so easily." "Dat's good, Dan; but de kun'l won't stop lookin fur us till he finds out something." "I mean that he shall find out something. He will suppose that we have gone to the north. He will never suspect that we have come this way.
"Gwine to kill de dogs and kill de men?" "That's what I mean. I will shoot man or dog that attempts to touch me." "Wha wha wha " stammered Cyd, as he always did when excited; but the idea was too big for him just then, and he broke down altogether. "That's a settled point, and you must learn to use a gun." "Woo woo woo would you shoot Massa Kun'l, if he come for to take you?" demanded Cyd.
He felt that he had got the best of the argument, and this was no small ground of rejoicing. "Suppose you should be caught?" "Den I be Massa Kun'l's boy again." "But why did you call me Massa Dandy?" "Kase you order me round jes like Massa Kun'l, and de white folks. Dis chile begin to tink he's your nigger." "You are just as good as I am." "Yes, sar; Cyd knows all about dat.
"Now, all of ye know that Kun'l Gid most gin'ly cal'lates to eat up folks that says 'Boo' to him, and pick his teeth with slivers of their bones. But talk about your r'yal Peeruvian ragin' lions of wherever they come from why, that Cap'n Sproul could back a 'Rabian caterwouser right off'm Caterwouser Township!
"Kun'l Ma'sh 's obah at Frederick, sah," he answered, looking at me with astonished eyes. "Your mistress, then, quick, boy!" and as he turned toward the open door with a gesture of his hand, I hurried after him. There was a buzz of conversation in the room as we approached, but it ceased abruptly as we entered.
"But make up your minds to one thing, boys, if their caps are full of feathers and their uniforms more fit for a ball-room than for service, these same fine-plumaged birds can fight; and there must be no lagging if we are to prove ourselves their betters, or even their equals." "We'll show 'em what the Jarsey game-cocks kin do, an don't you be afeared, kun'l."
He will go down to the pier, and expect to find us all there." "Gossifus! we shan't be dar!" exclaimed Cyd, whose imagination was lively enough to enable him to picture the scene that would ensue. "What then, Cyd?" "Golly! Massa Kun'l up and rave like he neber did afore," replied Cyd, who appeared to enjoy the idea. "Well, what then?" "Dunno. He can't help hisself," chuckled Cyd.
I couldn't hear what was said, but I see Kun'l Gid, hoss-gad and all, backed right up into his own wagon; and Cap'n Sproul got in, and took the reins away from him as if he'd been a pindlin' ten-year-old, and drove off toward the Ward home place. And that Cap'n don't seem savage, nuther."
"Massa Archy done git a black eye some how or oder, and Massa Kun'l frow 'imself into a horrid passion. Den he roar and swear jes like an alligator wid a coal o' fire in 'is troat," replied Cyd, aghast with horror. "Well, what then?" asked Dandy, with a long breath. "Den he send for Long Tom." "For Long Tom!" gasped Dandy, his cheek paling and his frame quivering with emotion.
"And you say they are gone?" cried Mary Louise in surprise, as she came down to breakfast the next morning and found the table laid for one and old Eben waiting to serve her. "In de night, chile. I don' know 'zac'ly wha' der time, by de clock, but de Kun'l an' Missy Burrows did'n' sleep heah a-tall." "There is no night train," said the girl, seating herself thoughtfully at the table.
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