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"Agreed," said Hockins, stretching himself. "No fear, Massa," remarked the negro. "If it wur moonlight dey might 'ave search, but whar de nights am dark dey knows better. De niggahs in dis yer island hab got skins an' eyes an' noses. If dey was to go troo such woods in de dark, dey hab no skins or eyes or noses in de mornin' leas'wise nuffin' wuth mentionin'. Cause why?
No, seh, I know they ain't a minute to lose, but still I think the time ain't quite so pow'ful pressin' to me like what it is to you; I thought jess now I hyeard buggy-wheels, but mebbe I didn't. "Yass, seh, I does think I has cause, if not to be mad, leas'wise to be ve'y much paained. You fus' kiss the young lady I destine faw my sultana, an' now you offeh me a briibe!
Some say dat jedgment day ain't fur off, an' de folks is flockin' 'roun' de house a hollerin' an' a- shoutin' des like dey wuz in er revival. In de winder glass dar you kin see de flags a flyin', an' Jacob's lather is dar, an' dar's writin' on de pane w'at no man can't read leas'wise dey ain't none read it yit." "W'at kinder racket is dis you er givin' un me now, Brer Ab?"
"Sure," was the answer, and the cowboy who had been working to get the cattle out of the ravine, swung a strong lasso into view. "But you ain't goin' to use that on that steer," he continued. "Leas'wise, not if you want to live to tell it." "We'll see," answered Sid Todd, briefly, as he dismounted and took the lasso. "Can we help?" asked Dave.
March, this is Lover's Leap! We cayn't neveh climb up here!" "We've got to! D' you reckon I brought you here to look at it? Come on. We've only got to reach that last cedar yonder by the dead pine." The mulatto moaned, but they climbed. As they rose the black gorge seemed to crawl under them and open its hungry jaws. "Great Lawd! Mr. March, this is sut'n death! Leas'wise it is to me.
Both boys started and turned around, to find themselves confronted by Lemuel Husty, the man Dick had seen in company with Baxter at Cedarville. "Hullo, who are you?" asked Tom, as quickly as he could recover from his surprise. "If you want to know real bad, youngster, my name is Lemuel Husty." "I don't know you." "But I know you leas'wise I know of you," went on Husty, with a frown.
They are after the pattern first made by Adam for Eve leas'wise it's supposed her first pair o' dancin' pumps was made this fashion. I'll make a sim'lar pair for you, sir, w'en your boots give out." In case the reader should ever be reduced to extremities in the matter of foot-gear we may explain the seaman's method.
'Leas'wise, I say, 'them the two same cats whut was in nat closed-up brown basket when I open it up an' take an' fix to wash 'em. Somebody might 'a' took an' change 'em 'fo' they got to me, I say, 'Miss Julia, ma'am, but all the change happen to 'em sence they been in charge of me, that's the gray whut come off 'em whiles I washin' 'em an' dryin' 'em in corn meal and flannel.
Reckon thet scart the others leas'wise no b'ars showed up fer a long while after." Out on Tillard's Pond a stiff breeze was blowing, and consequently their progress was not as rapid as it had been, nor were any of them as warm as formerly. "We're going to have a cold first night, I can tell you that," said Dick, and his prediction proved true.
"No, mass', ne'er a one. Golly, mass'! 'Rore she near white as missa 'Genie all de rest be black, or leas'wise yeller! 'Rore she quaderoom, yeller folks all mulatto no kin to 'Rore no." I was perplexed and puzzled. My former doubts came crowding back upon me. My jealousy returned. Scipio could not clear up the mystery.
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