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The Chinaman replied in his idea of English: "Allee lightee, dockee, him wellee happy now allee samee 'Melican man angel." Loo Foo had been converted, it was said, when he carried on the business of washee-washee in a mining-camp, for, as he had expressed it: "More lovee 'Melican man Joss, gettee more washee."
Pen and Foker was much too coarse to appreciate those refined sentimental secrets the lad's friendship for the Curate redoubled, or rather, he was never tired of having Smirke for a listener on that one subject. What is a lovee without a confidant? Pen employed Mr. Smirke, as Corydon does the elm-tree, to cut out his mistress's name upon. He made him echo with the name of the beautiful Amaryllis.
At the time of which we would here speak the lover had made one call at Widewood, but had not met sufficient encouragement to embolden him to ask that the lovee would give, oh, give him back a heart so damaged by fire, as to be worthless except to the thief; though his manner was rank with hints that she might keep it now and take the rest. Mrs.
"Yes," said Matilda, reproachingly, "you went away and left me very willingly, though it was to wait on a person you never saw before." "Ah, Missy! you no lovee me, and poor white woman lovee me much. You makee beer spit in my face she givee me tea-gruel out of her own cup. You callee me black beetle she callee me good girly, good nursy, good every ting."
The poor African was absolutely astonished, for never had the voice of concession been heard from the lips of Matilda before, even to her own parents; and the idea of her humility and kindness in this acknowledgment so deeply affected the faithful creature, that, after gazing at her in admiration for a moment, she burst into tears, and then clasping her hands, she exclaimed, in a broken manner "Oh, tankee God! tankee God! pretty Missy be good girly at last! her lovee her good mamma her pity poor negro her go up stair when her die.
"'Ah Moy rich, he continued, unnoticing; 'got plenty money, habee heap house one in 'Flisco, one in San Looey, one here in this city. He want get mallied; lovee gal, 'flaid tell her. 'Flaid makee mad. Ah Moy bashful! "'Really? said Miss Cragiemuir with interest, wondering which of the two or three women at the Mission he meant, 'In love! Oh, Ah Moy, how romantic! Who is she?
Oh, me be so glad! great God lovee my dear Missy now!" Matilda felt the tears suffuse her own eyes, as the kind heart of her late faithful slave thus gave vent to its natural and devout emotions; and she gave her hand to Zebby, who kissed it twenty times.
Generally the pursuit is successful; the lover doubtless knows the temper of the lovee before becoming her father's apprentice. But coquettes are not unknown in Koriakdom, and the pursuing youths are sometimes left in the lurch or the polags. Should the lover overtake the maiden, before making the circuit, both remain seven days and nights in a polag.
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