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"Well, then, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse, that's all, my hearty," said Vigors. But the hands being turned up, "Shorten sail" put an end to the altercation for the present. As our hero had not yet received orders to go to his duty, he remained below with Mesty. "By de powers, Massa Easy, but I lub you with my hole soul," said Mesty.
If we pore sinners feel sorry for him, an't de Lord's heart bigger'n our'n, and an't he more sorry for him? Don't you tink dat ef He lub and pity de bery worse whites, dat He lub and pity pore Sam, who warn't so bery bad, arter all? Don't you think He'll gib Sam a house?
Then he rose and hastened toward the Mexican. "Nicolas, you're surely a little terror!" Reade admitted, admiringly. "Now, untie my hands and we'll take care of Sambo." "Wait -jus' one leetle moment, Senor," begged the Mexican. He turned back to Sambo, that forefinger ready for another jab. "Fo' de lub ob goodness " gasped Sambo. But Nicolas was determined.
Me live for years in de forests an' plains an' mountains ob Callyforny huntin' an fightin'. Oh, dem were de happy days! After dat me find a wife what I lub berry moche, den me leave her for short time an' go wid tradin' party to de coast. Here meet wid a cap'n of ship, wot wos a big raskil. Him 'tice me aboord an' sail away.
Hardinge and myself put together, and cannot want the advice of either to tell you how to raise corn, or to get in hay!" "Dat berry true, sah so true, I wont deny him. But, you know how it be, Masser Mile; a nigger do lub to talk, and it help along work won'erfully, to get a good dispute, afore he begin." As respects the blacks, this was strictly true.
"Well, I don't see much use ob two, but which does you like to be called by Nadgel or Roy?" "Whichever you please, Moses; I'll answer to either. So now, good-bye for the present, and look out for me to-morrow at daylight." "Good-bye, Massa Nadgel, till to-morrer." The negro waved his hand and, sauntering slowly back to his boat, remarked in an undertone, "I lub dat young feller!"
Besides, do you t'ink I'd forsake my Angelica an' leabe her to feed alone downstairs, w'ile her husband was a-gorgin' of his-self above? Neber! It's no use for you, Geo'ge, to say you'd be happy to see her too, for she wouldn't do it, an' she's as obsnit as me an' more! Now you make your mind easy, I'll be your mudder's black flunkey for lub, not for munny. So you hole your tongue, Geo'ge!"
Don't be afeard, I'se good for sumpen yet, if I be old. I once work for fear in de South; den I work for money, and now I'se gwine to work for lub, and it 'pears I can feel my ole jints limber up at de tought. It 'pears like dat lub is de only ting dat can make one young agin. Neber you fear, Miss Edie, we'll pull trough, and I'se see you a grand lady yet.
It's my belief if you hadn't got de water dat day to throw in my face, I should never have come round again; and so, Clump, here, take dis coat, I'll gub tur you to r'member dis fite. And now dese gemmen laff at deir gran'pa's coat! but black Clump, ole nigger, lub it! Yaas, he'll lub it till he's 'posited in de bowels ob de arth."
She mus' have died when you was a little picanninny. She was de great Obi woman, de queen of dem all; and she tole me afore she died, so's I could do mos' as much. Many's de lub potion Mammy an me has mixed up, dat has made some ob de wite bosoms fuller afore dey was done workin; and many's de charm " "Poh! nonsense! don't say 'charm'; call it 'dose'!" broke in the lawyer, at last impatient.
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