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"How did you come down here?" "Ben wukkin' on de bres'wuks." "The dickens you have!" "Yes, sah." "How did you get a boat, then?" "Jes' tuk it dry so." "Anybody with you?" "No, Mahs'r." "And you came across the Sound alone in an open boat?" "Yes, Mahs'r; an' fru' de swamp widout any boat." "I should say so," laughed the officer, glancing at his clothes. "What did you come here for?" "Jes' kase."
An' dat wur de berry best ting ebber happen ter ye, kase it sot yer to wuk an' put yer in de way ob makin' money for yerself. It was hard on sech ez ole Mahs'r, dat's a fac, even ef 'twas mostly his own fault; but it was worth a million ter sech ez you. You 'uns gained mo' by de outcome ob de wah, right away, dan we cullu'd folks'll ebber git, I'm afeared."
"Well?" "Ef yer please, Mahs'r, I wants ter marry?" "The devil you do!" "Yes, sah, if you please, sah." "What's your name?" "Nimbus." "So: you're the curer at Knapp-of-Reeds, I believe?" "Yes, sah." "That last crop was well done. Mr. Ware says you're one of the best hands he has ever known." "Thank ye, Mahs'r," with a bow and scrape. "What's the gal's name?" "Lugena, sah."
"Yer a'n't a gwine ter take sech a present ez dis from a pore cullud gal an' not so much ez giv' her someting ter remember hit by, is yer?" she asked with arch persistency. "There, there," said he laughing, as he gave her another dollar. "Go on, or I shan't have a cent left." "All right, Marse Kunnel. Thank ye, Mahs'r," she said, as she walked off in triumph.
He saw his advantage in the flush of apprehension which, before he had ceased speaking, made the jetty face before him absolutely ashen with terror. "Don't do dat, Marse Desmit, ef you please! Don't do dat er wid Nimbus! Mind now, Mahs'r, I'se got a wife an' babies." "So you have, and I know you don't want to leave them." "No more I don't, Mahs'r," earnestly.
It's pow'ful hard on a man wot's worked all day ter have ter tote apples ahfter night, but dar ain' no other way ob gittin' dat dar money." "I spec' de orchard whar you's thinkin' o' gwine is Mahs'r Morrises," said the minister. "You don' 'spose Ise gwine ter any ob dose low down orchards on de udder side de creek, does ye? Mahs'r Morris has got the bes' apples in dis county.
The graceful shrinking figure would gladly have escaped out of sight, but at the sound of her name Edward came forward to greet the Indian girl. Olly, with many muttered protestations against the rudeness shown to her young mahs'r, lifted the trap-door, and vanished down cellar. The pale life-weary young man was alone with the sweet womanly savage.
There's no such thing as getting to the Yankees, and it would be a heap worse for them if they did, but you know they are such fools they might try it and get killed which would serve them right, only I should have to bear the loss." "All right, Mahs'r, I do the best I can," said Nimbus. "That's right," said the master. Mr.
"I'm very well, thank ye, Lorency, an' glad to see you looking so peart," he responded pleasantly. "How's Mr. Ware and the people? All well, I hope." "All tol'able, Mahs'r, thank ye." "Well, tie the horse, and get me some dinner, gal. I haven't eaten since I left home."
The woman came forward doubtfully and took the horse by the bit, while the traveler alighted. No sooner did he turn fully toward her than her face lighted up with a smile, and she said, "Wal, dar, ef dat a'n't Marse Desmit hisself, I do believe! How d'ye do, Mahs'r?" and the woman dropped a courtesy.
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