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There he found his Adjutant-General, a few darkies, and old Ham. "'How are you, Ham? inquired the General. 'Are you still alive? You did not stay very close to me, to-day, so that you "might be safer," did you Ham? "'No, Massa Tom.
Massa Jim told them they could take the teams and go to town, all he ax of 'em was to feed and take care of 'em. Every one of the grown folks went and left us at home. Aunt Judy seen 'bout us like she been doing all the time. They went over to Greensboro to celebrate. They all come back. They was all ready fer their breakfastes. It was twelve miles from Greensboro.
The only reason that I can see for the quiescence of this peak of Rakata is, as I said to you once before, that it stands not so much above the old crater as above and on the safe side of its lip." "I t'ink, massa, if I may ventur' to speak," said Moses, "dat de sooner we git off his lip de better lest we tumble into his mout'."
"Well, Potto," I said, "do you think our friends have given up their kind intentions?" "No, Massa Walter," he answered. "Me tink dey cut your t'roat, and my t'roat, and de captain's t'roat, and de mate's t'roat, and everybody's t'roat who no side wid dem." "Then would it not be better to get them all put in irons at once?" I observed. "I wonder the captain does not secure them."
No one who came near him, from his nieces whom he petted and spoiled, down to the little negroes who rolled, unrebuked, over the grass before his window in summer, or woke him on a Christmas morning with their shrill "Christmas gift, Massa John!" Not that Uncle John was a busybody, troubling himself about many things, and seeking out occasions for obtruding his kindnesses.
"So's I, massa," said Butterface, looking up from a compound of wet coal and driftwood which he had been vainly trying to coax into a flame for cooking purposes; "I's most 'orribly miserable!" There was a beaming grin on the negro's visage that gave the lie direct to his words.
"Knowing the darkie would be all right, we followed under pretty stiff loads, the old man bringing up the rear, staggering to the door and getting down the steps on his hands and knees. "The Captain tasted both barrels. One in a corner was commissary that the darkie said 'Massa had dickered for just the day afore. The other was well nigh empty.
Mr. Usom said, "Well, how do you think it will be with poor fellows that have to go there?" "Well, Massa Bob, I will tell you what I tinks about it, I tinks us niggers need not trouble usselves about hell, as the white folks." "How is that, Jack?"
"All, Massa Geral, I see him all pack in e wagon, for e Bubbalo town all, except dis here I find in Miss Mungummery cabin under e pillow." As he spoke, the negro quitted his half recumbent position, and drew from his breast a small clasped pocket book, on a steel entablature adorning the cover of which, were the initials of the young lady just named.
"The hounds not here in de island, massa!" declared the Maroon questioningly. "They'll be here within the next few hours, and then where will you and your pals be? You'll be caught between sharp teeth nice, red, sharp, bloody teeth; and you'll make good steak-better than your best olio." The native gave a moan it was the lament of one whose crime was come tete-a-tete with its own punishment.
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