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"I'se got mizzable mem'ry, and I don't justly 'member," was Sam's answer; "but I reckons he feel berry queer and choky berry." "That's exactly my case, so you may venture to tell," Hugh said; and getting his face close to that of the young man, Sam whispered: "She say, 'Tell Massah Hugh I I You's sure you's dyin'?"
"Oh, pshaw, Ben! you had better stick to your nets. What do you know about a gentleman?" "I knows one when I sees one, Massah St. John," was the somewhat suggestive response. "Oh, do you? And I know an impudent nigger when I see one!" cried St. John angrily. "No offense, Massah St. John." "Then be a little more careful of what you say." St. John tugged at the ends of his stubby mustache.
"Something tell me Massah Hugh is hurted somewhar, and I'se gwine to find him. I knows all de way, an' every tree around dat place. I can hide from de 'Federacy. Dem Rebels let ole white-har'd nigger look for young massah, and I'se gwine. P'raps I not find him, but I does somebody some good. I helps somebody's Massah Hugh."
How should he begin to tell her of what was in his mind? "Is my mother in?" he asked of the maid whom he met in the hallway. "No, Massah Jack, she dun went to town," was the answer of the colored girl. "Did she say when she would be back?" "No, sah." "Do you know if my sister is around?" "She dun gone off not five minutes ago, Massah Jack." "Where to?"
De passengers an' crew was washed ashoah from de wrack, but de only ones wot came to de beach alive was Massah Jack an' his poor dear mother." "And the mother " The doctor paused. "She only libed fo' two days. She died up to de house, leabin' de boy to Mrs. Ruthven. De missus promised to look after de boy as her own an' she has gone dun it, too, sah." "Then Mrs.
"Dat's de alarmin' part ob it, Massah Dick. Yo' know yo' tole me to find de houseboat." "Yes." "Well, I found de boat wid dat dar Cap'n Starr on board, an' we made all dem 'rangements wot you spoke about. Den I started to leave de boat. Dar was an eleckric light on de dock an' a man standing near it, a-watchin' de houseboat.
"'Deed I does, Massah Sam an' de tricks youse lads used to play on dis yeah coon," and Aleck smiled broadly. Captain Putnam also came forward to greet Pop.
I wouldn't tell dis, only it has become public property durin' de las' two weeks." Dr. Mackey started back. "Ha! I have found the boy at last!" he muttered to himself, as he began to walk the floor. "What did you say, sah?" "It's quite like a romance, my man. I should like to hear more of the boy's story." "Dere aint much to tell, massah. It blowed great guns durin' dat storm.
"He buy me just for kindness, nothing else, for Sam ain't wo'th a dime, but Massah Hugh so good. I prays for him every night, and I asks God to bring you and him together. Miss Ellis will like Massah Hugh much, so much, and Massah Hugh like Miss Ellis. Oh, I'se happy chile to-night.
"He's de wust rascal wot I eber seen," whispered Old Ben sympathetically. "Wot a pity he wasn't shot down in de fust battle wot he eber got into!" "He wants to take us both out of the country, Ben." "Wot, away from ole South Carolina?" "Yes on a trip on the ocean." "I don't want to go, Massah Jack." "No more do I; but how can we help ourselves?" "I wish dis niggah could git free, Massah Jack."
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