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Um know very well, hab plenty work to do bye bye sleep all dey can, when lilly." "But you'll smother him," observed Newton. "Smoder him? what dat eh? I know now massa mean, stop um breath. No: suppose him no smoder before, no smoder now, sar. Massa," continued the woman, turning to the planter, "no ab name for piccaninny?" "Well, Mattee, we must find one; these gentlemen will give him a name.
Now, Mattee, all's right, good-bye," said the planter, leaving the room and followed by the others. "Do you really intend to call the child by that name?" inquired Mr Berecroft. "Why not? it pleases the woman, and is as good as any other; it is of no consequence. They almost all have names, certainly not quite so long as the present; but as they grow longer, their names grow shorter.
"Ab um here, sar keep im warm," replied the woman, pointing to a roll of blanket, in which the little creature was enveloped. "Let us see him, Mattee." "No, sar, too cold yet bye bye, massa, see um; make very fine sleep now. Suppose white piccaninny, suppose black piccaninny all same, like plenty sleep. Um know very well, hab plenty work to do bye and bye sleep all dey can, when lilly."
"Yes, that's nearer to it," replied Newton. "Well, then, that point's settled," said the planter to the woman. "Is it all right, Mattee?" "Es, massa; many tanks to gentleman very fine name, do very well, sar." "Doctor, put the name down opposite the register of the birth. Now, Mattee, all's right, good bye," said the planter, leaving the room, and followed by the others.
"Who did you say, doctor?" answered the planter, "Mattee Sally? Why, I thought Jane Ascension was in advance of her." "They were running it neck and neck, sir," replied the surgeon. "How is she quite hearty?" "Quite, sir; but very anxious about the child's name, and requests to speak with you as soon as you have breakfasted." "We will go to her.
Chronon hoton thologus." "I see very fine name Proton choton polyglass." "Yes, that's nearer to it," replied Newton. "Well, then, that point's settled," said the planter to the woman. "Is it all right, Mattee?" "Es, massa; many tanks to gentleman very fine name, do very well, sar." "Doctor, put the name down opposite the register of the birth.
"But you'll smother him," observed Newton. "Smoder him? what dat eh? I know now massa mean, stop um breath. No: suppose him no smoder before, no smoder now, sar. Massa," continued the woman, turning to the planter, "no ab name for piccaninny?" "Well, Mattee, we must find one; these gentlemen will give him a name. Come, captain, what name do you propose?"
A hundred of the black skin warriors met us at the landing for the purpose of accompanying us on our way. We noticed, however, with some surprise, that they were now entirely without arms; and, upon questioning Too-wit in relation to this circumstance, he merely answered that Mattee non we pa pa si meaning that there was no need of arms where all were brothers.
"After leaving here, they trotted me back into a valley, and left me in a hut, where an old woman lived by herself. This must be the nurse, thought I; and so I asked her to kill a pig, and bake it; for I felt my appetite returning. 'Ha! 'The devil mattee ye, said I 'give me something to eat! But nothing could be had. Night coming on, I had to stay.
They were joined at breakfast by the doctor who attended the estate, and who had called in to announce the birth of a little negro boy in the early part of the night. "Who did you say, doctor?" answered the planter, "Mattee Sally? Why, I thought Jane Ascension was in advance of her." "They were running it neck and neck, sir," replied the surgeon. "How is she quite hearty?"
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