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Grey surveyed the scene, a deep groan burst from his lips; but the wife laid her hand upon his shoulder, saying, "Courage, dear, we will make a home even here." Maum Winnie here stepped to the front, briskly leading the way to the little cabin, followed by Nelly, who, child-like, entered readily into any plan that promised to be novel and exciting.
And when she had settled that according to her Scale of Charges, which were of the most Exorbitant Kind, she would Grin and say, "He dam ship, good consignee;" or, "He dam ship, dam rich owner; stick him on 'nother dam fi' poun' English, my chile;" and for some curious reason or another, 'twas seldom that a shipmaster cared to quarrel with Maum Buckey's Washing-Bills.
Here" and extending her slender white hand, Lizzie dropped the jingling pennies into the aged, wrinkled one that opened to receive them. "God bless you, chile. You neber forget His poor ones, de blind. God bless you!" "Good morning, Maum Cinda." "Good-by, young ladies, good-by."
THUS in a sultry colony, among Black Negroes and their cruel Task-masters, and I the clerk to a Mulotter Washerwoman, did I come to be full sixteen years of age, and a stalwart Lad of my inches. But for that Fate, which from the first irrevocably decreed that mine was to be a Roving Life, almost to its end, I might have continued in the employ of Maum Buckey until Manhood overtook me.
Robert Morris was somewhat of an oddity in his way; but he was a man who only a few months since was most unlikely to have fallen a victim to popular anger. He was about forty years of age, and had lived altogether at Minas Cottage, five or six miles from Cong, as you pass up the head of Lough Corrib, on the road to Maum.
We found Maum' Hepsey in her cabin, sitting in a rickety old rocking-chair, a short black pipe in her mouth from which she was drawing vigorous whiffs of comfort. A slow fire was burning in the fireplace, and on it was a huge black kettle half filled with white Southern corn. This was "lye hominy" in course of preparation the succulent lye hominy dear to every Southern heart.
'Twarn't no bigger 'n a baby hazelnut, but, sho's yo' born, chillen, dat ring cost ten hundred dollars!" "That was a diamond," said Lilly in an awed voice. "I never expect to have one if I live to be a thousand years old." "Chillen," said Maum' Hepsey, lowering her voice, "why don't you git Miss Nanny to let you open dat trunk in de attic?" "Whose is it, Maum' Hepsey?"
At last, won by Nelly's caresses and Maum Winnie's coaxing, the weary lady consented to take some repose in "ole missis' cheer," where, leaning her aching head upon the cushioned side, she fell asleep. It made her feel very wide awake. Presently she strolled off toward the adjoining cabins.
Den, ag'in, he must ha' been killed, else why shouldn't he ha' come back for it? An' why should we let de things whatever is in it moulder away, instead o' gettin' de good of 'em like sensible folks?" "We shouldn't have any right," said I doubtfully. "Oh shoo, chile, shoo! You'd have just as much right as de rats an' mice." Lilly jumped up. "I think Maum' Hepsey's idea a good one," said she.
Moses, de lady who do de small washin', have sent word that she is sick an' can't do it dis week. De chile who came said she were wery sick, an' would like to see you." "Do you know where she lives, Maum Isbel?" "No. 15 Market street, ma'am, de chile said; please remember." "Get me another woman, Maum Isbel, to fill her place; the work cannot stop. I will go at once to see her. Poor creature!
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