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But now listen toe yo' ole black mammy, whut knows a heap mo'n you does, an' who is a-talkin' toe you because you ain't got no real mammy o' yer own no mo'. You listen toe me. Now, I done had fo' husban's, me. Two o' them done died, an' one distapeart in the wah, an' one he turn out no 'count. Now, you s'pose I kain't love no otheh man?"
"Now, cap'n, fergib de ole man fer sayin' you all wrong. Haint young mistis been breakin' her lil gyurlish heart ober yo' trouble? Am de Lawd dat die fer us wuss'n a graven himage? Doan He feel fer you mo'n we kin? I reck'n you got des de bes' kin' of prep'ration ter go ter 'Im. You got trouble. How He act toward folks dat hab trouble ev'y kin' ob trouble?
How you talks, Miss Lou! I'se a member ob de Baptis' Church, en you knows it." "Oh, I know a heap 'mo'n dat, as you so often say. If you were only a member of the Baptist Church I wouldn't be running in to see you so often. Uncle says a member of the Baptist Church has been stealing some of his chickens."
"Dick couldn't play to-day." "How long has he had fever?" Mostyn demanded, sharply. "Jes' to-day, I think, sir. I never noticed it till dis evenin' about an hour by sun. He's been complainin' of his stomach fer mo'n a week, but dat is 'cause he eats " "It may be something serious." The words shrank back from utterance. "Why didn't you send for the doctor?" "Huh!" the nurse sniffed, resentfully.
'Caze ef I do that, you know, then, here, fus' thing, he be a-callin' me C'nelius." "I think C'nelius sounds sweet'n " The speaker clapped a hand to her mouth. "Escuse me! O, Mr. Leggett, kin you escuse me?" "Escuse you?" his sidelong glance was ravishing "yo' beauty mo'n escuse you." The maiden dropped her lashes and drew her feet out of her protector's way. "An' you an' Mr. Mahch is frien's!
The old darky hurried away, but came back presently leading a scared yellow boy by the sleeve. "Now, Geoge Henry, you-all quit youah contrahiness an' ansuh de genleman's questions o' Ah 'low Ah whup you." "George, did you wait on that table over there by the window two weeks ago?" "Ya-yas, suh! Ah ben waitin' on dat table fo' mo'n a month." "Do you remember waiting on Mr.
Brer Rabbit know mighty well dat Miss Cow won't give 'im no milk, kaze she done 'fuse 'im mo'n once, en w'en his ole 'oman wuz sick, at dat. But never mind dat. Brer Rabbit sorter dance up long side er de fence, he did, en holler out: "'Howdy, Sis Cow, sez Brer Rabbit, sezee. "'W'y, howdy, Brer Rabbit, sez Miss Cow, sez she. "'How you fine yo'se'f deze days, Sis Cow? sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
"They does favour me, don't they, missy?" exclaimed Mancy, beaming with delight, as she took another tack from her mouth, and pounded it into place. "I got 'em from de grocer man, and co'se I has to tack 'em, else how would dey stay up?" "But you have so many of them." "Laws, chile, only a dozen; youse got mo'n that on the libr'y wall." "But ours are different; these are all alike."
"Ha!" cried Uncle Billy, with a chuckle. "He mo'n tried, seh. He done it!" The General nodded, his lips tight shut. "So I understand. But what did he do or say?" At this question Uncle Billy suddenly developed dramatic abilities that his master had never dreamed of. "He say " and Uncle Billy's arm shot out as he pointed something deadly at an invisible foe "he say, 'Halt! Dudley! Halt! Bang!"
She wasn't no mo'n a sort o' swingin' ice-pitcher herself, ol' Mis' Meredy wasn't walkin' round the house weekdays dressed in black silk, with a lace cap on her head, an' half insultin' his company thet he'd knowed all his life.
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