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But Edny Ann reckoned the cowhiding was to be done by Alston. "An' her dersarves it, kase her's a big fool," said Edny Ann, "hangin' roun' him, an' patchin' his cloze like her wus morred ter 'im an' washin' his shut an' britches ev'ry Saddy night."
"To be sho', Mos' Hawton. I's morred Lemme see how many wives has I morred sence I fus' commenced?" "Oh, I don't mean that;" and Dr. Horton proceeded to explain what he did mean. "No," said Moses. "I never done any that business, but reckon I could: I's done things a heap hauder." "Well, let me see you try your han' on this couple."
"P.S. Mistis says her can't spaw me, so 'tain't no use waitin' no longer fer me. 'Sides, I got 'gaged ter git morred: I wus morred Sundy 'fo' las' at quat'ly meetin'. Brudder Mad'son Mason puffawmed the solemn cer'mony, an' preached a beautiful discou'se. Me an' my secon' husbun' gits 'long fus'-rate. I fawgot ter tell yer who I got morred to. I got morred to Thomas Jeff'son Hollan'."
"Do you an' Lizay want to get married right away, or wait till Christmas?" Alston and Little Lizay looked at each other, smiling in an embarrassed way. "But, moster," said Alston, "I's got a wife an' fou' childun in Ol' Virginny, an' I promused I'd wait an' wouldn't git morred ag'in tell she'd write ter me ef her moster'd sell her; an' I was goin' ter ax yer ter buy 'er."
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