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Th' minister, he come down 'n' prayed 'n' talked good, he's a good man, that Doctor Honeywood, 'n' I tol' him all 'bout our Elsie, but he didn' tell nobody what to do to stop all what I been dreamin' about happenin'. Come close up to me, Doctor!" The Doctor drew his chair close up to that of the old woman. "Doctor, nobody mus'n' never marry our Elsie 's long 's she lives!
But when he would have followed Tilda from the room, she took hold of him, pushed him out, and closing the door upon him, turned back and walked up to the two elders where they sat. "You mus'n' judge Arthur Miles by to-day," she pleaded, meeting the amused, expectant twinkle in Miss Sally's eye. "'E didn't show at 'is best along of 'im." She nodded towards the Parson. "Eh, to be sure," said Mr.
"I should like to see him, Doctor, I should like to see the pooty gen'l'm'n that my poor Elsie loves. She mus'n' never marry nobody, but, oh, Doctor, I should like to see him, 'n' jes' think a little how it would ha' been, if the Lord hadn' been so hard on Elsie." She wept and wrung her hands. The kind Doctor was touched, and left her a moment to her thoughts. "And how does Mr.
Nobody mus'n' never live with Elsie but Ol' Sophy; 'n' Ol' Sophy won't never die 's long 's Elsie's alive to be took care of. But I 's feared, Doctor, I 's greatly feared Elsie wan' to marry somebody. The' 's a young gen'l'm'n up at that school where she go, so some of 'em tells me, 'n' she loves t' see him 'n' talk wi' him, 'n' she talks about him when she's asleep sometimes.
But it ain't right, Mistuh Tom, it ain't right! an' I only does it fer de sake er de fam'ly honuh, dat Mars John sets so much sto' by, an' ter save his feelin's; fer de doctuh says he mus'n' git ixcited 'bout nothin', er it mought bring on another stroke."
"Here she is," Pink whispered, at last, and peered excitedly into the cavern. It was, as he had said, not very large, but large enough. "Now pick up that sack with me an' tote hit in here. We mus'n' leave anythin' roun'. Here, this corner 'll do. Now bring me in that pipe 'n the little keg. We c'n leave all the tools here ex-ceptin' our axes. Axes looks well 'f we meet anybody goin' down."
"Dat's wha' I comin' to, Marse Winn, but yo' mus'n' hurry de ole man. One day I takin' de ole kyart inter town wif a load er wood, an' Bijah he gwine erlong. When we comin' to der place whar de wood kyarts stops, I onyoked, an' Bijah he lyin', sleepylike, ondur de kyart.
She mus'n' never marry nobody, Doctor! If she do, he die, certain!" "If she has a fancy for the young man up at the school there," the Doctor said, "I shouldn't think there would be much danger from Dick." "Doctor, nobody know nothin' 'bout Elsie but Ol' Sophy. She no like any other creatur' th't ever drawed the bref o' life.
Th' minister, he come down 'n' prayed 'n' talked good, he's a good man, that Doctor Honeywood, 'n' I tol' him all 'bout our Elsie, but he did n' tell nobody what to do to stop all what I' been dreamin' about happenin'. Come close up to me, Doctor!" The Doctor drew his chair close up to that of the old woman. "Doctor, nobody mus'n' never marry our Elsie 's longs she lives!
But ye mus 'n t worry about the penalty a-fallin' on Rome. Steve Marcum killed Jass he can't fool me 'n' I've told Steve he's got thet penalty to pay ef he gits up this trouble. I'm glad the Spent's a-workin' ye, but ye mus'n' t worry 'bout Rome." Isom rose suddenly on one elbow, and with a moan lay back and crossed his arms over his face. Old Gabe turned and left him. "Git up, Isom."
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