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Updated: May 15, 2025
"W'y, he done gib her powdered charcoal! Dat finish Pechunia. She nebber tried to buy nottin' mo' for her complexion naw, indeedy!" The girls of the old Corner House learned that Neale was up early on Monday morning, having remained in hiding the remainder of Sunday. He sought out a neighbor who had a pair of sheep-shears, and Mr. Murphy cropped the boy's hair close to his scalp.
The resources of our raftmates were taxed to their utmost during this time to provide for the manifold wants of their welcome but uninvited guests, while Solon declared, "I hain't nebber done sich a sight er cooken durin' all de days ob my life."
De man did n' 'spon' ter suit Dan, en one wo'd led ter ernudder, 'tel bimeby dis cunjuh man's son pull' out a knife en sta'ted ter stick it in Dan; but befo' he could git it drawed good, Dan haul' off en hit 'im in de head so ha'd dat he nebber got up. Dan 'lowed he 'd come to atter a w'ile en go 'long 'bout his bizness, so he went off en lef 'im layin' dere on de groun'.
"She 'low she gwine to tak a day off some o' dese days, an' mend up ever'thing in de house." The Colonel glanced around: "Where is Miss Lady?" "Out in de hall, readin' de evenin' paper. Nebber did see dat chile tek so much notice ob de newspaper. Yas, sir, I'll call her." "Any later news of the shooting?" asked the Colonel casually, when she returned. "Yes, Mr.
"I was jes' a-takin' a little sleep on de big rug side of your door, Missy. I'se been a-sleepin' dere dis long time. My mammy lets me. An' when you opens de door I mos' calls out, but didn't. I jes' stan's up quick, so's you nebber know I was thar," and Estralla chuckled happily. Sylvia wondered to herself why Estralla should choose such a hard bed.
"Can't hurt Cato's head hard," said the Huron, dropping his hand upon the superabundant wool of the negro, and allowing it to bound up as if an elastic cushion were beneath it. "Make nice scalp Shawnee like it," added the Indian, still toying with it. "De Lord bless me! I hopes he nebber will get it, and he nebber will if I can hender dem."
Some of dem didn't know when deh were free till long time after de Wah. "When I were free, one mornin I seed the mistress and she ask me would I stay with her a couple years. I say, 'No I gonna find mah people an go dere. "Anyway, she had a young mister, a son, an he was mean to de slaves. I nebber lak him. "Once I was sent to mah missys' brother for a time but I wouldn' stay dere: he too rough.
At length the negro asked, "Is de lef eye of de skull pon de same side as de lef hand of de skull, too? cause de skull aint got not a bit ob a hand at all nebber mind! I got de lef eye now here de lef eye! what must do wid it?" "Let the beetle drop through it, as far as the string will reach but be careful and not let go your hold of the string."
Allers de same wid me anyhow, kick and cuff and lash w'en I's wrong sometimes w'en I's right and nebber git tanks for noting." "But that is because your master is an unusually bad fellow," replied Considine. "Few Cape farmers are so bad as he. You have yourself had experience of Hans Marais, now, who is kind to every one."
Many a queer gale I've come through in time past, but this blow beats 'em all to sticks an' whistles." "Nebber mind, 'Ockins," remarked Ebony, who was busy preparing supper at the time, "we's habbin good times ob it just now. Plenty fun an' lots ob science! Come go at your wittles. We've hard work besides fun before us demorrow."
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