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"Whip! no; burn in de hot fire and brimstone for eber and for eber. 'Tis orful to be wicked, and hab de great Lord punish." "I ha'n't done noffin," cried out Tidy, fairly trembling with terror. "Laws, no, course not, chile; ye's noffin but a chile, ye know; but some folks does orful tings.
No, sar; dis nigger got no family." "Then you don't care to stay here, where you have to work hard for little money?" suggested Christy. "Money! Don't see no money. Nobody but white folks got any money; and dey has next to noffin in dese times."
He made all de tings ye sees, de trees, de green grass, de birds, de pigs, dere's noffin dat he didn't make. Oh, he's de mighty Lord, I tells ye, chile! Didn't ye neber hear 'bout him afore?" Tidy shook her head; she could hardly speak. "Tell me some more," she said at last.
Eudora said, flushing with pleasure that he had paid her this compliment, and pressing her lips to the name when Mandy Ann did not see her. "In course he done gin it to me. Dat's de way wid de quality both Souf and Norf. We livin' hyar in de clarin' doan know noffin'." Mandy Ann replied. On the strength of her three months sojourn with Mrs.
"Toddie," I shouted, "lie perfectly still until uncle can get to you. Do you hear?" "Ess, but don't want to lie 'till," came in reply from the roof. "'Tan't shee noffin' but sky an' rain." "Lie still," I reiterated, "or I'll whip you dreadfully." Then I dashed up-stairs, removed my shoes, climbed out and rescued Toddie, shook him soundly, and then shook myself.
When I want your advice, I'll come for it," and seizing her whip which she kept on a shelf close by, she proceeded to the kitchen. Miss Matilda followed, determined to see that justice was done to one at least. The poor frightened girl fell on her knees. "Oh, Missus," she cried, "dear Missus, do 'scuse me. I'll neber do dat ting over 'gin! I'll neber run away 'gin! I'll neber do noffin!
"Now Nance," continued the old negress, turning with an air of authority to the tall, loose-jointed, reed-like maid, "Now Nance, ye mind yer doin's in dese yer premises. Don't ye go for to kick de young un round like as ef she cost noffin'. Ef ye do, look out;" and she shook her turbaned head, and doubled her fist in very threatening manner before the girl.
"Why, massa, 'tain't worf while for to git mad 'bout de matter Massa Will say noffin' at all ain't de matter wid him but den what make him go about looking dis here way, wid he head down and he soldiers up, and as white as a gose? And den he keep a syphon all de time " "Keeps a what, Jupiter?" "Keeps a syphon wid de figgurs on de slate de queerest figgurs I ebber did see.
"There now, Toney, you have said enough about me to make the gentleman think I am a very silly little girl." "God bress my young missus!" he said as he tenderly patted her head. "I wouldn't hurt your feelins for noffin. You is too good, Miss Alice. Toney lubed your mamma Toney lubs you, and de day you is married and goes away, I want to go away too.
"What have you found out, you young conspirator?" "Wesley Boone's trying to get the negroes to help him off." "The devil he is!" "Yes. Last night I was down in the rose-fields. Young Clem, Aunt Penelope's boy, was sitting under a bush talking with a crony. I heard him say, 'De cap'n'll take you, too, ef you doan say noffin'. He guv Pompey ten gold dollars.
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