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Me nussin' them sheep for two weeks and more, an' me just dyin' for a leetle taste o' mutton. Mebby his herders was scared to come for 'em, I dunno." Sundown was established at the water-hole. Corliss had sent a team to Antelope for provisions, implements, and fencing.
He lugged out his large pocket-book with the strap going all round it, and took from it a slip of paper which confirmed his statement. "Besides," he added, slyly, "I presoom you have received a liberal pecooniary compensation from Squire Venner for nussin' his daughter." Helen was looking over the bill while he was speaking. "Board and lodging for ten days, Mr.
I has nussin furder to say," muttered Dido, as she unlocked the chamber door. Emily was seated on a sofa, reading a book she had taken with her to while away the time on board of the steamer. "Missus, a gemman, who hab brought a letter from Massa Guy," said Dido, as she opened the door. "Bring the letter, then," replied Emily, scarcely raising her eyes from the book.
She had seen better days herself, and knew what it was never to want for anything. One of her cousins merried a very rich old gentleman, and she had heerd that he said he lived ten year longer than if he'd staid by himself without anybody to take care of him. There was nothin' like a wife for nussin' sick folks and them that couldn't take care of themselves.
She was "all beat out," for she had begun at three, and steamed through her work, to have an early supper at five. "There, Mary Dunbar!" cried she; "I said I'd do it, an' I have. There ain't a neighbor got into this house for weeks, an' folks that want you to go nussin' have been turned away.
He had a sojer dere, a Linkum sojer, bad wounded, what he'd found in de woods, he was a runaway hisself, ye see, like me, an' he'd tuck him to dis ole cabin an'd been nussin him on for good while. When I seed dat I felt drefful bad, for I knowed dey was a huntin for me yet, an' I tought if de dogs got on de trail dey'd get to dis cabin, sure: an' den dey'd both be tuck.
Little Mose stayed roun' 'tel late in de ebenin', en den flewed back ez hard ez he could ter Aun' Peggy. Ez fer Sis' Becky, she dremp all dat night dat she wuz holdin' her pickaninny in her arms, en kissin' him, en nussin' him, des lack she useter do back on de ole plantation whar he wuz bawn.
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