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Updated: May 24, 2025
The pine splinter burned out in the wet grass and old Hump lay beside it insensible, but after a while he awakened out of that merciful sleep and crawled on his hands and knees over to where the sledge stood, and he knelt there with his face buried on the lifeless breast. "God fergive me," he murmured with a strangled voice. "He didn't nuver hev no mammy ter raise him up aright.
Jerry's engaging face grew vengefully dark as he turned toward Brent and spoke apprehensively. "Ther place stinks with burnt gun-powder! Does ye reckon she showed fight and they hurt her? Afore God, men, ef thet's true, I aims ter do some killin' my own self I hain't nuver seed her but oncet but I aims ter wed with thet gal!"
"Well, ef hit was Eli," said the Brayton, waggishly, "we're all goin' to be saved. Eli's case 'll come fust, an' ef thar's only one Jedgment Day, the Lord 'll nuver git to us." The three chuckled, while old Gabe sat dreaming at his gate. The boy had lain quiet during the weeks of his getting well, absorbed in one aim to keep hidden until he was strong enough to get to Rome.
I ain' nuver stood de taste er nuttin' ole lessen he be a 'possum, en w'en hit comes ter en ole man, I d'clar hit des tuns my stomick clean inside out." "But, Aunt Polly, you're old yourself-it's disgraceful." Aunt Polly chuckled with flattered vanity. "I know I is, honey I know I is, but I'se gwine ter hev a young husban' at de een ef hit tecks de ve'y las' cent I'se got.
"I nuver seed no use a-fittin' unless you is gwine ter fit in de yuther pusson's yawd," interpolated Aunt Rhody. "De way ter fit is ter keep a-sidlin' furder f'om yo' own hen roos' en nigher ter de hen roos' er de somebody dat's a-fittin' you." "Hold your tongue, Rhody," retorted Mrs. Lightfoot, and then drew Betty a little to one side.
"Ef warfare lays ahead of us we hev need ter stand tergether solid an' thar's good men amongst us thet wouldn't nuver fergive affrontin' old Caleb's memory by plum lookin' over his gal's husband. Thet's my counsel, an' ef ye hain't a-goin' ter heed hit " The quiet voice ripped abruptly into an explosiveness under which some of them cowered as under a lash.
"Well, I'd go an' I hain't got no daddy er mammy." Chad stopped his whittling. "Whut'd you say, Lissy?" he asked, gravely. Melissa was frightened the boy looked so serious. "Cross yo' heart an' body that you won't NUVER tell NO body." Chad crossed. "Well, mammy said I mustn't ever tell nobody but I HAIN'T got no daddy er mammy. I heerd her a-tellin' the school-teacher."
He jes let that hoe-handle drap on Abe fer 'bout haffen hour, jes to give him time to study, an' next day thar was ole Tom a-settin' on his orchard fence a-lookin' mighty unknowin', when the furriner's podner come a-prancin' up an' axed ef old Tom Perkins lived thar. Ole Tom jes whispers. Now, I clean fergot to tell ye, stranger, that Abe Shivers nuver could talk out loud.
"It's a wonder some young fellow hasn't married her. I suppose, though, she's too young." The old man laughed. "Thar's been many a lively young fellow that's tried it, but she's hard to ketch as a wildcat. She won't have nothin' to do with other folks, 'n' she nuver comes down hyeh into the valley, 'cept to git her corn groun' er to shoot a turkey.
Maggard shook himself like a dog roused from contented sleep and sat up straight. "I hain't nuver seed her but jest one time, an' I hain't nuver passed no word of speech with her," he replied. "When I come by ther house an' tarried ter make my manners with ther old man, she was a-standin' in an upstairs winder lookin' out an' I seed her thar through ther branches of that big old walnuck tree.
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