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"I waited for my year to finish as I had said I would, and then, Emily, I waited longer for fear you did not know your heart. Matthias said to me one day, 'Masr' Louis, dat man neber can gain de day ober thar; Miss Emily done gone clar off de books, an he's such a bother um um. This set me to thinking; I asked him how he came to think so.
Or I tink it may be one ob dose machines Bingo used to see in old slabe-massa's church, hung up ober de minister's head, to make de good psalms or de prayers go de right way, and I don't remember which; old Bingo always retained a bery bad memory, eber since before he was a child; but I tink dey used to call it a sound board, though it was full ob cracks."
"And are you sure it wasn't Snoop, Dinah?" "Shuah, Mr. Bobbsey. 'Cause why? 'Cause heah's Snoop now, right ober by Miss Dorothy." This was very true. The little seashore Cousin had been playing with the black cat. "Snap howls sometimes," said Freddie, who seemed to be trying to find some explanation of the queer noise.
Did the Colonel know it? 'Oh, yas; Moye cum de possum ober de Cunnel, and make him b'lieve Sam war bad. De Cunnel dunno de hull ob dat story. 'Why didn't you tell him? The Colonel trusts you. 'Twudn't hab dun no good; de Cunnel wud hab flogged me for tellin' on a wite man. Nigga's word ain't ob no account. 'What is the story about Sam? 'You won't tell dat I tole you, massa?
Sprinkle 'em all ober de tablecloth. I lay dey ain't nobody done dat for my mist'ess since I been gone. But, Major," here Chad laid down the basket on the garden walk and looked at me with a serious air, "I done got dat coal lan' business down to a fine p'int.
If not, I fetch you ober to de main land whar you please an' you kin come back here or go whar you choose. Its wort' your while to take your chance, anyhow." The negro said this with such an earnest look that Nigel made up his mind on the spot to accept this curious invitation. "I'll go!" he exclaimed with sudden energy. "When do you start?" "To-morrer at daybreak, sar."
"`You haven't quite hit it, but you'll be much better off than if she was, he say, tinking me simple lad who no do any mischief. He den shout out to de crew on deck, and tell dem not to harm me. Just den, as I look ober de side, I catch a glimpse of de brig which we were leaving settling down, and in anoder minute de water close ober de mast-heads.
"Well, de next mawnin' he had his black horse saddled, an' I held the stirrup for him to git on, an' he rode ober to de Barbour plantation, an' didn't come back till plumb black night. When he come up I held de lantern so I could see his face, for I wa'n't easy in my mine all day. But it was all bright an' shinin' same as a' angel's.
"Not so loud, you black rascal," commanded one of the guards, emphasizing his words with a crushing grip on the negro's shoulder. "What's the row?" "Cap'n Beardsley used to live right ober da', 'fore de Union men riz up an' burn' him out," replied Jonas. "We don't care where he used to live," growled the tar. "Where does he live now?" "Right ober da'," repeated the negro.
De firs' business whut come' before de convintion am: whut we gwine do to a li'l' black boy whut stip' on de king an' maul' all ober de king an' treat' de king dat disrespictful'." An' li'l' black Mose jes moan' an' sob': "'Scuse me! 'Scuse me, Mistah King! Ah ain't mean no harm at all."
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