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And that ain't all: some o' them same Injuns, or leastwise one of 'em, was a-wearing boots with spurs onto 'em. What say, Chief?" Uncanoola held up all the fingers of one hand and two of the other. "Sebben Injun; one pale-face," he said, in confirmation. I looked at Richard, and he gave me back the eyeshot, with a hearty curse to speed it.
It was totally different in character from any of the others, and was called "The Seven Glories of Mary." One of the verses ran as follows: "An' de berry next glory dat Mary she had, It was de glory of sebben It was dat her Son Jesus he tolled de bells of hebben;" and then, as at the end of each verse, came from the whole congregation the refrain: "Oh, trials an' tribulashuns!
"Oh, hold on," said Desmit; "how old is it, Lorency?" "Jes' sebben weeks ole dis bressed day, Mahs'r," said the proud mother as she vanished into the kitchen to boast of her good-fortune in getting two silver dollars out of Marse Desmit instead of the one customarily given by him on such occasions.
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