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He had been on the lookout for just such a tragedy, for there had recently been a sheep-killing raid on several farms in that neighborhood, and for several nights he had had a lantern hung out on the edge of the woods to scare the dogs away; but a drunken farm-hand had neglected his duty that Christmas Eve. "Yassuh, an' dey's jus' sebenteen dead sheep out dar," said a negro.
He had been on the lookout for just such a tragedy, for there had recently been a sheep-killing raid on several farms in that neighborhood, and for several nights he had had a lantern hung out on the edge of the woods to scare the dogs away; but a drunken farm-hand had neglected his duty that Christmas Eve. "Yassuh, an' dey's jus' sebenteen dead sheep out dar," said a negro.
Familiarly known as "Aunt Classie," she is very proud of her age and more especially of her long line of descendants. "Law, Miss, I doan know when I was born, but I do know dat I'se sebenteen years old when I was fust sol'. Dey put me an' my brudder up on de auction block at de same time. He brung $1400 but I dis'members zactly what dey paid far me.
"Jimpson," the Colonel looked up reproachfully, "did you hear that? You have actually let me get down to four handkerchiefs." "And socks," continued Caroline, enjoying the opportunity of emphasizing the shortcomings of her lesser half, "'bout sebenteen, all singles. No two scarcely de same color." "Miss Lady, she been 'cumulatin' 'em to darn 'em," explained Jimpson, glad to shift responsibility.
It's a fact," declared Mark. "I knows it is, but don't keep dwellin' on it. Jest s'posin' we should fall. Mah gracious! Sebenteen million miles! Why, dat's a terrible ways to drop it suah am!" "You're right," assented Jack. "But hurry up dinner, Washington. I'm hungry." The two boys were in the midst of the meal when they felt a curious sensation. Jack jumped up from the table.
Dere neber wuz a Carsey lady yit dat withered on de stalk; de trouble wif dem is dey git picked too soon. Ez fer Miss Lady's ma, she wasn't but jes turned sebenteen when me an' de Cunnel went down to Alabama to marry her." "Who are Miss Carsey's relatives, her advisers?" "She ain't got none.
My mother weer a Madern cheel; an' 'er ordained I should be as well, an' when faither was to sea, as fell out just 'pon the right day, mother took me up theer. That was my awn mother as is dead. More folks b'lieved in the spring then than what do now, 'cause that was sebenteen year agone. An' from bein' a puny cheel I grawed a bonny wan arter dipping.
I told you I was a slow artist; only be patient; I'm going to do all fitting honor to every scrap of you, if only you will let me." "Warmer words had come to his lips, but he did not suffer them to pass. Then the girl's beautiful face broke into a smile again. "I be nigher eighteen than sebenteen, you knaw, Mister Jan.
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