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'And I warn't a going, exclaimed Refractory Two, 'though I was in one place for as long as four year I warn't a going fur to stop in a place that warn't fit for me there! And where the family warn't 'spectable characters there! And where I fortunately or hunfort'nately, found that the people warn't what they pretended to make theirselves out to be there!
"They don't look 'spectable," he decided; and, forthwith taking them off again, he put on the new suit of the day before. "I must try to earn a little more," he thought, "to pay for my room, and to buy some new clo'es when these is wore out." He opened the door of his chamber, and went downstairs and into the street, carrying his blacking-box with him.
Then we'd scrub things up, and pour things out, till you couldn't smell or taste a thing. But men are meaner than women" Bobby looked dubious "some men aren't though" he looked relieved. "The reason we are so nice and 'spectable, is because my father is a minister, and doesn't dare do disgraceful things, and your mother doesn't get time.
"You're right. There, Chub, there's a knife for you. You're a good little fellow, as well as you knows how to be." Chub grinned, took the knife, opened both blades, and nodding his head, made off without a word. "The etarnal little heathen! Never to say so much as thank ye." "Nebber mind, Misser Bunce; dat's de 'spectable t'ing wha' you do.
Whar would we 'a' be'n ef her folks at de No'th hadn' 'membered us no bettuh? An' we hadn' done nothin', neither, fer dem to 'member us fer. De man dat kin fergit w'at Miss Noble has done fer dis town is unworthy de name er nigger! He oughter die an' make room fer some 'spectable dog! "Br'er Glaspy says we got a' educated young man, an' we mus' gib him sump'n' ter do.
"Go ahead," ordered Si. "We ought to have a Bible by rights," said Tom. "Where kin we find your Bible, Mrs. Bolster, asked Si. "We'uns air done clean out o' Bibles," she said, rather shamefacedly. "Thar hain't nary one in the house. I allers said we orter have a Bible. Hit looked 'spectable to have one in the house. But Andy allers wanted every cent to guzzle on." "Here's a Testament.
I never told them, neither; but I jest kind o' worked 'em off, you know; and they's all putty 'spectable men now, as men go, you know; not like Parson Sewell, but good, honest mates and ship-masters, kind o' middlin' people, you know. It takes a good many o' sich to make up a world, d'ye see." "But oh, Captain Kittridge, did any of them use to swear?" said Mara, in a faltering voice.
But you can larn where she be at Mr. Warney's, if so be he's still above ground." "And did this woman still go by the name of Joplin?" Bill grinned: "She warn't such a spooney as that, that name was in your black books too much, Mr. R , for a 'spectable nuss for sick bodies; no, she was then called Martha Skeggs, what was her own mother's name afore marriage. Anything more, gemman?"
Many a basket came proudly back to show us the difference between "den an' now" good, strong, firmly mended garments. Ragged coats and pants disappeared from among the men, as no longer "'spectable fo' de fambly." Provision was also made that the little girls from ten years old should attend and be taught to sew. Many a little dress was selected at headquarters for them to make over or repair.
"I s'pose I'd or'ter of had six," he said in a whisper; "but she's so light, four can tote her easy, an' they's all very 'spectable. No low-downs. I means everything shall be fust-class." Wrapped in shawls, with her head nodding up and down, old Mrs. Harris sat, more deaf and more like a dried mummy than she had been on the occasion of the stranger's visit.
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