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"Poor folks don't live just like de rich folks," he answered, quietly, after a minute's pause. "And I don't count fur to want no good t'ing, missie." I went on with my observations; my questions I thought I would not push any further at that time. I grew more and more dissatisfied, that my father's work-people should live in no better style and in no better comfort.
"Stop, Peter one word before we part. If you see Parson Amen, or the corporal, it might be well to tell THEM where we are to be found. They would be glad to know." Peter looked grave; even sad. He did not answer for fully a minute. When he did, it was in a low, suppressed voice, such as one is apt to use when there is a weight felt on his mind. "Nebber know any t'ing ag'in," returned the chief.
It looked somewhat, in its white, woolly covering, like a small, fat lamb; but it had short legs, hand-like feet, with large claws. "He make bery good dinner for us," observed Macco. "No fear of our starving. Dat good t'ing." Oliver and I were very glad, and thanked him very much for catching the creature.
The man smiled painfully as he met her shocked gaze. "I'm fonny feller, ma saeur; always dream-in' de mos' foolish t'ing. Don' pay no'tention." "I am I always will be that your sister. Have I made you unhappy?" Vigorously he shook his head; his face slowly cleared. "No, no. In dis life one t'ing is give me happiness one t'ing alone an' dat is bring you joy. Now come. De grass growin' on our feet."
I know everyt'ing every little t'ing I been around dis place too long. She came right out here from the East and offered to marry him, but he had to give up his fighting. He was a bad man you see? He was quick with a gun, and she was afraid he'd go out and get killed. So I laugh at him now and he goes avay and leaves me but he von't let me talk with his vife. She's an awful nice woman but "
"Yes, YES! I'd rather it was you than anybody, but married I'll be on Sunday. I'll never let them laugh at me." Doret held his silence for a moment, then he looked up and said, in level tones: "It's easy t'ing for go an' ask 'im, but you mus' hear hees answer wit' your own ears den you can't t'ink I'm lyin'. I'll fetch 'im 'ere on dis place if you feex it for hide you'se'f behin' dose post."
"Did see stay to get gun knapsack oder good t'ing plenty about; pick him up, fast as want him." Here Nick coolly opened a small bundle, and exhibited an epaulette, several rings, a watch, five or six pairs of silver buckles, and divers other articles of plunder, of which he had managed to strip the dead. "All good t'ing plenty as stone have him widout askin'."
"A versatile animal," agreed Smith. "Say," Mr. Jarvis went on, now plainly on a subject near to his heart, "dem beetles is fierce. Sure! Can't keep de cats off of eatin' dem, I can't. First t'ing you know dey've swallowed dem, and den dey gits thin and ties theirselves into knots." "You should put them into strait-waistcoats," said Smith. "Passing, however, lightly "
"I is, Missie Jean, I is in a turrible fightin' mood. I'd like jes at dis very minute to hab my two hands on dem rascals dat turned on good King George, an' den druve us all out ob our homes. I'd show dem a t'ing or two, I sa'tinly would." "I don't doubt it," the girl replied, as she stooped and helped herself to a waffle. "If you could fight as well as you can cook you would be a wonder."
Git de key an' yer ken go in de house to go whare you please. As fur his beatin' de brat, yer musn't kick agin dat. He'll beat de brat to make him larn, and won't dat be a blessed t'ing? See dis scar on side my head? Old marse Sampson knocked me down wid a single-tree tryin' to make me stop larning, and God is so fixed it dat white folks is knocking es down ef we don't larn.
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