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"Now, that's all true, ain't it?" she asked anxiously. "The 'accident' is this cut. The 'fun'ral' is old Mis' Wentworth's. I heard ter-day that they couldn't have it until Saturday, so that'll give us plenty of time ter get the folks here. I needn't say whose fun'ral it is that's goin' ter be on Saturday, Thaddeus! I want yer ter hitch up an' drive over ter Hopkinsville ter send the telegrams.
En I want yer all ter treat Dave des lack yer did befo' dis thing happen', en mine w'at he preach ter yer; fer Dave is a good nigger, en has had a hard row ter hoe. En de fus' one I ketch sayin' anythin' 'g'in Dave, I'll tell Mister Walker ter gin 'im forty. Now take ernudder drink er cider all roun', en den git at dat cotton, fer I wanter git dat Persimmon Hill trac' all pick' ober ter-day.
"Believe not, nothin' wuth dividin'. Did hear that Tobe Walsh war kicked to death by a mule. Didn't put much faith in it, though." "But was it true?" "Yes. The mule got him. Buried ter-day." "Oh, isn't that sad," Margaret wailed. "And he leaves a young wife, too." "Better than to leave an old one," said Jasper. "The young widder, you know, kin smile through her grief."
It's a reg'lar blizzard," he began, but he stopped short at the expression on his wife's face. "Why, Ella!" he cried. "Jim Aunt Abby sat up ten minutes in bed ter-day. She called fer toast an' tea." Jim dropped into a chair. His jaw fell open. "S-sat up!" he stammered. "Yes." "But she hang it all, Herrick's comin' ter-morrer with the coffin!" "Oh, Jim!" "Well, I can't help it!
All the talk was about him, and he could comprehend no more than if the man spoke in a foreign language. Still, he gathered something of the drift of the speech from the constable's reply. "That thar boy's looks hev bamboozled more'n one man ter-day, jes' at fust," Jim Dow drawled. "Looks ain't nothin'."
For a while he sat by the fire, prodding the tooth with his pocket-knife; then he covered his jaw with his hand and went out and walked about the yard. Joe asked him if he had seen Nell's foal anywhere that day. He did n't answer. "Did y' see the brown foal any place ter-day, Dad?" "Damn the brown foal!" and Dad went inside again.
So ter-day, w'en Mis' 'Livy wuz out ridin' an' met dis yer Janet wid her boy, an' w'en Mis' 'Livy got ter studyin' 'bout her own chances, an' how she mought not come thoo safe, she jes' had a fit er hysterics right dere in de buggy. She wuz mos' home, an' William got her here, an' you knows de res'." Major Carteret, from the head of the stairs, called the doctor anxiously.
The boy, with a quick look about him, awkwardly shook the fluttering fingers Keith was not in the habit of shaking hands with people, least of all with Uncle Joe Harrington. He sat down then on the step at the old man's feet. "What did ye bring ter-day, my boy?" asked the man eagerly; then with a quick change of manner, he sighed, "but I'm afraid I can't fix it, anyhow."
Mandy Calline was red as a turkey-cock, to which was now added a nervous confusion which bade fair to overwhelm her. "It's too soon, Zekle. Whyn't yer wait er while?" she replied, tremblingly. "No, 'tain't too soon," he answered, promptly. "I want it all done 'n' over with, then I sh'll feel mo' like ye b'long ter me. I'm goin' ter ask 'em ter-day; yer needn't say not.
I was goin' to hunt ye up jest as fast as feet c'd travel, an' I never spected to be so thankful for knowin' a perlece officer ez I be ter-day. My! catching her breath and hurrying on; 'if I couldn't 'a' seen to gittin' them wretches arristed afore night, I'd 'a' had a nightmare sure, an' never slep' a wink! 'Mrs. Camp, I broke in, 'not so loud, please.
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