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"Wall, what think you, but major laughs, an' wouldn't tetch ary cent of it, but took 'is letters, an' says he, 'They've ackired a peculiar richness, says he, 'an' I'd orter be up there mail-openin' an' not make a lady so much trouble, says he. That's the kind o' poppolation 's I, for one, sh'd like to fill up the Basin with!" said Lunette, flourishing her rolling-pin.
"You boys better git 'long home, I reckon," said Mills to Willy. "You ain' 'fraid, is you? 'Cause if you is, I'll go with you." His voice had resumed its customary drawl. "Oh, no," said both boys, eagerly. "We aren't afraid." "An' tell your ma I ain' let nobody tetch nothin' on the Oakland plantation; not sence that day you all went huntin' deserters; not if I knowed 'bout it." "Yes, sir."
"Shoot his hoss, but don't tetch him!" was the next command. Several revolvers went off. Westerfelt's horse swayed at the rump and then ran sideways across the street and fell against a rail fence. Westerfelt alighted on his feet. He turned and drew his revolver, but just then his horse rolled over against his legs and knocked the weapon from his hand.
"Sho', Polly, he's senseless! But you dress and come here quick. Now, you young folks, don't you tetch him!" for the six small Cavendishes, excited beyond measure, were crowding and shoving for a nearer sight of Yancy. They began to pelt their father with questions. Who was it? Sho', in the river? Sho', all cut up like that who'd cut him? Had he hurt himself? Was he throwed in?
Presently the three emerged into the street from the deserted offices of Mr. Peaney. Scattergood Baines held in his hands two thousand dollars in bills, representing net profit on the transaction. He regarded the money with a frown. "Somethings got to be done to you to make you fit to tetch," he said to it.
An' d'you spec' he gwyne to let 'em off 'dout somebody ast him to do it? No indeedy!" "Do you reckon he saw, us, Uncle Dan'l? "De law sakes, Chile, didn't I see him a lookin' at us?". "Did you feel scared, Uncle Dan'l?" "No sah! When a man is 'gaged in prah, he ain't fraid o' nuffin dey can't nuffin tetch him." "Well what did you run for?"
Den it's rise up, Primus! en gin it turn strong; De cow's gwine home wid der ding-dang-dong Sling in anudder tetch er de ole-time song: Good-night, Mr. Whipperwill! don't stay long! Mr. Whipperwill! don't stay long! Don't stay long! Hi my rinktum!
"Miss Calline she too proud to tetch pig-tails," grinned Chany. "'F cose she is," Mammy answered, bridling. She was very vain of Miss Caroline's daintiness. The baby was now laid in his crib.
"The next morning I went to my stable to get my horse to ride to the polls. The man a the stable said: "'He ain't fit to take out, sir. You must 'a gi'n him a mighty hard ride last night he won't tetch a moufful; he 's been in a cold sweats all night. "Sure enough, he looked it. "I took another horse and rode out by Halloway's to see the place by daylight. "It was quiet enough now.
"Not one of you is worth an ounce of lead; an' you tell them government fellers down there that thinks themselves so smart that if they tetch a hair on my boy's head, I'll come down there and murder the whole kit an' b'ilin' of them. Go on now, Laz, an' show 'em that you ain't afeared."
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