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"You're making a heap of formality out of this, Mr. Buttinsky," sneered the cowpuncher. Jack made no answer, unless it were one to whistle gently and look out into the night as if he were alone. "No, seh. She doan' wan' tuh see him to-night," announced Jim upon his return. "That seems to settle it, Mr. Norris," said Jack pleasantly. "Not by a hell of a sight.
A white-haired, broadly smiling old negro, stooped and a bit lame with rheumatism, but otherwise spry, came from the rear premises of the old Corner House, and stopped to roll his eyes, first glancing at the children and then at the goat. "Whuffor all disher combobberation? Missee Ruth! Sho' ain' gwine tuh take dat ole goat tuh boa'd, is yo'?"
He, having fussed for some time with the tuning, would clear his throat, put one leg over the other, negligently throw himself against the back of the chair, and begin in a throaty little tenor, a trifle hoarse, but pleasant and true: "The trea-cha-rous sa-ound av akissing Resahounds through the quiet night air; Tuh all fla-ming hearts it is pleasing, And given tuh each lovin' pair.
While she worked she sang endless "speretuals," in a high, sweet voice that swooped bird-like up and down. "I wants tuh climb up Ja-cob's la-ad-dah, Ja-cob's la-ad-dah, Jacob's la-ad-dah, I wants tuh climb up Ja-cob's la-ad-dah, But I cain't Not un-tell I makes my peace wid de La-a-wd, En I praise Him de La-a-wd! I 'll praise Him tell I di-e, I 'll praise Him tell I die!
"It's none of my business, and you needn't tell me anything about what you've been through." "But I jest has tuh, 'case it's been a-burnin' in here ever so long, an' never anybody tuh tell," and Jim slapped his hand on his breast as he spoke.
Now, Jim, show us the way back to where we left our sacks." Jim was only too delighted to act once more as guide. The look of fear had quite left his face, and both Max and Bandy-legs saw that after all the poor little chap was rather a decent-looking boy. "Say, is he agoin' tuh git well, mistah?" he asked, turning when they were once more fairly on the way back to the trail leading to the camp.
They remained long enough to get full directions concerning the road that would bring them to the desolate little home of George. "I'd advise yuh tuh keep an eye out along the swamp, boys. They's a few bad coons somewhar in that thar place. The sheriff he 'lows tuh git 'em right soon, an' any day weuns hyah 'spect tuh see 'im drift in wid some prisoners.
When we would take de horse tuh de plum orchard we would stay dah all day to dark wid "Blackie". Dat wuz de horse's name. Mah job mostly wuz tuh watch de chillun an feed mah mistress chickens. "Ah kin recollect when dey took us an started tuh Texas an got as fur as El Dorado and found out dat us niggers wuz free.
Jim fell back a little, so that he might be closer to these two splendid friends, who were already assuming the rôle of heroes in his eyes. "'Tain't so bad, I reckons," he started in to say. "Yuh see, dad, he never done as they sez. Lots o' times he tells me as how sum other man he tries tuh rob that ole farmer. But they ketched him in our camp, an' totes him tuh the farmhouse.
I c'n see each one as clear as anything. Why, what difference does that make, Johnny?" asked Toby. "But ther ought tuh be three, I tells yuh," insisted the bound boy; "wun two-year old, another built larst season, and the last un just this Spring. Yessir, three on 'em in all."
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