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Updated: May 9, 2025

"The law has nothing to do with that little basket." She started to go, but Uncle Manuel raised both hands heavenwards. "Wait, little Mistiss," he cried, the tears running down his furrowed face; "des wait, little Mistiss. 'Twou't hurt you, honey. De ole nigger wuz des gwine ter git down ter his pra'rs 'fo' you come in. Dey ain't no riper time dan dis."

Joel Chandler Harris - Mingo: And Other Sketches in Black and White