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He flung off a buckskin coat that was all hung with fringes, and says, 'You lay thar tell the chawin-up's done; and flung his hat down, which was all over ribbons, and says, 'You lay thar tell his sufferin's is over. Then he jumped up in the air and cracked his heels together again and shouted out 'Whoo-oop!
He flung off a buckskin coat that was all hung with fringes, and says, 'You lay thar tell the chawin-up's done; and flung his hat down, which was all over ribbons, and says, 'You lay thar tell his sufferin's is over. Then he jumped up in the air and cracked his heels together again and shouted out 'Whoo-oop!
In the exuberance of his spirits he hit his hat with his stick, gave a loud war "Whoo-oop," jumped over a chair, and took the liberty of rumpling my hair all over my forehead, and bounced out of the room, giving me no chance of reminding him of his age and the respect which was due to his parent.
The action of rousing up the blacks asleep beneath this one had communicated itself from wagon to wagon on to the end. "Open sesame!" caused the cave of the Forty Thieves to open; the magic word "Trek!" had started the wagon-drivers and forelopers; and now I expected the next thing would be a rush of Boer cavalry to surround us, unless Joeboy and I could hide. "Yah! hor! whoo-oop!
They desired but a level path in life, and that they had, though the way was longer, and the outer world strode by them as they dreamed. I was aroused from my reflections by hearing some one ahead of me calling, "Heah! heah whoo-oop, heah!" Turning the curve in the road, I saw just before me a negro standing, with a hoe and a watering-pot in his hand.
"River! show you what, my boy?" "The barges we are to fill, sir." "Whoo-oop!" It was Ike made this peculiar noise. It answered in him for a laugh. Then he dived down into the great oblong basket and stopped there. "You don't know what a barge is," said Old Brownsmith kindly. "Oh yes, sir, I do!" I replied. "Not one of our barges, my lad," he said, laying his hand upon my shoulder.
Word came at length that the kidnappers were concealed beneath the floor of the cabin; and at the hint, a score of stalwart fellows began to pull up the planks, while their associates formed a wide circle around, prepared to prevent escape. Finally, the cry arose: "Here they air! This is them! Drag 'em out! Whoo-oop!"
'Whoo-oop! bow your neck and spread, for the kingdom of sorrow's a-coming! Hold me down to the earth, for I feel my powers a-working! whoo-oop! I'm a child of sin, don't let me get a start! Smoked glass, here, for all! Don't attempt to look at me with the naked eye, gentlemen!
All the time he was getting this off, he was shaking his head and looking fierce, and kind of swelling around in a little circle, tucking up his wrist-bands, and now and then straightening up and beating his breast with his fist, saying, 'Look at me, gentlemen! When he got through, he jumped up and cracked his heels together three times, and let off a roaring 'Whoo-oop!
I take nineteen alligators and a bar'l of whiskey for breakfast when I'm in robust health, and a bushel of rattlesnakes and a dead body when I'm ailing! I split the everlasting rocks with my glance, and I squench the thunder when I speak! Whoo-oop! Stand back and give me room according to my strength! Blood's my natural drink, and the wails of the dying is music to my ear!
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