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He started to speak, and hesitated. Then the words came with a rush. "I could give yer a tune meself, but I suppose yer'd poke borak." "Give me a tune? I never knew you could sing," said Clara, in surprise. "Sing!" said Jonah, in scorn. "I can beat any singin' w'en I'm in good nick." "Whatever do you mean?" said Clara.
"Don't yer be frightened, Ma'am: don't try to run away, fer the door's locked an' the key in my pocket; don't yer cry out, fer yer'd have to scream a long while, with my hand on yer mouth, before yer was heard. Be still, an' I'll tell yer what I'm goin' to do." "Lord help us! he has taken the fever in some sudden, violent way, and is out of his head.
Las' one was dat spruce yaller schoolmarster from Oberlin. Says I, 'Vina, why don't yer git married? 'Pears like yer'd feel less onsettled an' lonesome ef yer had an ole man. Says she, 'I'se got one ole man: dat's 'nuff. Says I, 'But don't yer nebber t'ink yer'd like to git married, Vina? An' says she, 'Yes, Fader Abram, I do.
"It ain't that," said Jonah, "but I hate the thought of yer bein' at the beck an' call of people who ain't fit to clean yer boots. Ye're like a kid 'oldin' its finger in the fire an' yellin' with pain. There's no need fer yer to do it. I've offered ter make yer cashier in the shop at two pounds a week, if yer'd put yer pride in yer pocket."
I know'd yer'd be glad." Mrs. Blair was almost as excited as the children themselves, at the idea of the visitor, and she declared she would have to be up an hour earlier, in order to be ready for the lady. The next morning Willie very much wanted his brother to stay at home with him to see the lady, but Bob knew he must not do that. "It won't do to lose a day now, Willie," he said.
"Yer've bounced it over me long enough when yer'd got any one to help yer, or you was at home; but I've got yer now, and I'm going to pay yer, and teach yer, and let yer know what's what. Where's that there sixpence yer owe me?" "Will you let go?" cried Tom, more huskily than ever, but with his eyes blazing. "No," cried Pete, grinning, and giving his imaginary victim a tremendous shake.
"Yer'd better git outn dat water," he called, as soon as he saw the children. "Yer'll all be havin' de croup nex'. Git out, I tell yer! Efn yer don't, I gwine straight an' tell yer pa. It needed no second bidding, and the little girls scrambled up the bank, and drying their feet as best they could upon their skirts, they put on their shoes and stockings.
He finally compromised by agreeing to take the Irishman, but insisted that the lad should stay behind with his mustang. "A younker like you couldn't do us a bit of good," added Sut, by way of explanation, "and like as not yer'd get us into the worst kind of difficulty. Better stay whar you be, rest and be ready to mount your new animal as soon as we're back, and scoot away for New Boston."
Didn't yer hyear wat he said 'bout'n de snakes' an' de folks all sez ez how ole Daddy is er trick nigger, an' dat's wat makes him don't die." "Well, I wish I was a trick nigger, then," remarked Dumps, gravely. "Lordy, Miss Dumps, yer'd better not be er talkin' like dat," said Dilsey, her eyes open wide in horror. "Hit's pow'ful wicked ter be trick niggers."
I must humor him till some one comes"; in pursuance of which swift determination, I tried to say, quite composedly, "I will be still and hear you; but open the window. Why did you shut it?" "I'm sorry I can't do it, Ma'am; but yer'd jump out, or call, if I did, an' I'm not ready yet. I shut it to make yer sleep, an' heat would do it quicker'n anything else I could do."
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