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"Front ob de house our ossifers an' sogers made a big stan', fer de missus an' de young ladies stood right dar on de verandy, wabin' dere hankerchiefs an' cryin' to dem to dribe de Yankee back.
Den he say, 'Hab you got any boa'ders yere? an' I say, 'I got one, an' den he 'tempted ter pass me an' I say, 'Wait a minute 'til I see ef he's outen de bed. Now, what's I gwineter do? He doan' mean no good to Marse Harry an' he'll dribe him 'way ag'in, an' he jes' come back an' you gittin' well a-lovin' of him an' " An uncertain step was heard in the hall.
Den I heerd loud talkin', an' soon he come runnin' out all kin ob gone like, and he gasp, 'Home. We lif him in de kerrige, an Sam dribe as if de debil was arter 'im. Den we gits de doctor sudden." Having dressed, George opened his desk and wrote: "CAPTAIN BODINE, "Sir It may relieve you of some natural anxiety to learn that I escaped, and that I am well and at home.
Peter the Silent grunted an affirmative, stooping as he did so and seizing my legs, while Caesar raised me by the shoulders in his powerful arms, remarking, as he did so "Massa Courtenay, jus' listen to me, if you please, sah. We am goin' to take you for a nice, pleasant lilly dribe in a cart, and I am goin' to sit on you, so dat you may not fall out.
Why don't you git married, and git a kerridge, an' I'll dribe an' Carline'll cook an' tak' care de chillun." "I'm never going to marry, Uncle Jimpson," Miss Lady declared, with the passionate assurance of youth. "And I am never going to leave Thornwood. If you see Miss Ferney going down the road, ask her to stop by a minute. Come on, Mike, we are late now."
A negro, who was dressed up like a white man, was holding de horse. He showed me to climb up behind, de oders climb up in front, and we dribe away." "Well, sar, work bery much de same on plantation in Virginia and Cuba, but de slabe much merrier in 'Merica, when de master am good. My new massa bery good man. Slabes all treat bery kind, work not too hard. At night dance and sing bery much.
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