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I could do nuffin but groan, 'Massar Jesus have pity on poor me; an' as I was a walkin' 'long de road, he cum sure, an' poured hisself all over me, an' cover over my han's an' my feet, an' made me all over new. I say is dis me? Glory, hallalujah! dis is me. I went on an' met sis Molly. 'What's de matter o' me? it's all full tide here, I says.
The chile had seen the stranger as soon as Mandy Ann; and as visitors were rare at the cabin, and she was fond of society, she left her sand pies, and her slice of bread and molasses, and started for the house, meeting Mandy Ann, who seized her, saying, "Come an' have on a clean frock and be wassed. Your face is all sticky, an' han's, too an' de gemman from de Norf, de Cunnel, is hyar."
I would have to take my writing materials with me into the street, under a lamp-post. I opened the door, and went up to get my papers. When I descended once more I locked the door from the outside, and planted myself under the light. All around was quiet; I heard the heavy clanking footstep of a constable down in Taergade, and far away in the direction of St. Han's Hill a dog barked.
Probably ten or fifteen minutes wouldn't make much difference in Han's case, while, as for finding the cruiser, he would shout after he had rowed a little further and doubtless someone aboard would hear him. So he went on into the mist, occasionally stopping to scratch a wrist or wiggle about on the seat in the endeavour to abate the prickling sensation in back or shoulders.
"Ernudder day one er de han's, name' 'Dolphus, hitch' de mule up, en dribe up here ter dis yer vimya'd, dat wuz w'en ole Mars Dugal' own' dis place. Mars Dugal' had kilt a yearlin', en de naber w'ite folks all sont ober fer ter git some fraish beef, en Mars Jim had sont 'Dolphus fer some too.
"I wuz ole den, Miss Doshy let lone w'at I is now; en you better b'leeve I bossed dem han's. I had dem niggers up en in de fiel' long 'fo' day, en de way dey did wuk wuz a caution. Ef dey didn't earn der vittles dat season den I ain't name Remus. But dey wuz tuk keer un. Dey had plenty er cloze en plenty er grub, en dey wuz de fattes' niggers in de settlement.
Marse Tom's got his match dis time, and I'se glad ob it. I jis' glories in her spunk." "How did she come there?" "Oh, Marse bought her ob de trader to keep house for him. But ef you seed dem putty white han's ob hern you'd never tink she kept her own house, let 'lone anybody else's." "Do you think you can get her away?" "I don't know; 'cause Marse Tom keeps her mighty close. My! but she's putty.
Neither offered any resistance to the removal of the gloves. 'Shake han's, lads, said Jake. To Macgregor's surprise, Willie's hand was out before his own. 'I'm a leear if ye like, said Willie, still panting, 'but I can stan' up to ye noo! 'So ye can, Macgregor admitted a little reluctantly perhaps, for he had long been used to being the winner.
"Why, the robber Allen, an' his followers. We do oor wark wi' guns in oor han's for fear of them same outlaws. Eh, mon! but they're a bold mob." Enoch made no reply, but advanced to the gun rack and stood up his rifle and dropped his pack. He knew now what had occurred at the settlement.
Phil's alive! An' all de han's on de plantation cum runnin' to de house, an' my mother caught me firs', 'Praise God, my chile's alive. De firs' I said, 'I's been wrong to doubt God, I never, never will doubt him any more. I never can, for I's had a glimpse of hell, and have been in dat beautiful world of light."
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