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Ruth halted her pony, and was debating whether to call out or to ride boldly up, when a dog came out of the door of the cabin, growling, its hair bristling belligerently. The dog was big, black, and undoubtedly savage, for the pony instantly wheeled, and when the dog came closer, lashed out with both hind hoofs at it. "Nig, you ol' duffer, git in hyeh where you b'long!
The family returned from their sorrowful journey, leaving the dead behind. Nig looked for a change in her tyrant; what could subdue her, if the loss of her idol could not? Never was Mrs. B. known to shed tears so pro- fusely, as when she reiterated to one and another the sad particulars of her darling's sickness and death.
If it's a question between a man's life and a dog's life, only a sentimental fool would hesitate." "I'm not talking about that; we can get fish now. What I'm pointin' out is that Nig didn't fly at you for nothin'." "He's got a devil of a temper, that dog." "It's just like Nicholas of Pymeut said." The Boy sat up, eager in his advocacy and earnest as a judge.
Hi! didn't she fly roun', and forgot all 'bout Luce, a tryin' to hit dis nig and dis nig scooted and runned, and when missus' hand come down wid de big key, thar warn't no nigger's head at all thar and missus was gwine to lay it on so drefful hard, dat she falled ober hersef right down into de kitchen, and by de time she picked hersef up, bof de nigs war done gone. Ho, ho, ho!
Before she could rise, another foiled the attempt, and then followed kick after kick in quick succession and power, till she reached the door. Mr. Bellmont and Aunt Abby, hearing the noise, rushed in, just in time to see the last of the performance. Nig jumped up, and rushed from the house, out of sight. Aunt Abby returned to her apartment, fol- lowed by John, who was muttering to himself.
That same evening, as they sat in the tent in an interval of relief from the Colonel's muttering monotone, they heard Nig making some sort of unusual manifestation outside; heard the grunting of those pioneer pigs; heard sounds of a whispered "Sh! Kaviak. Shut up, Nig!"
But she seemed to have great aversion to the notice Nig would attract should she become pious. How could she meet this case? She re- solved to make her complaint to John. Strange, when she was always foiled in this direction, she should resort to him. It was time something was done; she had begun to read the Bible openly. The night of this discovery, as they were retiring, Mrs.
Mine's turned into a screw-driver, and I want to help this nig Malay gentleman to cut sticks." "Here you are, Pete," said Archie, after a hard struggle to get his hand into the pocket of his overall, and a harder struggle still to get it back with the knife. "Thankye gugg sir! Blest if I don't believe I'm going to have a cold!" And the cutting and rustling of thick, leafy branches went on.
Ruth rode to the cabin one morning, to find her sitting on the edge of the porch, hugging Nig tightly and whispering to him. Her eyes were moist when Ruth rode up to the porch and looked down at her, but they filled with delight when they rested upon her visitor. She did not get up, though, and still held Nig, despite the dog's attempts to release himself. "Have you been crying, Hagar?"
And even after Aunt Nancy would get them into line and their hands crossed behind their backs, she would have to watch very closely, or some wicked little "nig" would slip into the place of the one just above him, and make a horrible face, and spit, and wipe his mouth as if he had just taken his dose; and thereby the one whose place he had taken would have to swallow a double portion, while he escaped entirely; or else a scuffle would ensue, and a very animated discussion between the parties as to who had taken the last dose; and unless it could be decided satisfactorily, Aunt Nancy would administer a dose to each one; for, in her opinion, "too much furmifuge wuz better'n none."
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