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sudden quickening of speed was a special inconvenience to all parties concerned, and thus keeping Haley in a state of constant commotion. After riding about an hour in this way, the whole party made a precipitate and tumultous descent into a barn-yard belonging to a large farming establishment. Not a soul was in sight, all the hands being employed in the fields; but, as the barn stood conspicuously and plainly square across the road, it was evident that their journey in that direction had reached a decided finale. “Wan’t dat ar what I telled Mas’r?” said Sam, with an air of injured inno- cence. “How does strange gentlemen spect to know more about a country dan de natives born and raised?” “You rascal!” said Haley, “you knew all about this.” “Didn’t I tell yer I know’d, and yer wouldn’t believe me? I telled Mas’r ‘twas all shet up, and fenced up, and I didn’t spect we could get through,- Andy heard me.” It was all too true to be disputed, and the unlucky man had to pocket his wrath with the best grace he was able, and all three faced to the right-about, and took up their line of march for the highway. In consequence of all the various delays, it was about three-quarters of an hour after Eliza had laid her child to sleep in the village tavern that the party came riding into the same place. Eliza was standing by the window, looking out in an- other direction, when Sam’s quick eye caught a glimpse of her. Haley and Andy |
