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place of a missing suspender-button, with which effort of mechanical genius he seemed highly delighted. “Yes, it’s an ill wind blows nowhar,” he repeated. “Now, dar, Tom’s down- wal, course der’s room for some nigger to be up-and why not dis nigger?- dat’s de idee. Tom, a-ridin’ round de country-boots blacked-pass in his pocket-all grand as Cuffee-who but he? Now, why shouldn’t Sam?- dat’s what I want to know.” “Halloo, Sam-O Sam! Mas’r wants you to cotch Bill and Jerry,” said Andy, cutting short Sam’s soliloquy. “High! what’s afoot now, young un?” “Why, you don’t know, I s’pose, that ‘Lizy’s cut stick and clared out, with her young’un?” “You teach your granny!” said Sam, with infinite contempt; “knowed it a heap sight sooner than you did; this nigger an’t so green, now!” “Well, anyhow, Mas’r wants Bill and Jerry geared right up; and you and I’s to go with Mas’r Haley, to look arter her.” “Good, now! dat’s de time o’ day!” said Sam. “It’s Sam dat’s called for in dese yer times. He’s de nigger. See if I don’t cotch her, now; Mas’r’ll see what Sam can do!” “Ah! but, Sam,” said Andy, “you’d better think twice; for Missis don’t want her cotched, and she’ll be in yer wool.” |
