She had b'long' ter a gemman over on rockfish, w'at died, en whose 'state ha' ter be sol' fer ter pay his debts. |
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I be toler'ble glad ez D'rindy tuk this time ter leave home fur a few days, 'kase she hev been toler'ble ailin' an' droopy. |
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I only 'ad a little wound in me 'and, an' I used ter plug it wi' dubbin' an' boot-polish ter keep it raw. |
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Arter orl, wotever blokes ashore may say abart th' navy not bein' there ter pertect 'em, we carn't ruddy well be everywheres. |
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Yure a big scoundrel, but Oi don't loike ter think any felly's villain enough to do murther. |
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Ther crack is big ernuff ter put yer finger in, but Unc' fletch doesn't do no such fool trick ez that. |
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Now this is some puzzlin' ter Unc' fletch, an' he hez some more o' them funny feelin's erbout ghosts, an' them things. |
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Unc' fletch didn't dare leave ther tree alone, so he tied a note ter Ballyhoo an' sent him back ter ther village fer a carpenter. |
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I seed some of our sojer mens do, once, atter us lef old marster en go ter Montgomery wid our grandpappy. |
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Las' de creeturs tuck'n helt er confab, en dey 'gree dat dey hatter set some un fer ter watch en ketch Wattle Weasel. |
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An' whilst he waited he stood an' talked ter me about the roads in greenbrier an' the lay o' the land over thar. |
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Co'se de cunjuh man did n' hab ter wuk his roots but a little w'ile 'fo' he foun' out who tuk his shote, en den de trouble begun. |
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A bushel o' thet corn, sledded over ter ther nighest store fotches in mebby forty cents. |
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Man, ef we wuz walkin' along tergedder, en she wuz ter slip an' fall she'd sqush de life outen me! |
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When she gits engaged ter him she won't let him kiss her till she axes Marster Daniel iffen she can marry him. |
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I wants Mistis ter come back in one dese big Langshan hens, so you wont git so lonesome, dats whut I wants. |
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De ole lady tell Abe ter run Langshan out fo he wake up de ole man, but Lawd er mussy! |
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I low ef we-all wuster race hoss roun dis hyah garret, tain long fo yo mall be de dark hoss ter do de beatin. |
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Ef ye won't tell who teched it, I'll gin a good word fur ye ter them witches what war inquirin' round fur ye ter-day. |
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He lights a fire an' gets a torch ter examine ther tree, but can't find nothin' that would hev cotched him thataway. |
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It tykes more'n twiddley little bits er lights ter scare James Collins, I tells yer. |
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Ef the leetle mare hed been wall-eyed, or lame, or ennything, he wouldn't hev wanted ter be ranger an' taker-up too. |
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All 'e does is ter shout at us an' tell us orf when we comes back from work. |
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Shiminey Christmas, vos yer tink I vould listen ter some more ohf dem lies mitoud dot I trownd it oud alretty? |
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There 's a young feller 'round here, Betsy, as wants ter look out fer his wizen. |
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He stahted fer de woods fer ter see who it wuz callin' 'im, but befo' he got dere Ben stepped out an' retched fer im. |
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War it you-uns ez I hearn say thar war word kem ter the cross-roads 'bout some revenuers raidin' 'round somewhar in the woods? |
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Is de salvation train done stallded right in front o' claybank chu'ch, an' we can't raise wheels ter sen' it on? |
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An' eff he don't feel the sperit ter pray, he won't pray, an' I hev got ter surroun' the throne o' grace by myself. |
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Ef I ax fer er million er money, hit 'u'd be 'cause I'd natch'ly want ter quit work, an' dat's erg'in' his law. |
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Ef thet's true he didn't jest attack a furriner, but he affronted every Stacy an' busted ther truce ter boot! |
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An' since we ondertook ter make ther truce and ter hold it unbroke, hit's done stood unbroke! |
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I tells you I does, caze one day mister man went out ter hunt er dog an er goat fur his litle boy. |
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Yer knew the business was likely ter be warmish, fer Jacob had as good as said so. |
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De las' one he had pended on fer ter stan' by 'im had gone back on 'im, en dey did n' 'pear ter be nuffin mo' wuf libbin' fer. |
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De las' one he had 'pended on fer ter stan' by 'im had gone back on 'im, en dey didn' 'pear ter be nuffin mo' wuf libbin' fer. |
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War it you-uns ez I hearn say thar war word kem ter the crossroads 'bout some revenuers raid in' 'round some-whar in the woods? |
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You thet this day broke yore faith with yore blood ter line up with raiders an' revenuers! |
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Atter dey thru dentifyin us, Old Marster tuk us on bak home wid him, en we sho wus glad ter go. |
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An', my bredren, includin' uv de sistren, I ain't gwine ter spare yer feelin's dis day. |
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Marster Aaron Harshaw d'ed en we wuz willed ter his chilluns en dat we wuz not ter be whup'd er 'bused in anyway. |
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Fus I'se 'blige whup 'im school, 'n' nex' I cyan' git 'im 'way ter bless me! |
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I bought you, an' paid my money fer you, an' I ain't a gwine ter let you SASE me in dat way. |
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An' we wus punished putty bad iffen we complains, sasses or 'fuses ter wuck lak we should. |
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Nor, dorter, he too mean ter die, but dats whut he got offn de Crismus tree. |
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Do ye reckon ye'll have ter git outer santer Fe on th' jump? |
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I reckon that the parient has a heap ter du with makin' th' chile. |
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Dis heah chile ain't a gwine ter stay in no house wid a hant. |
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She sez dat she'll have ter have a talk wid me an' let him know. |
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I put him ter bed and made the poultice, then I put it ter his side. |
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Are yer goin' ter say the 'appy word as splices us from keel to topsail? |
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I gets me rag out an' tells 'im ter mind 'is own bleed'n' business. |
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Befo' sunup I had to git to de Big House ter dress dem chulluns. |
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Brooks and vestigate a obic religious group members of the ter a gay constable is ead by his partner. |
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I'm ergwine ter v strow dese lillies o' de walley on boff on em. |
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But I did mean ter run him outen the country, 'n' burn his cabin. |
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They only seeks ter beguile us with a passel of fair-seemin' lies. |
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I didn't aim fer ter hurt him, an' 'twarn't in nowise necessary. |
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Ye'r wouldn't hear me the las' time but yer got ter hear me now. |
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A cousin of mine's a wagon master and he ain't going ter give up easy. |
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It wa'n't no use much ter bail, for it friz as soon's it struck. |
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Howsoever, I don't aim ter make common cause with no revenuers. |
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But they finally allows he's Ken's meat an' 'grees ter keep han's off. |
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Ask Dorothy an' her gran'pap an' bas Rowlett ter come in hyar. |
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I jes' want ter ax the folkses ter tell me the way ter birk's Mill. |
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I guess 'ee's gwine ter be a bloomin' bondholder and cut his coupons! |
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Will ye be willin' ter tyke the service at the cimitery, sir? |
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All de work I am able ter do now is a little work in de garden. |
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You had better mettle as mit ter deyvel, as mit ter hunters, Tey live mit ter gun, and a rifle is better as ter law. |
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He's got ter be kept quiet an' so I dastn't tell him what I seeks ter do. |
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Mas'r never ought ter left it so that ye could be took for his debts. |
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