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Show ., .. o 'J') JllaY :1y-spol,rs 1nad" out of clog. -circle of fifteen nf t hcu1 p:ll' keel t ng 'Liter ar uud 1ne, with t h ir ncek ancl no:-; · ~t rt"t cl ted up towards 1ne, a barking ancl ho\\ ling; and 1nor' a eon1ing · ynu <·onl<l .. :cl' t hcn1 ·ni1i11g o\·er f ncr and around corn<'r~ frOln ('\'l'l')'\Y}l ('J'l', ' . .A Hio·o·cr \rOinan coin tearing onL of the kiehrn \\ ith :1 rolling-pill in h r hand, tiinging out, "Begone! yon 'l'ig<'; you ~pol! begone, ·ah; · and she fetched first on~ and t.hen a11othcr oft hen1 a clip and sent hi1n howling, ancl then t h e r t follo\H'll; mul t.he lll'xt , eeond, half of t.h 111 con1' back, ·waggi11g their tail;-; aron1Hlin aiHlinaking frie1Hl· with 111 . There aiu't 110 hclnn iu a hound, nohow. Antl bebind t h wou1an coJne. a lit Uc nigg r girl and I \r() lit 1le nigg r boys, \rit hout anything on but to\r-lin en ~l1irb, ttnd they hung ou to their 1noth 'r's gown, and peeped ouL fnnn heltin<l her at Inc, ba~hfn], th ~way they alway· do. And b <'n' <:o111e · the \rhitc \nnnan running fnnn the hou , abont fori yfi, ·c or fifty year old, barch ade<l, and h )r spinning- tick in J1er lmnd; and behind l1er cmne · her littl ,,·hitP children, acting tl1<' , ;.nne wny i he lit tl" nigg )r · wa · <loin g . f-3h \ra .· 1nili11g nll o\·er. o .:he conhl hardly. tand-ancl ·ay~ : '" Irs yo1c, at la. t !--ain't it ? ., I out with a ") .. s '1n,'· befon) I thought. ~he (rrabbe<l 111 an<l hu<rgc<l 111 tight; and then grjppvd 111c by both hand. a1Hl ~hook an<l :-;hook; and th i ar~ conw in her yc , an<l run down over; an <.I ,'h eouldn 't seen1 to hug an<l :hake nough, and kept aying, " )~ ou don't look as Jnn ·h lik) your 1nother a· I reckoned you would, but law ·akes, 1 don't care for that, I'1n &o glad to c you! Dear, d ear, ii do s see1n like I ould cat you up ! Chihlern, it's your ( \n1:-~in 'rmn !--tell him howdy.'' But tbry ducked tlH"ir hcacls, and puL th ir finger.· in th<'ir 1nout.h. , and hi<l behi1Hl her. No :he run on : . ) . ) l oJ•) "Liz , hurry up an<l get hitn a hoL bn':l kfn~t, rigl 1t :n,·ny -or cli<l yon g t your br akfa.t on the boClt ? ·· I sai<l I luul got iL on th<' boat. ~o i hen ~he .t:nt <1 ftll' the house, 1 ading 1nc hy the han<l aiHl th<' childn'n t :1g<riug nfter. 'Yhen \re got i11 r ·, . l1<' .ct In <lown inn . plit -l>olU~wd cl1air, (\Tid, et h<'r~ t'lf down on a liLLie low ~ too l ~n front of Ill<'. holding both of 1ny ltnn<l:.:;, a11d . Hy:: - l I -- ) , .._' -: -· -· ..... - ·~.. ... - i ' , . / ' ,.;• '" ..__ .., .. _ ..,-"" " ,I ,' liE lll'<~C:EJ) liDl TICIIT. ":X ow I can have a .r;oocl look at yon; and ]a\rs-a-Inc, I'Y h<'en 11 nngry for it a Jnan c.u1<l a 1nany a tiin ', a.ll th c long years, nn<l it eo1nc at la t! ''r been xpecting you a couple of dnys and 1nore. \\"hnC, k('p' you?--boat get nground? · ., |