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Show 22 ROEBUClC. " Certainly, Joe, I 'vould like to hear your opinion." "Den, l\Iaster Fred, my 'pinion is dat eli~ 'e~·e ·way of plan tin' corn, 'vhn.t the overseer is gwine to rnakc us plant corn, is a new 'vay, and it ain't tho 'vay the Fairfaxes ahvays planted corn, and n1y 'pinion is, sir, 've 'von't git no crap." " Then, Joe," replied his master, laughing, " yon · think 've ought to plant corn still just as the Fairfaxes did when you 'vere a chap ~" "vVell, my 'pinion is, 1\Iaster Fred, dat a family as old as ourn oughtn't to take up 'vith these ne'v 'vays of the upstarts-no offence to the overseer, sir." ."The Fair£1xes," said the colonel, laughing again, "'vere always a very good family, Joe, since you and I kne'v thmn, and in the 'vays of ho11or and dnty 've cannot do better than follo'v their exan1ples. But as to planting, perhaps 've may learn so1nething by experience 'vhich they did not know. The fn.ct is, this new 'vay is one of 1ny O'\vn, Joe." "Oh, dat's another thing, l\Iastcr ]'red. Yon's one of the same old Fairfaxes yonrse'f, and yon has a right to think for yoursc'f and for yonr folks too. l's got no 'pinion on dat subjec' cf it's your subjec', sir." The colonel was about to ride a·way, 'vhen Joe signified by a respectful gesture that he had something n1ore to say. "vVhat else, Joe?" he a keLl. "One of rny gang-it's roundhead Bill-says he's got t'vo children over his r)atch l\Inster Fred and he ' ' 'vants, ef you please, to git his patch mac1e up to his farnily." " Is that so, Bill~" ROEllUCR:. 23 " y ~s, ]}laster, I done got two , . . . . . you g1 ve dat l)Utch ai1Cl I, sponsibihtleS Since "Very ·well B "ll ' ~ JllOSt '~~ l)ect"1 ' 11 another." fi ' 1 ; your patch shall b lt your responsibilitie " . e enlarged to "T s. hank you .1\Iast . " ·a "B "ll . .' , . ei' sal roundhead Bill 1 Is a illl<">'hty good b l\f . IIeadinan Joe. ~'he's hoy, aster Freel," added l . ' ·wort t\\rel ve 1 l c L' blessed day. d·lt i., f' · lunc red dollars sel l n sar,·ant 'vh' ile' h :::.-, 1e :ll yon 'va.. s ,a b0'e \ n tl enlan wonld \vrh e Je l:tves hese'f ., en he had n1oved aw·1 , . young lady ridino- t .. . y, tne colonel sa'v a tov.-·ards him on "v 'T~] .ta ]canter across the fields b . . "" r u e lor~e f 1 . . . caut1Inl i.orn1 . Sh , . 0 ugh sp1nt and 1 . e ''as follo,ved b W 10, lll turn, \VaS folio r d b . Y a gentlcnl::tll s ai·c 1 t 11 e colonel to hin"l see lf 'Y a. serv·,m t : "Th ere,., her Uncle J)ick ,,r.t} .. 1 ' conies Julia, \VOrryinO' II 1 l a g :1 lop over I l o e g:1zecl at her r'J , . . P owec ground." c· J Iecrt.u l f.a ce b~'a nle' l' H 1. tl£ l,flectto. nat e .· 1 ptH c, and his •a fte r, b- rothcr Dick ~ "\V l 1 a . nlllc " 'VI t 1 . · 1a are you near. . lC exclauned, as they clre,v "After Colonel J u 11· :1, of course Sl a cavalry raid 011 the .11 . · 1e ·would n1ake t f . 1 v1 UO'e tlus 111 . · ·o o lo·w· Iny colonel." v ounng, and I ha<.l It ''ras one of his \Vhitn~· to destined heir of an est· .... te ., l . chall her colonel, as the a nv ol. oncl Frederick f ·~ . . \V .l lC "~'.h o n ll l <. a ways have tl Ol Its propnet lC cnston1ary l:nv of <.le~ . . o~·, ::tccorlling to i:udt of a Uolonel F. L.. c~l1t lll the i:.unily. Iu llc- "VllOrn he adulirecl a {clc erwk, he dubbed the niece .. l>·ll>'l " ~I . ,l n<. oved, "Colonel Juli" , • • ' ,, 1 e ~ ro 1 ( " • c ~. >.JU , yo·u· L (Y' b COillc to take you h l 1-=> • rother n.n<.1 I haye Oine. \V C thu }~ work eno~to·h 'V1lt.le . 1" you have done • .::::> we were ·1t 1 says he Ill lends to })t·e ·} ' p ay. Undo Diek f. ac 1 up a llC\ b 1" . or the eJuaucilJ'ltio f' v a o Ition society • 11 o 1nas tors." |