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Show 2G UOEDUCK. "No, J\1astcr Dicl<, bnt derc iC'i n. dirty n1ggcr on dis plantation \Y:-tt'~ got c1e jtch. I reckon, cf de stna1l-pox is llc killingc::;t 'stcn1per of c1etn two, \V'at ,~lill keep ofi de sm:11l-pox: 'vill keep ofr' de itch." "Yon dra\V conclusions, D::tve, \Vith the force of a a n1nle. You ought to be a doctor." "S:une as yon, J\In tor Did.;. ~" ~aid D:1.vc \vith nn in1pndcnt leer jn his eye., she1tcrec1 by the projcctinggrayity of his lips. The doctor rode at hin1 w~th n. threatening gesture n.n<.l_ ])ave r:~pi<11y rC(;Ctlctl frotn the. ccnc. "Yes, J uli::t," said the doctor, "there's yonr own mail, Grace, you 1nakc n. fool of her too \vith yotw indulgence and your presents ~nd finery anc1 a1l that." "But, Uncle J)ick, she l ove~ 1nc RO trn1y n11d then we \vere play-1nate. in chihlhoo(l, yon know. ~"1ho 3s r eally a ~·ooc1 girl and altogether devoted to 1ne." "Fuiigc ! Bhe will rnn n. wny the fin;t ti tne she hn.g a chance-for thn.t I'll \vager n1y horse again:t yont· switch." "Never, Uncle Dick." "You ·will fin<l there is a grent c1o:-tl of hun1an nature in thcPe negroes \vhen they arc free to show l' t. , "\Vhat c1o you th1nk of th:t,t, CnJch ?'' srtid Julin., turn1ng town.rd~ tho ::;crvant \vho followe<l D ovtor Fn.irfax, and \vho now :sn,t in ~tatc1y t~tshion on hii; horse ncar thmn. lie \\rrts dres~ed. quite foppishly, though hi · l~:tt')icr ·was ruther slovenly. Caleb pronourJe'' d his opinion. "1\Ii::;s Julin., 'vh ' 11 extrernes Jneet, the el>ullition of htnnan nature explodes in a ea.tlt,~1::tsnl of the ole~ mcnts." "There, now·," cxclnilnccl the doctor, "Caleb gives opinions th.at cannot be rcfn.tcd, because they cannot R 0 E B U C 1~ "- . 27 be understood. Tl . . :J b . , 1el e I:~ nrtttc . . 1 • n on t, It ·we h ~v1 tJ . , I In 1rs ·word~ C 1 ' 1c w1t to fin<l jt T ' · , no o onel Jnlia, ' vho hrts s . 1 . ncrc i .... a fellow than forty ye~n; nn<::~'. ')lll\·er nH... . , Ulan and b oy U1 0r~ t . l , , ' ( .L In a th ·tt t' J ercc an jntcll jo·iblo . une 1C ha~ not nt-duty. Ileis tlrc.,b tsentencc or ftilcd of a Sl. ·ln· ' cs "'erv·t t I L tO (} t1cb a . . n over s·tw" .::> : ' < cccptin o- the prai , . replied to the doc~o . e as en ·tornary and due " l\1 I. ' 1 aster, if yon 'vou1d ii T • hcrit:1nco of Iny ~· 'fi 1.' estJgnte tho co11atcr·tl Ill '. . . Jgm !Catton r ( - v ntne IS tho b etter J lf f . ) ou 'vould see that "'Vh r • l:l 0 Wlt:i (l Onl." } ''vhcrc <.ltd y on fil J 1 not know thn. t I ever c l t lat apothco-m? I 1' l entcrlain d b . <. l l s.ol her, thon rdt gentlemen ;1 e. a .;Clltent.ion. ph ilo-t~ mcs wh_o supply you with osc:lt ~t my_ table so:nc- N ow, J uh::t, there I . ..:! .., 1 , q t11pcdahan phrn ' ' '-:'! 1 u <-~~ on o- \YO ·1 tl , •J· t lO n (' xL ti lllC he di~conr . ~~ - H lat he ·w.ill lug in ' Pardon :1\I·ls~et· I cs to the ·ervants.." the n i o·n·ors' T• •l v . '. ne"~. er t a 11( t Il e hi o-h En o·li h t 1 oo . . reu cr:uuunls . , .::> • o o t le bunushcc.l li-rory of the I~ .so trans11gured by cannot prciin·nrc the s t ' bntrnng sun that they "C .:::> en Inl ent. " OlllC n.\V'tJ J J' . i ' ._ ' ' • ll Ht; \Ve shall 1 us roJn a delno·c of ·1, . o.:. .. nee< an ark to save "-ry· ::-> \VOl ~ If " re l'C . h t Ill )'Ull o·o ,v·~J ll1U.IU ere." "N .-... I v l ns, pnpn 't" ot yeL; l "rj]l follow ·on . "l{cnlcuiLcr brotl l~ ) In a short time" . . ' lOr • rell r N . J11:1tHty In rehtiol t . o Jnore talk of h l . l o yonr bett Crt; 'l'J u- ~n y a Jnan and a brother . lC negro it:l n ot t .Je hmnan f;unily I ' but Lhe elder brother of 1· ot1 e oil'1~. "nature •l of) . am1 snrc' " h c nlntLcre·l as he l ·~1 nee on th :l IH:u ~ the white lllan, nn<.l n bhc.:I~ e n egro, belurc she her hr.-;t expcrirnunt-· , . . \. L?teh t:iho Inu.Je of "Co A .L 111 '1 e nl ucl-pt,. " file, l':lb ,, said J r . . he galloped a";ay, Do~~~:' ~~l~dun.g her horse, and heels. Ick followiuo- "t 1 · 0 ... us |