A Daughter of Maryland — page 65: what you’re looking at

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— aa ie 2am, 2 Se oe >. eee -” ‘ oe Pa = Seid — 50 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. ‘‘Dunno’ wharfo’ yo’ speak, Missus Orry. Neber dar, suah.”’ ‘‘Why, S’posen Jones! you must know well enough where I mean. Of course you know, so mount Gyp and lead the way.’ | ‘*S’cuse me, missus, I s’pects I do know whar yo’ mean; but I got berry bad pain. I—oh—oh—how dat do hu’t!’’ ‘‘What in the world has come over you?’’ cried Aurian, surprised if not alarmed at this sudden outburst. ‘‘ What is the matter ?’’ | The negro continued to groan with increasing vehe- mence, while he doubled himself up like a jackknife, as he dropped upon the lawn, moaning at last between his gasps and sobs: | ‘‘Lain’t fit to go, ’deed I ain’t, missus. I’se drefful sorry, but yo’ll hab to git Tom Patch to go, oh—oh—o—o—oh !’’ If somewht. alarmed at first, by this time Aurian believed that she understood the situation, so she said: ‘Very well, S’posen; I won’t say anything more about the old Granary now, but you and I will ride down to Breck’s Corner at least, as the day is too pleasant to remain indoors. ’’ In an instant S’posen’s cramped figure straightened and he was quickly on his feet with a broad grin on his dusky features as he ducked his woolly head, saying: ‘*Sartin, missus; we’s off like de win’.’’ Refraining to allude to the negro’s sudden recovery then, Aurian dashed down the driveway and away on the road to Sharpsburg at a canter which puzzled her attendant to equal. The recent rain had given a refreshing coolness to the atmosphere that was most delightful, while every slight irritation of the sandy highway was not likely to call upon the offender a stifling cloud of dust. comicboo