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I don’t suppose he is very much hurt.” i “Tt will take more than that to kill a nigger,” ee Jim. “Itis not worth while saying iy to him, i _ I suppose ?” Wakes No, but the next time he plays the spy upon us ova will give him a sickener.” By dint of having his limbs rubbed, Romeo soon 4 showed he was recovering his ordinary elasticity of ay Sg He had received no material injury, and he awe to the declaration that he had not the least idea _ how he came there, but supposed “the sperrits” had - taken him out of bed, and in pure rollicking malevo- - lence—he called it devilment fun—-had made a hole and stood him upright in the earth. hie Finally, on his declaring that he thought he could i rh “axle home without assistance, he was allowed to go, ii and he crept away, making much of his weakness vy) until he was out of sight and out of the chine. mi. Then he increased his pace and hurried back to the “house, expecting to be received with open arms and _ tears of joy by his father and grandfather. Be But on entering the kitchen he was favoured with eS: Bl ; Bi hin Ay | ih > | _ the first salute from Hamlet, who was washing up the ye breakfast-things. Before he could offer the least ex- ue planation, a big wet cloth was dashed into his face oe is. o and a bow! of dirty water followed. iy ch “You little warmint!” howled Hamlet, “ whar you f been | py ' . Romeo, who was really rather weak, sank into a = chair and burst out sobbing. — _ “Dis a nice deception,” he roared, “ to gib you boy _ dat hab been run out ob de house by de Sais and a buried alive! Mind you dis: it your turn nex’!” o _ “ You bellied alibe ?” exclaimed Hamlet. _ “Yes; you ax de skullmaster and de res’ ob den: + ifdey ok find me buried up to my chin. Dey been fy _ digging me out dis arf-hour.” "a “ Here, what all dis ?” cried Macbeth, as he entered ‘the kitchen, ‘I see, you come back. Whar in de ‘name ob all dat am inflernal hab you been disportin’ iy you augly carcase ?” ; Hon ot Vaan for him, and Macbeth listened with ¢ aL sini le fy a ACA un fad ata lity. Me uf Bin , Siti ay Me A ' _ - (AAD Hf das Od nk nN vat le ARN BRON ie Mt | 47 WO he nn ma vy Het ; ht ‘ ae ve En F Ae ‘ v' mh, {) \ HAN ane ~ 1 = = = ‘ ct} ig 4 th o£ hada - ‘away the breakfast-things. saint : nd iy ii ny rash) fe 4 sR i sa aN hi cst ig Hem fashite tea Wan Fa Viet em Mee oA ore nF a se ’ Roe A PIS ante ONS fant tat eh ay PORTO Ts ‘a “LETTER, iA te ee aaa TY eh Minagde eet : ; ’ q ‘ ae . ony ut ¥, 1s Sperrite \” he id darlne | nie a ep sO that bit touched his nose. | ae * All tent, ” said BOHIEO “de massa aed de res’ haps you tink I bay mveole alive ?” ““ What sort ob sperrits was dey ?” : ie “ Dere was tree ob dem. De smallest nine fect a i high.” ‘ “ Lorramassy, Romeo |! We | “tack, L’sure you,” said Romeo. “Twas a lpi in i de bed upstairs larse night in de soun’ sleep ob ae stoncious i innercence, when der was a hand big as | alg iryin’-pan laid on my shoul’er. I woke uP and see a sl 9 _yaller face wif red eyes bendin’ ober me.’ “A yaller face ©” chorused the listeners. 18), ies « Dat de colour,” said Romeo. “ De oders was lee : and green, and dey all had smoke coming from dere nostrums.” i “Golly wars!” exclaimed Hamlet. te “Me got a lot more to tell, but mus’ hab sumfin’ te eat fust,” said Romeo. “’Member dis, I had nuffin’ an ig dis mornin’.” A he i ast His two relatives knew not whether to believe | him or not, but they were kept on the safe side by their : fears. Some bread-and-butter and tea were provided i oy for him, and he disposed of it as if his throat were a te ame shoot dee to a gastronomical cellar. ian His. i i It took some time to satisfy his full requirements. h fe The other two negroes meanwhile ANSE ier “ “Now den, Romeo,” said Macbeth, “ you was woke ‘eh up. Did dey say nuffin’ r” y | “ At de fust dey was quiet and kep’ on lookin’ ab one : me and den at you two, as if makin’ up dere min’s a ‘bout de one to take away. Den one say in a whisper ie dat was a sort ob screech: ‘ We take dis one fust, and. @ He come for de oders to-morrer night.’ ' &$ Tere on’y one ting to stop us,’ say anoder, ‘ and dat am two cross-sticks put outside de door. If dat done,’ he say, in a sort ob howl, ‘no mortiful ghose by ‘ darse pass in.’” i be “You hear dat?” said Macbeth afd Hamlet wr together. mf Both were sensibly relieved. Romeo, having got his subject well in hand, contimued his veracious yy) narrative. “listen pertickler, in case I get the roppertality to come back to you wif it all. De nex’ ting done — was for one ob dem to parse him hand ober my nose, i “ and me was insensibly on de apot, so dat me ‘member Hs) i 7 no more till me wake up in de chine, buried up to at satis) ‘ ay neck in de dirt.” ; is i br “Tf you been tellin’ lies, I flay you!” said Macbeth. — at) “Ax cdo massa when he come back,” said Romeo, A ie 2? Ay aS $ i Bi | earnestly, “and if dey not find me ee put forks alk Hit ober my body like de len de igs 5 i} )' eh f ae at ti on A a uaa eae Fi) dee va MS ek aren : v v ‘ ae j f , ' ni : e +} na » 5 a} ~ , ol | f ; SN Nit ae Wh i] J ¥ od a3 <sih , vn ) , Vie : feu q * ii ¢ Hi, . ut 7 i uh 5 ay ’