Beadle's Dime Novels No. 33: Maum Guinea and Her Plantation Children — page 144: what you’re looking at

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184 MAUM GUINEA. It was followed by the voices of men, and the barging of a dog. By the shouts and excited conversation, it was plain that the party thought themselves on the track of the fugitives. ; “Do you spose dey would bring dem turrible dogs ?” _ whispered Rose. . “Never!” responded Maum Guinea, emphatically ; “ neider of our masters would do dat.” “Ts got lead ’nuff here to kill a couple of bloodhounds,” muttered Hyperion, grasping his revolver, while a fierce fire burned in his eyes. | “Pm not fraid of one,” answered Maum Guinea, looking at her knife, “but massa wouldn’t do dat, Dey don’t keep ’em, and dey wouldn’t be. known to borrow ’em. Sides, dey don’t want to tear dis yere purty flesh—twouldn’t be worf five . 4’ousand dollars, after de dogs had worried it,’—and.she laid her hand on the girl’s shoulder. “If ’twas only my ole bones, *twouldn’t matter.” “Dat cursed Bruno will hunt me out, dough,” suddenly exclaimed the man, almost aloud; and surely enough, the next moment, whining and barking around their hiding-place, the dog came. They heard him scratching at the vines, and then he pounded through the frail barrier, and ran up to them with a rejoicing look. He was a fine, large animal, owned by Philip, and had always been an especial favorite with Hyperion, whose liking he had faithfully returned. Totally unconscious of the peril in which he was placing his friend, he leaped around him caressingly, with quick cries of excite- ment and pleasure. “ Lie down, sir! be still!” said the man, in a low, stern voice; but the dog was too much excited by his discovery to obey with his usual alacrity. conmnicloooks.comnn) j