Beadle's Dime Novels No. 33: Maum Guinea and Her Plantation Children — page 30: what you’re looking at

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24 MAUM GUINEA. rolling his eyes mysteriously, and chuckling at July, who rolled her eyes also, and smiled like a sunflower, “yer may sweeten a hoe-cake for wa, and we'll be eberlastingly obleezed Pe “Ho! ho! dat 50 5 Joly? “es mp ghidleriee ‘ehenisg I ’spec’s” welll need de preacher. a aiafiiase to yer, Mister Hyperion, and hopes you and ‘Rose won't refuse us der perliteness of yer countenance, to stand up with us,’"—and he flourished a bow, to which the valet replied with one still more impressive. “Tank you, Mister Jim, I don’ know as I’s any engage- ments as will pervent my doing yer the honor of bein’ yer ii sh Ry te coachman of a fust family oughter.” “Oh, I’s got @ wiite dress,” spoke up July. “And I calkerlates to spend t’ree dollars in refreshments, and I ’spec’s missus will give us a bottle of wine, like as not— SA RR Sek iia eit tie AGE MASS partner, ef she liked.” . :§ Youll come, Reve Peaks thet eldeiiipetinte. _ “W’y, yis, I s’pose so.” — It was hard for Rose to stand up at somebody else's wed. Si, Souls OL. le Goins but she choked down the lump in her throat,'and Began to question July about her dress and “ fixins,” as the visitors gathered up the now empty buckets and basket, and left the-“ niggers” to finish the ball, Maum Guinea promised Jim she'd bake them a splend! i cake, with frosting on it; for the family was going to take dinner out on the morrow, and he should have less than usual to do. “so When they came to the Cook's cabin, a cheerful light shone EComichooksrcom