Beadle's Dime Novels No. 38: The Wrong Man — page 19: what you’re looking at

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. THE HUNTER AND THE SLAVE. 21 himself into the good graces of this negro, whom, at any other time, he would have spurned with his foot. It was very evi- dent this was the prelude to some plot that he had decided upon. “ What do you do, Cato, when they happen to come upon your estates ?” “ Orders dem off, under extreme penalty ob de riggor ob de law. ” “ Suppose they refuse.” -“ T swells up wid righteous indignation and makes a speech.” “ Make a speech ! What can you make a speech about ?” “Tells °em "bout de glorious country dat dey am disgracin’ by dere opprobious course of conduct in de face ob de oppo- sition, and de worldly endearment dat am from time inculcated in all de animadversions, moreover, also, and so forfe. Yah! yah! What t’ink ob dat speech ?” Whether Overton thought it humorous or not, he nngpe very heartily, and seemed mightily pleased. “T call it decidedly rich, Cato, decidedly rich, I say. I s’pose such a speech is pretty sure to convince them.” “ Not exactly. Doesn’t always care for Cato’s eloquence.” “ What do you do then.” “Tells em I'll be under de painful necessity of inflictin’ 3ummary corporal chastisement upon dere personal selfs.” “ And suppose they still refuse ?”’ 2 Tabu: Etellh ani At either: dey.et rayéelf taust let ‘de premises.” “ And if they remain?” _ “Den I lebes, ob course. Yah! yah!” Overton seated himself upon the ground, threw back his head and laughed most heartily, as though he never before | had heard of such strategy. “You appear very funny, Cato, this morning. Something must have happened to put you in good-nature.” “ Cato is allus good-natured. Massa Overton seem mighty pleased about somefin’ too.” “Yes, pleased most d——,’ muttered the hunter, who seemed to despise himself for the mirth he had counterfeited. “ Nebber notice Cato oder times,” continued the negro, whe # a —.7 =. 7 oe “comichooks.< com eer ~~ =