Beadle's Dime Novels No. 85: The Fugitives — page 53: what you’re looking at

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PETR’S FRIGHT. 55 “T can hardly think the Indians would act in that man- ner,” “ They may—there he comes ” At that instant the elephantine-like tread of Pete was heard upon the porch, and he dashed into the house in wild terror. “Injins! Injins!” he shouted. “I seen seventy-five thou- Sand of ’em, all settin’ on de gate !” “ Be still, Peter, or I shall make thee!” The servant quieted at once under the admonitory plutied of Franklin, while the latter strode to the door and peered cautiously out.’ In every direction he looked but saw no sign of a living person. He waited several ‘minutes but heard no Sound. Satisfied now of the mistake of the negro, he came in with considerable righteous indignation. “ Peter, thou art telling grievous falsehood. I now ask the truth of thee.” At the moment of asking the truth he grasped the negro by his collar and turned his face toward his own. Peter stood in goodly fear of the young Quaker, who never said any thing that’ he did’not mean, and he made:no erent to prevaricate. “T see’d ’em—yes, I did, now.” - “How many !” “Didn’t count.” . “How many does thee think ?” “Onn !” “And where was he ?” “Tayin’ down ahind dé barnyard fence. 4 “Did he chase thee ?” “No; but he’s jus’ gettin’ ready to—fac-—when I cut grab bel for de house.” “Did he say any thing ?” “Kinder grbaneddidn’t wait to’ hear any ‘ing more, "cause, tinks I, it’s gettin’ migity dangerous yerabouts, so I cleared.” Cu oi + LEIS “ Did thee look back and see him?” | “Yas ;—sure that. Looked back and see’d him “iglitabin’ Ober ob de fence. T’ink he was afeard to foller me in de house,’ ‘cause he knowed Massa Franklin war’ about.” “This diplomatic piece of flattery did not satisfy the person against whem it was leveled, of the extreme danger that Pete comicbooks. conn