The Wrong Man — page 19: what you’re looking at

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SYMPTOMS OF A WEDDING. ai _ —— ‘ . “ell ole friend?” repeated the negro, rolling up his b.g, : eyes with a most comical expression. este es, of course,” replied the hunter, blushing. “ Tm you friend, and always have been.” g “Didn't lick me for nuffin’ much. I wanted to shoot a ~ ~aaad and put de mark up on de brindle cow, and missed de ar ” “Did you miss the cow ?” nt “No, dat’s where de trouble was. I hit de cow in de eye and ‘killed her. Dat’s what massa kicked me fur.” 3 “He ought to have been ashamed of himself. How is Miss 9? -__ * She’s well, ’cordin’ to last accounts. ‘Pears to ’prove, under _. de fosterin’ care ob Mr. Dudley.” The hunter's eyes sparkled. The negro had chanced upen the very theme toward which he himsel had attempted so awk- wardly to lead him. , ~ “So Squire Dudley calls occasionally, does he ?” “What mean by occasionally, eh?” asked Cato, with a Cu- rious expression. “ Well, say once every day or two.” “Mr. Dudley doesn’t ‘call occasionally den.” . “Not so often then?” - “Yah! yah! he call double occasionally.” The old’ scow] flitted over the hunter's face as he asked : “And how does Miss Lucy take it?” : * Oh de Lord golly hebbins! Git outnow! She lubs him to def Dream "bout him all night, talk "bout him all day.” “She thinks a t deal of him then, I suppose? Of course _ she does if she ms and talks about him constantly, Any Lay ae of their getting married very soon ”” “Cato doesn’t know. He tried hard to make Miss Lucy tell him all her secrets and ax advice of him, but she "pears coy, modest-like, as dough she has compunkens ob conscience about _“ What do you think about it? You certainly have some chance to know.” “f inks den dey be married mighty soon. "Cause why: Miss paey is sewin’ up good cage A ite slothes, and when she sees a little baby, she ‘pears to take a mi hty sight ob interest init. Dat what L calls circumstantial evidence dat am conclu- sive. Tallus noticed dat when folks are gittin’ ready to git jined - in mattermony, each one takes a great interest in all de babies Pe dat comes around.” 2 = _ “ When do you imagine they intend getting married ?” “Tinks soon—yas, sir, berry soon.” ae Se tion ah! In two da be a a SW yah! wo maybe to-morrer ~ ~wust likely to-~nrrer—purty sure dey will” : hog Soe ¥: % “ = ~ *=