Here, too, are old acquaintances from the bay of New York,the "Yankee," a lively tug,the "Harriet Lane," coquettish and plucky,the "Catiline," ready to reverse her name and put down conspiracy.

At last it turns out the girl is a daughter of Lord Overstone, and that the Yankee is the owner by right of Lord Overstone's property.

A Yankee of the Yankees was Mrs. Errol, and she saw no reason to disguise the fact.

"The Yankee was an inferior animal.

I heered my mother and father say de Yankees was fightin' to free slavery.

"But I don't think all Yankees are demons.

[HW: Reconstruction] "De Yankees come 'roun' afte' de War an' tol' us we's frea an' we shouted an' sang, an' had a big celebration fer a few days.

To-day the Yankees are almost a childless race.

These daring Yankees, who are in the habit of braving the wildest tempests on every sea, these sturdy English, who march into the mouths of devouring cannon without a throb, these gallant Frenchmen, who laugh as they scale the Malakoff in the midst of belching fires, are not the men to run like sheep before an imaginary terror.

I heered my mother and father say de Yankees was fightin' to free slavery.

All Yankees are liars.

"Out of all due respect to everybody, the Yankees is the ones I like.

Them Yankees wasn't playin'; they was fitin'.

He bore the highest testimony to the kindness of his master, who, he said, told him to remain,that the Yankees were the friends of his people, and would use them well.

Come along, boys, and keep your eyes peeled, for these Yankees are slippery eels, you know.

The Yankees said the Dutch were fools, and the Dutch said the Yankees were knaves.

"I know the Yankees are the Marthas of the nation.

Us all thought de Yankees was some kin' of debils an' we was skeered to death of 'em.

"Tink dem Yankees is gettin' de Debbil in de Gap," Bone said, consolingly.

You see de Yankees was a-tryin' to git de Gov'nor to run de Kloo-Kluxes out.

He'd slip up on the Yankees and shoot em, so the Yankees was always lookin' for him.

"I remember one time when the Yankees was comin' through.