"So yew been jealous of yer ole man?" Angeline, astonished and indignant, withdrew her hand sharply, demanding to know if he had lost his senses; but the blinded old gentleman slipped his arm around her and, bending, brushed his lips against her cheek.

"Dunno whar ole miss is, but I reckon she done gone to look after de tukkies.

"Hit wa'n't long atter dat befo' Mars Marrabo sol' a piece er his track er lan' ter Mars Dugal' McAdoo,my ole marster,en dat 's how de ole school'ouse happen to be on yo' place.

He ain't gwine to furgit how they did in de ole times when de ladies went visitin' in dere kerridges fur to stay free, four days.

Fus' she 'lowed it wuz a hummin'-bird; den she thought it sounded lack her little Mose croonin' on her breas' way back yander on de ole plantation.

I mean if I don't be a ole maid!"

Ole master Dale was a good ole baptist, had lots of good ole time relig'n.

" "Glory!" cried the black man, clapping his hands; "pile on!" "An' now," continued the parson, "bring this pore, backslidin' jackace of a parson and this pore ole fool nigger back to thar home in peace!"

" "I tol' my ole boss I 'd look out fer a man, an' ef you reckon you kin fill de 'quirements er de situation, I 'll take yo' roun' dere ter-morrer mornin'.

"Your ole woman's got seben chillun, shore 'nuf, an' I s'pec' dey's all debbils.

An' one time a little girl 'ud allus laugh an' grin, An' make fun of ever' one, an' all her blood-an'-kin; An' wunst, when they was "company," an' ole folks wuz there, She mocked 'em an' shocked 'em, an' said she didn't care!

De nex' day his little eyes 'mence' ter lose dey shine, en he would n' eat nuffin, en he 'mence' ter look so peaked dat Aun' Nancy tuk 'n kyared 'im up ter de big house, en showed 'im ter her ole missis, en her ole missis gun her some med'cine fer 'im, en 'lowed ef he did n' git no better she sh'd fetch 'im up ter de big house ag'in, en dey 'd hab a doctor, en nuss little Mose up dere.

"No joke skippin' th' ole lady," he chuckled in an undertone.

ole feller, Ile stand up (hic!)

En Mars Dugal' had be'n ter de oction, en w'en he seed dis gal a-cryin' en gwine on 'bout bein' sol' erway fum her ole mammy, Aun' Mahaly, Mars Dugal' bid 'em bofe in, en fotch 'em ober ter our plantation.

He wuz a peart ole nigger, do', en could do a big day's wuk.

Ernie"this to the driver, along the side of the bus"you oughter have slowed down when thet copper waved his little flag: he wasn't pleased with yer, ole son!"

"Dis hyer is a histoyacal ole place; an' I rathah fin' a box of dey ole papahs than three hunderd dollahs.

She'd b'lieve you; an' she couldn't rar an' charge inter a ole pusson like you, nohow.

"That was a mighty good feed you give us an hour or two back," he continued heartily, as though to set the man's thoughts on another scent, "and it ain't Christian to let you stand out there freezin' yer ole soul to hell while we're gettin' all good an' toasted!" Punk moved in and warmed his feet, smiling darkly at the other's volubility which he only half understood, but saying nothing.

Yo' not go'n' a' stravagate all that theh gole money on sech crazy doin's an' mek us be indigent in ouah ole aige.

Mind ole dad, Mars' John, as took off in der swamp?

By Another Hand ILLUSTRATIONS "A chestin' out his chest lahk a ole ma'ash frawg" "

Dar's no groun' ploughed yit for wheat, an' dem two han's been 'gaged to come do it, an' dey put it off, an' put it off till ole miss got as mad as hot coals, an' now at las' dey've come, an' she's not h'yar, an' nuffin' can be done.

"It'd be an awful risk to trus' dem nice clo'es in de ole boat, suah.