" At this, Lawrence burst out laughing, but Annie checked him and went on; "And she told Letty in church, when she saw us two come in, that she believed she could die happy now, since she had seen Miss Annie married to such a peart gentleman, and that it looked as if old miss had got over her grudge against him.

'But wot makes Mr. Renshaw go, father,' sez she; 'wot makes everybody run away from the ship?' sez she, rather peart-like and sassy for her.

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

" "Right peart notion," said he.

They was walked in a peart pace and the guards and traders rode.

Do you think he will?" "Well, now, missy that's a right peart question.

A gal that's a peart weaver's mighty apt to find a man.

"De nex' day he did n' 'pear ter be as peart ez yushal, en w'en night come he fretted en went on wuss 'n he did de night befo'.