"I doan knaw ef I knaw, sir.

"I doan know, misse; but I believe old black Sam could.

But I doan lack ter sen' her 'way fum her baby.

"Sandy say he doan keer; he's will-in' fer ter do anythin'

Now, w'at is yo' name, en whar did you come fum?' "'I dunno my name,' sez de nigger, 'en I doan 'member

he wuz des bleedzd ter hab dat hoss, en so he sez, sezee: "'Well, I doan lack ter, but I reckon I'll haf ter.

"I ain't denyin', elder, but what I 've be'n kinder lonesome myse'f fer quite a w'ile, an' I doan doubt dat w'at de Good Book say 'plies ter women as well as ter men.

'No,' sezee, 'I's much erbleedzd, but I doan raise niggers; I raises hosses, en I doan wanter be both'rin' wid no nigger babies.

I doan min' w'at dem kinder folks does," he added, looking contemptuously after the retreating figure of the poor-white woman, "but w'eneber I sees black folks eat'n' clay of'n dat partic'lar clay-bank, it alluz sets me ter studyin' 'bout po' lonesome Ben."

"I doan know, misse; but I believe old black Sam could.

Well, yas, sir; 't is toler'ble expensive, lookin' at it one way, but lookin' at it another, it don't cost no mo' 'n what it would to edjercate three child'en, which many poor families have to doan' morewhich in our united mind Sonny's worth 'em all.

" "But that isn't a reason; what objection have you to a mule?" "Fac' is," continued the old man, in a serious tone, "I doan lack ter dribe a mule.

Mars Jeems went away de day atter we gun 'im de goopher mixtry, en we ain' seed hide ner hair un 'im sence, en co'se we doan know nuffin 'bout w'at 'fec' it had on 'im.' "'I doan keer nuffin 'bout yo' Mars Jeems now; w'at I wants ter know is w'at is be'n gwine on 'mongs' de niggers.

Certainly, it was a dreadful thing to doan offense the enormity of which was utterly inexcusable except under the stress of a purely impersonal and scientific necessity for investigating a mental phase of humanity which had always thrilled him with a curiosity most profound.

I doan' waant naw squeechin', squallin' brats mookin' oop t' plaace as faast as I clanes it, An' 'E woonna kape yoef yo're raakonin' on 'im. Yo need na tall mae oo t' maan is.

Grizel had even helped to choose him; she had a quaint recollection of his being submitted to her by McQueen, who told her to look him over and say whether he would doan odd position in which to place a fourteen-year-old girl, but Grizel had taken it most seriously, and, indeed, of the two men only Gemmell dared to laugh.

Doan yer know me, marster?' "'No, I doan know yer, yer yaller rascal!

"I doan recleck ever seein my mammy wear shoes.

"I doan recollec' when dey tol' us

I doan 'member wearin' no shoes.

I doan' waant naw squeechin', squallin' brats mookin' oop t' plaace as faast as I clanes it, An' 'E woonna kape yoef yo're raakonin' on 'im. Yo need na tall mae oo t' maan is.

'Lawd, Marse Dugal',' sez 'e, 'I doan' know w'at youer talkin' 'bout.

I'm gwine ter lose 'im.' "Dey smoked on awhile, en bimeby ole mars say, 'Well, a bahgin 's a bahgin, but you en me is good fren's, en I doan wan' ter see you lose all de money you paid fer dat nigger; en ef w'at you say is so, en I ain't 'sputin' it, he ain't wuf much now.

But w'at yer l'arn out'n dat Bible, Dave?' "Dave wa'n't no fool, ef he wuz a nigger, en sezee: "'Marster, I l'arns dat it's a sin fer ter steal, er ter lie, er fer ter want w'at doan b'long ter yer; en I l'arns fer ter love de Lawd en ter 'bey my marster.'

'No,' sezee, 'I's much erbleedzd, but I doan raise niggers; I raises hosses, en I doan wanter be both'rin' wid no nigger babies.