" "Yes, seh, an' she maght fuhgit it, butAh crave yo' pahdon, sehtheh's yo' ahm what's gone.

An' she sais why ain't yo' gone faght fo' th' South ef yo'-all so hot about it, an' Ah sais yo' was eageh to go, but yo' been in the timbeh business, an' one day yo' got rash about yo' saw-mill, an' th' ole buzz-saw jes' natchelly tuk off yo' ahm, so's yo' couldn't go to th' wah.

Ahm, but I was proud that day of the British navy!

"De doctuh, suh," he replied politely to Carteret's question, "has gone ter ampitate de ahm er a gent'eman who got one er his bones smashed wid a pistol bullet in defightin' dis atternoon, suh.

Put my ahm aroun' huh wais', Jump back, honey, jump back.

Where are you, you lazy" "Ahm hyah, Miss Dorry," came a patient voice from the kitchen stairs.

"Mo té pas fé cette bras, Mawse ChallieI di'n't mek dat ahm; no 'ndeed I di'n', Mawse Challie.