" "What?" "Yes, indeedy; and, oh, bress de Lord, Massa Vint knows her, and is talkin' like a sweet dove!

Lor' bress yer, dis is nuffin'.

"Bress yer, Missy Flory!

When the carriage arrived, she rose, and, taking Mrs. Delano's hand, said solemnly: "De Lord bress yer, Missis!

De Lord bress yer!

An' now, Missy Flory, de Lord bress yer!

" "Ah! bress de Lord, but it am good as a small bible to hear dat chile talk;" was heard in a suppressed voice, as it went stable-ward.

" "Bress you!

" "Bress de Lor'! bress de good Lor', for sending de bright angel!

" "Bress de Lor'! bress de good Lor', for sending de bright angel!

I tells mysef dat, dese long years past, and bress de Lord, poor old Bingo hab one friend as long as he hab a hope ob libin'!"

" "Bress my soul!"

Having safely accomplished this much, the old woman ejaculated: "Bress de Lor'!"

"Bress my eberlastin' soul!"

Bress my soul moh' p'intedly!

"Bress your soul!" exclaimed that well-nourished person, "dat's not Mister Null, wot married Miss Annie.

"De Lawd will bress dat chile," said one old woman, in soliloquy.

" "You've ruined her, then" "Bress you, Massa, she won't ketch no cold,she!

"Bress her pretty eyes!" said he.

"Bress you, Miss Mary! comin' here like a fresh June rose!

"Bress his heart!" said Candace, looking up, perplexed.

Respectfully, J.V.M.' The Spiritual communication enclosed reads as follows: 'I Bress de Lord for deh one mor to talk to de people of my ole home I been thar lots o tim since I com herebut o Lord de Massythey

"God bress yeh," she said.

She hug me an' say, "Bress mah li'l ducky."

Heah Ah done wear black fer yuh, an' gin yuh up fer daid; an' bress de Lawd, heah you is, lak come beck f'm de grave.' "Ah retch down, in m' pocket an' pull a pahcel an' lay hit in her han'; three hunnert sebenty-eight dollahs, all de money I done made