He wuz good ter me, Sam wuz, but he wuz n' much good ter nobody e'se, fer he wuz one er de triflin'es' han's on de plantation.

an' I come back into dis yer room an' Massa Reuben's letters from Indy was jist most done burnt up, he cotched 'em in dese yer ol' brack han's, Mass Roger, an' jist whipt 'em up in dat high croset.

Vide Han's "Iceland."

so 'twasn't long 'fore I heered 'bout han's beein' needed down de riber in Mississippi and dats where I went en stayed for two years and boss, I sure was struck wid dat lan' what you could make a bale to a acre on an' I just knowed dat

Shu Han's difficulty was that its population was not large enough to be able to stand against the northern State of Wei; moreover, it was difficult to carry out an offensive from Shu Han, though the country could defend itself well.

"De goopher did n' wuk no mo' tel de nex' summer, w'en 'long to'ds de middle er de season one er de fiel' han's died; en ez dat lef' Mars Dugal' sho't er han's, he went off ter town fer ter buy anudder.

Mars Jeems wuz a ha'd man, en monst'us stric' wid his han's.

"Well, Ole Nick had 'is han's full long er dat noo nigger; en w'iles de res' er de darkies wuz sorry fer de po' man, dey 'lowed he kep' Mars Johnson so busy dat dey got along better 'n

please de gent'eman w'at hi'ed 'im, en so he 'splain' all 'bout how many times he had ter cowhide de noo nigger, en how he made 'im do tasks twicet ez big ez some er de yuther han's, en how he 'd chain 'im up in de ba'n at night en feed 'im on co'n-bread en water.

"Ernudder day one er de han's, name' 'Dolphus, hitch' de mule up, en dribe up here ter dis yer vimya'd,dat wuz w'en ole Mars Dugal' own' dis place.

Mars Dugal' tuk on a heap 'bout losin' two er his bes' han's in one day, en ole missis 'lowed it wuz a jedgment on 'im fer sump'n he 'd done.

Sump'n got ter be done ter l'arn dat ole witch ter keep her han's off'n my niggers.

Dey picked out de likeliest gal dey could fine 'mongs' de fiel-han's, en' 'cose dat wuz Cindy.

No ghos' eber was bohn dat had han's de size ob yo' feet!"

Look at dat moufdat's merlasses, I bet; Come hyeah, Maria, an' wipe off his han's.

Us what lived in de Big House an' even some o' de fiel' han's was taught to read an' write by de white folks.

"At da wake we clapped our han's an' kep' time wid our feetWalking Egypt, dey calls hitan' we chant an' hum all night 'till de nigger was funeralized.

I picks wid both han's an' don't have to stoop much.

She fix up dinner fer de fiel' han's, an' I taken it to 'em.

Yer third finger is aboot the same as ma wee yin.' 'Ay; but ye needna remind me o' ma clumsy han's.' 'Play fair,' he said. 'Will ye tak' the ring?'

If dey sass back, er try t' run away, he mek 'em cross dey han's lak dis; den he pull 'em up, so dey toes jes' tetch de ground'; den he smack 'em crost de back an' rump wid a big wood paddle, fixed full o' holes.

But ef you seed dem putty white han's ob hern you'd never tink she kept her own house, let 'lone anybody else's.

Her han's look ez ef she neber did a day's work in her life.

I see Ray hed his han's full.

All t' once he med a jab at Ray, 'n' threw up 'is han's, 'n' went back a step er tew, luk a boss with th' blin' staggers, 'n' tumbled head over heels in thet air open grave.