" "'Scuse me, Mass Hildreff," with another deprecating wave of the palm-leaf hat, "but yer see I knowed yer wouldn't dissapint me of de priv'lege

"'Scuse me for interruptin'," the old mulattress Virginia was saying, "but Mis' Pilkins sen' me say lunch raydy, Miss Patrisy.

"She doesn't mean to be naughty; you must scuse her," spoke up Dotty, very loud; for she still held unconsciously to the idea that blind people must have dull ears.

But no 'scuse serves; she makes her wrath appear In beauty's thronesee now, who dares come near Those scarlet judges, threat'ning bloody pain?

"Sir," said he, "you'll 'scuse my comin' agin so soon to be a-botherin'; but I hev here three copies of Radford's famis wucks on the Lives o' the Saints, in a edishun dee looks" "A what?" "A edishun dee looks, which means extry fine.

"'Scuse me, miss," said he, in his most ingratiating voice.

she said, "you must please 'scuse me, kase I hasn't de clothes done; but I'se been so nigh distracted dis week, dat I aint had heart nor strength to do anything.

"'Scuse me, Senator, is this gent'man a friend of yours?"

"'SCUSE ME, SIR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE YOU DIDN'T MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THE ENVELOPES.

"Isham," he began, "I want you to tell me if you have any notion or idea" "Mahs' Junius," exclaimed the old negro, "scuse me fur int'ruptin', but I can't help it.

Louis returned the bow, and was passing on when he said, "Massa, 'scuse me for speakin' to you, but dem secesh been hunting all day for a 'serter, him captin dey say.

What can I do for you?" "'Scuse me, suh," she continued, when she had sat down on the edge of a chair, "'scuse me, suh, I 's lookin' for my husban'.

What can I do for you?" "'Scuse me, suh," she continued, when she had sat down on the edge of a chair, "'scuse me, suh, I 's lookin' for my husban'.

De moon is shinin' bright, an' you can't have no 'scuse 'bout not bein' able ter see.

" "'Scuse me, but I knowed de house some years ago

"'Scuse me, I'll be back in a minute.

Stranger, you ain't been long in Eldara or you wouldn't pull a bonehead like that." "'Scuse me.

"'Scuse me, but yo' all expectin' the preacher up here?

No, sah; 'scuse me from dat disgrace, which too much for fait'ful ole servant to bear!

'Scuse me moment.'

"'SCUSE ME, SIRARE YOU A DOCTOR?

Tenie tried ter make some 'scuse fer ter git away en hide 'tel night, w'en she would have eve'ything fix' up fer her en Sandy; she say she wanter go ter her cabin fer ter git her bonnet.

afore I'd 'a gien in to 'im. An' yo've naw 'scuse for disgracin' yoresel.

"'Scuse me, Mars' George, suh," he said, humbly.

See, it requires two persons to sustain his dying motherone to wet her lips, one" "'Deed, honey," she interrupted, coolly, "you must 'scuse me dis oncst; I has jus' as much to do as I kin posomply 'complish, in keepin' of myself dry, comfable, and singin' ob my hyme-toones.