So, havin' no use for his place here, he turned it over tuh me for a song, I c'n show yuh the bill o' sale.

Yuh see, he used to be a sea captain once on a time, and that gave him the notion to have tables that folded against the wall so as tuh take mighty little room.

I thought nothin' could bother me any, but now that the time is so close at hand when I mean tuh sell that pair o' grown pups, and get the money I need so bad, why, things look kinder different.

I haven't got the time right now to tell yuh jest how I learned that my foxes was agoin' tuh be in danger; somebody I knew wrote me a letter, and warned me, which'll have tuh be enuff jest now tuh explain.

I haven't got the time right now to tell yuh jest how I learned that my foxes was agoin' tuh be in danger; somebody I knew wrote me a letter, and warned me, which'll have tuh be enuff jest now tuh explain.

I haven't got the time right now to tell yuh jest how I learned that my foxes was agoin' tuh be in danger; somebody I knew wrote me a letter, and warned me, which'll have tuh be enuff jest now tuh explain.

Since I got that same, three days back, I've been figgerin' on how I could fix up a trap tuh ketch any two-legged varmint that chanced tuh come sneakin' around here of a night.

Since I got that same, three days back, I've been figgerin' on how I could fix up a trap tuh ketch any two-legged varmint that chanced tuh come sneakin' around here of a night.

"And if so be yuh'll come along with me right now, we'll take a look at the contraptions, which, of course, yuh understand, are only meant for night-times, and tuh help out when Jerry wouldn't be around for me to sorter lean on.

CHAPTER X TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.

"Workin' all by myself I've had tuh take the rocks out each time before I could push the old thing back again tuh the top, 'cause she's some heavy, believe me.

"Workin' all by myself I've had tuh take the rocks out each time before I could push the old thing back again tuh the top, 'cause she's some heavy, believe me.

But I've got a hunch that one o' the lot is agoin' tuh grab that thief, providin' he does come around here.

Ah membuhs once ah got a whoopin bout goin tuh de chinquepin tree.

Some uv um tole me ole master wuz gwianter let us quit at dinnuh an so in place uv me goin ter dinnuh ah went on by de chinquepin tree tuh git some chanks.

tuh Marster dat

so she moved dem a li'l further back so dat he had tuh lean ovah tuh reach dem.

But we went on an on till we come tuh a red house and dat red house represented free.

De white fokes wouldn go dat way cause dey hated tuh give us up.

Some uv de slaves stayed wid em an some went tuh othuh places.

Me an mah sistuh come tuh Camden an settled.

When we got tuh Camden and settled down we went tuh work an sont back tuh de ole country aftuh ma an pa.

When we got tuh Camden and settled down we went tuh work an sont back tuh de ole country aftuh ma an pa.

When we got tuh Camden and settled down we went tuh work an sont back tuh de ole country aftuh ma an pa.

Enroute tuh dis country we come through Tennessee an ah membuh comin through Memphis an Pine Bluff to Fordyce.