Then I didn't wanter come out, for I was afeard.

"The bloodless shades without either body or bones wanter.

"S'pos'n', den, jes' fer de argyment, me an' my ole 'oman sh'd fall out en wanter separate, how could I git a defoce?"

" "Now look a-hyuh, Doctuh Price," returned the old woman in an unctuous whisper, "you don' wanter come talkin' none er yo' foolishness 'bout my not takin' keer er Mis' 'Livy.

You kin come ez soon ez you wanter an' stay ez long ez you mineter.'

An' den 'way back yander jes' after de wah, w'en de ole Carteret mansion had ter be sol', Adam Miller bought it, an' dis yer Janet an' her husban' is be'n livin' in it ever sence ole Adam died, 'bout a year ago; an' dat makes de majah mad, 'ca'se he don' wanter see cullud folks livin' in de ole fam'ly mansion w'at he wuz bawn in.

w'ateber you wanter be, en you kin stay right whar you wanter, ez long ez you mineter.'

I wanter be turnt inter sump'n w'at'll stay in one place.'

Den Tenie say she wanter git her bes' frock; her mistiss say no, she doan need no mo' frock, en w'en dat one got dirty she could git a clean one

"'I doan wanter talk ter no nigger,' says she, 'w'at be'n whip' fer stealin', en w'at gwine roun' wid sich a lookin' thing ez dat hung roun' his neck.

he wuz sho' he wuz gwine ter die, so he up'n says ter ole marster: "'Mars Dugal',' sezee, 'I knows I's be'n a monst'us bad nigger, but befo' I go I wanter git

Now take ernudder drink er cider all roun', en den git at dat cotton, fer I wanter git dat Persimmon Hill trac' all pick' ober ter-day.' "W'en de niggers wuz gwine 'way, Mars Dugal' tole me fer ter go en hunt up Dave, en bring 'im up ter de house.

I didn' wanter open de do', fer w'ite folks is monst'us pertickler 'bout dey smoke-'ouses; en ef de oberseah had a-come up en cotch me in dere, he mou't not

Cindy didn't 'pear ter wanter come much.

Nobody didn' 'pear ter wanter own 'im.

"'Git out'n de road, you fool nigger,' says Mars Marrabo, 'does yer wanter git run ober?

I reckon youer some 'stracted nigger, tun't out by some marster w'at doan wanter take keer er yer.

"'Aw,' said the soldier, with a leer, 'I've got de lapsy-palls, and I wanter go to de horspittle, I do.' "I never saw such a mad man as Kemp was.

She uster box my ears, stick pins in me and tie me ter de cedar chest and whoop me as long as she wanter.

One white man uster say ter nuther white man, "My nigger man Sam wanter marry yer nigger gal Lucy what does yer say en if he said hit war all right why dat couple war supposed to be married.

" "Ho I haint neber seed a ghost or hant but I sho don wanter see one neither.

he passed me, en waited at de corner I war a feeling creepy en wanter run but jes couldn't git my laigs ter move en wen I'se git ter de corner war he war I said 'Good Ebening' en I seed him plain es day en de did not speak en jes disappeared right fore my eyes.

" SONNY"Aw, pop, I don't wanter study arithmetic.

Again the negro fell into a brown study, and then he raised his head and his eyes twinkled merrily, and he said in a soft voice: "Meanin' no offense, sah, but from what Ah have heard about New York I kinder calcerlate they is a lot of them New York people that doan' wanter be found on that mornin'." NEWS

"I don't wanter get in trouble.