. The boss of Little Arcady. whah Ah kintie up mah ole catfish boat, an a monstous biggyahden whah Ah kin keep mah fiece look on themmush an watah melons. Ah don want t git into anymo alterations with them boys, but Ah suttinly will TROUBLED WATERS ARE STILLED l6l weah em out if they dont mind theah cautions. Yes,seh, — we all gon a have a raght tolable home-place. Then my grievance prompted me. Yes, and whos going to get my breakfast anddinner for me, then ? I asked with a dark look, buthe beamed upon me placatingly. Oh, Ahs still gon a do fo yo, Mahstah steddied huh all out twell sh
. The boss of Little Arcady. whah Ah kintie up mah ole catfish boat, an a monstous biggyahden whah Ah kin keep mah fiece look on themmush an watah melons. Ah don want t git into anymo alterations with them boys, but Ah suttinly will TROUBLED WATERS ARE STILLED l6l weah em out if they dont mind theah cautions. Yes,seh, — we all gon a have a raght tolable home-place. Then my grievance prompted me. Yes, and whos going to get my breakfast anddinner for me, then ? I asked with a dark look, buthe beamed upon me placatingly. Oh, Ahs still gon a do fo yo, Mahstah steddied huh all out twell shes plumb Cahline sh aint wantin huh breakfus twellyos done, an shell tek huh dinneh uhliah. Ahmanage, Mahstah Majah. Ah mek all mah reddi-ments, yes, seh — yos gon a be jes lahk mah ownfolks. I affected to be made more cheerful by this, but Iknew that no man can serve two masters, especiallywhen he is the pussenal propity of one ; but Iforbore to warn the deluded African of the tribula-tions ahead of The Book ofMISS CAROLINE CHAPTER XIII A CATASTROPHE IN FURNITURE Miss Cahline comin this yeh time a yeah sostU seem mo soft an homehke. Ah gaiss she gona sprighten raght up when she see th summeh timeall pleasant. Thus Clem said to me a few weeks later, and I praisedhis thoughtfulness. But I nursed misgivings both forMiss Caroline and for Little Arcady. How wouldthey take each other ? I conceived Miss Caroline tobe a formidable person whom Little Miss resembled,Clem said, as aigs look lahk aigs. No furtherdetail could I elicit from him save that his Mistresswas not fleshily inclahned, and that Little Miss was sweetahn honey on a rag ! They would find our summer acceptable, even aftera Southern summer heavy-sweet with magnolia andjasmine, honeysuckle and mimosa; with spirea andbridal-wreath and white-blossomed sloe trees. Andthe house as put to rights by Clem would be foundat least endurable. It had not the solid grace northe columned front of the houses I h
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