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For some reason or other,Legree neither spoke At the time when all was matured for actioil,
nov moved ; a vague horror fell on him ; while our readers may, perhaps,like to look behind the
Oassy, with a keen, sneering glitter in her eyes, scenes, and see the final coup d'etat.
stood looking at him, countingthe strokes.
It was now near
eveningḶegree had been
" Twelve o'clock ; well,now we '11 see,"said absent,on a ride to a neighboring farm. For
she,turning, and opening the door into the passage-way,
many days,Cassy had been unusuallygracious
and standingas if listening. and accommodating her humors ; and Legree
"Hark! What's that?" said she,raisingand she had been, apparently,on the best of
her finger.
terms. At present, we may behold her and
"It's onlythe wind," said Legree. "Don't Emmeline in the room of the latter,busyin sorting
you hear how cursedlyit blows?"
and arranging two small bundles.
"
Simon, come here," said Cassy, in a whisper,
layingher hand on his,and leadinghim to
the foot of the stairs: " do you
know what that
shan't go !"
But Cassy laughed wildly, and fled on. He water. Every one will run out of the' house to
heard her open the entry doors that led to the look after us, and then we '11whip in at the back
garret. A wild gust of wind sweptdown, extinguishing
door,and up
into the garret, where I 've got a
the candle he held in his hand, and with nice bed made up in one of the greatboxes. We
it the fearful,unearthlyscreams ; they seemed must stay in that garret a good while ; for,I tell
to be shrieked in his very
ear.
you, he will raise heaven and earth after us.
Legree fled frantically into the parlor, whither, He '11 muster some of those old overseers on the
in a few moments, he was followed by Cassy, other plantations, and have a greathunt; and
pale,calm, cold as an avengingspirit, they'llgo over every inch of ground in that
that same fearful light in her eye.
SAvamp.
He makes it his boast that nobody ever
" I hope you
are satisfied," said she.
got away
from him. So let him hunt at his
" Blast you,
Cass !" said Legree.
leisure."
"
Cassy, how well you have plannedit!" said
" What for?" said Cassy. "I onlywent up
and shut the doors. What 's the matter iviththat Emmeline. "Who ever would have thought of
garretȘimon,do you suppose ?" said she. it,but you?"
"
None of your business !" said Legree.
There was neither pleasure nor exultation in
"0., it an't? Well," said Cassy, "at any Cassy'seyes, despairing firmness.
"
Come," she said,reachingher hand to Emmeline.
rate,I 'm glad J don't sleepunder it."
of the wind that very
Anticipating^the rising
evening,Cassy had been up and opened the garret
window. Of course, the moment the doors
The two fugitives glidednoiselessly from the
house,and flitted, through the gathering were opened țhe wind had drafted down, and of evening,alongby the quarters. The creyeent
extinguished the light.
moon, set like a silver signet in the western sky,
This may
serve as a specimen of the game that delayed a littlethe approach of night. As Cassy
Cassyplayedwith Legree, until he would sooner expected,when quite near the verge of the
have put his head into a lion's mouth than to swamps that encircledthe plantation, they heard
have explored that garret. Meanwhile, in the a voice calling to them to stop. It was not
night,when everybodyelse was asleep,Cassy Sambo, however, but Legree,who was pursuing
slowly and carefullyaccumulated there a stock them with violent execrations. At the sound,
of provisions sufficient to afford subsistence for the feebler spirit of Emmeline gave way ; and,
some time ; she transferred,articleby article,a layinghold of Cassy'sarm, she said, " 0, Cassy,
greaterpartof her own and Emmeline's wardrobe. I 'm goingto '
faint !'
All thingsbeing arrangedțhey only waited a
"
If you do, I '11 kill you !" said Cassy, drawing
fittingopportunity put their plan in execution.
a small,glittering stiletto, flashingit
before the eyes of the girl.
By cajoling Legree, and takingadvantage of a The diversion accomplished purpose. Emmeline
good-natured interval,Cassyhad got him to take
did not faint,and succeeded in plunging,
her with him to the neighboringtown, which with Cassy, into a part of the labyrinth swamp,
was situated directly on the Red river. With a so deep and dark that it was perfectly hopeless
memory sharpened to almost preternatural clearness,
for Legree to think of following them, without
she remarked every turn in the road, and
formed a mental estimate of the time to be occupied
in traversing it.
"There",these will be large enough," said
Cassy. "Now put on your bonnet, and let's
start : it 'sjustabout the righttime."
"
is? Hark!"
"Why, theycan see us yet,"said Emmeline.
A wild shriek came pealingdoAvn the stairway.
" I mean they shall,"said Cassy, coolly.
It came from the garret. Legree's knees "Don't you know that they must have their
knocked together; grew white with fear. chase after us, at any rate? The way of the
"Hadn't you better get your pistols?" thing is to be just this : will steal out of
Cassy,with a sneer that froze Legree's blood. the back door,and run down by the quarters.
"
It 'stime this looked know. Sambo or will be sure to see us.
thing was into, you Quimbo They
I 'd like to have you go up
now ; they're at it."1 will givechase,and we will get into the swamp ;
"
I won't go !" said Legree, with an oath. then,theycan't follow us any
further till they
"
Why not? There an't any such thing as go up and give the alarm, and turn out the dogs,
ghosts,you know! Come!" and Cassy flitted and so on ; and while they are blundering round,
up the windingstairway,laughing, lookingand tumbling over each other,as theyalwaysdo,
"
on you
"I believe you
are the devil!" said Legree. runs back of the house,and
back after him. Come !"
just slipalong to the creek,that
wade along in it țill
*
Come back, you
come hag," back,Cass ! You
we get opposite the back door. That will put
the dogs all at fault ; for scent won't lie in the
assistance.
"
Well," said he,chucklingbrutally; " at any
rate,they 've got themselves into a trap now "