UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY. 151
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the
the baggages!They 're safe enough.They shall When Emmeline reached the garretșhe found
after us If theydo,I '11playghost for them."
sweat for it!"
an immense box,in which some heavypiecesof
"
Hulloa,there ! Sambo ! Quimbo ! All hands !" furniture had once been brought țurned on its
CalledLegree,coming to the quarters,
the side,so that the openingfaced the wall,or rather
men and women were justreturning from work. the eaves. Cassy lita small lamp, and, creeping
in the swamps. I '11 round under the eaves, theyestablished themselves
" There 's two runaways
give five dollars to any niggeras catches 'em. in it. It
Turn out the dogs ! Turn was spreadwith a coupleof small mattresses
out Tiger, and Fury,
and some pillows; a box near by was
and the rest!"
plentifully stored with candles,provisions,
The sensation producedby this news was immediate.
all the clothing necessary to their journey, which
Many of the men sprang forward, Cassy had
the
arrangedinto bundles of an astonishingly
Officiously, to offer their services, either from
small compass.
hope of'thereward, or from that cringing subserviency
"
There," said Cassy,as she fixed the lamp
which is one of the most baleful effects into a small hook,which she had driven into the
of slavery. Some ran one way, and some another. side of the box for that
"
purpose ; this
Some were for getting flambeaux of pine-knots. our home for the present. How do you
is to be
like it?"
Some were uncouplingthe dogs, whose hoarse,
theywon't come and search the
"
Are you
sure
savage bay added not a littleto theanimation of garret ?' '
the scene.
"I'd like to see Simon Legreedoing that!"
"
Mas'r, shall we shoot 'em, if we can't cotch said Cassy. " No, indeed ; he will be too gladto
'em?" said Sambo, to whom his master broughtkeep away. As to the servantsțbey would any
out a rifle.
of them stand and be shot,soj^er than show
"
You may fire on Cass,if you
like ; it 's time their faces here."
she was
gone to the devil,where she belongs; but Somewhat reassured,Emmeli'ie settled herself
the gal,not," said Legree. " And now, boys,be back on her pillow.
spry and smart. Five dollars for him that "
gets What did you
mean. Cafisy, by sayingyou
'em ; and a glass of spirits every one of you, would killme?" she said,simply.
"
anyhow."
I meant to stopyour fainting," said Cassy,
The whole band, with the glare of "
blazing and I did do it. And- now I tell you,
Emmeline,
torches,and whoop, and shout,and savage yell, 3^ou must make up your mind not to faint,
of man and beast,proceededdown to the swamp, let what will come ; there 's no sort of need of
followed,at some distance,by every servant in it. If I had not stoppedyou, that wretch might
the house. The establishment was, of a consequence,
have had his hands on you now."
whollydeserted,when Cassyand Emmeline
Emmeline shudder id.
glidedinto it the back the way. whooping The two remained some time in silence. Cassy
and shoutsof their pursuers
were stillfilling the busied herself with a French book ; Emmeline,
air;and, lookingfrom the sitting-room windows, overcome with exh tustion,fell into a doze,and
Cassy and Emmeline could see the troop, with slept
theirflambeaux,justdispersing
by loud
themselves alongshouts and outcries, the tramp of horses' feet,and
the edge of the swamp.
the baying of dogs. She started up, with a faint
"See there!" said Emmeline, pointing to shriek.
Classy; "the hunt is begun! Look how those Only the hunt coming back," said Cassy,
"
lights dance about! Hark! the dogs! Don't coolly ; " never fear. Look out of this knot-hole.
you hear! If we were only there,our chance Don't you
see 'em all down there ? Simon has to
would n't be worth a picayune.0, for pity'sgive up, for this night.Look,how muddy his
sake,do let 's hide ourselves. Quick!"
horse is,flouncing about in the swamp : the dogs,
" There 's no occasion for hurry,"said Cassy, too,look rather crest-fallen. Ah, my good sir,
coolly ; " they are all out after the that "s
hunt,"
you '11 have to try the race
the amusement of the evening! We '11 go up the game is n't there."
again and "
again,
stairs,by and by. Meanwhile," said she,deliberately
"
0, speaka word!" said Emmeline;
don't
taking a key from the pocketof a coat "
what if they should hear you?"
that Legreehad thrown down in his hurry, " meanwhile
anything, it will make them
"
If do hear they
1 shall take somethingto pay our passage." very particular to keepaway," said Cassy. "
No
She unlocked the desk,took from it a roll of
danger; we
may make any noise we please, bills,which she counted over rapidly.
will onlyadd to the effect."
"
0, don't let s do that!" said Emmeline.
At length the stillnessof midnightsettled down
"Don't!" said Cassy;"why not? Would over the house. Legree,cursing his ill luck,and
you have us starve in the or
swamps, have that
vowingdire vengeance
on the morrow, went to
that will pay" our
way to the free states? Money bed.
will do anything,girl."And, as she spoke șhe
put the money in her bosom.
"
It would be stealing," said Emmeline,in a
distressedwhisper.
CHAPTER XL.
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Stealing Cassy, with a scornful laugh.
THE MARTYR.
"They who steal bodyand soul needn't talk to
us. Every one of these bills is Deem not the justby Heaven forgot
stolen,
stolen
Though life its common giftsdeny,
from p ;or,starving, sweatingcreatures,who must
Though, with a crushed and bleedingheart,
go to the And spurned of
devil,at last,for his man, he
profit.Let him
goes to die !
For God hath marked each sorrowingday,
talk about stealing ! But come, we
may
as well
And numbered every bitter tear;
go up garret; I 've got a stock of candles And heaven's long years of bliss shall
there,
pay
and some books to pass away the time. You For all his children suffer here." Bryant.
may
be pretty sure they won't come theie to inquire The longest way must have its "
close,
gloomiest night will wear on to a morning. An