UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

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20 UNCLE TOM S CABIN : OR,
the recovery of your property.So,in short,Haley,"
said he,suddenlydroppingfrom the tone
of dignified coolness to his ordinary one of easy
frankness,
the best way for you is to keepgoodnatured
and eat some breakfast, and we will then
see what is to be done."
Mrs. Shelby now rose, and said her engagements
would prevent her beingat the breakfasttable
that morning; and, deputing a very respectable
mulatto woman to attend to the gentlemen's
coffee at the side-boardșhe left the
room.
" Old ladydon't like your humble servant,over
and above," said Haley,with an
uneasy effort to
be very familiar.
"lam not accustomed to hear my wife spoken
of with such freedom,"said Mr. Shelby,dryly.
"Beg pardon; of course, only a joke, you
know," said Haley,forcing laugh.
" Some jokesare lessagreeablethan others,"
rejoinedShelby.
"
Devilish free,now I 've signed those papers,
cuss him!" muttered Haley to himself;"quite
grand șince yesterday!"
Never did fall of any prime minister at court
occasion wider surges of sensation than the report
of Tom's fate among his compeers
on the place.
It was the topic in every mouth, everywhere ;
and nothing was done in the house or in the field,
but to discuss itsprobableresults. Eliza's flight
unprecedentedevent on the was place"
also a greataccessory in stimulating general
excitement.
Black Sam, as he was commonly called,from
his being about three shades blacker than any
other son of ebony on the place,was revolving
the matter profoundly phasesand bearings,
with a comprehensiveness of vision,and a
Btrict look-out to his own personalwell-being,
that would have done credit to any white patriot
in Washington.
" It 's an illwind dat blows dat ar
nowhar,"
a fact," said Sam, sententiously, giving an additional
hoist to his pantaloons, adroitlysubstituting
a long nail in placeof a missingsuspender-button,
with which effort of mechanical
geniushe seemed highlydelighted.
"Yes, it's an ill wind blows nowhar," he
repeated. "Now, dar, Tom's down wal,
course der's room for some nigger to be up
and why not dis nigger? dat 's de idee. Tom,
a ridin' round de boots blacked country"
pass
in his all pocket" grand as Cuffee" who but young
he ? Now, why should n't Sam ? dat 's what I
want to know."
"
Halloo Șam Sam ! Mas'r wants you to
cotch Bill and Jerry," said Andy,cutting short
Sam's soliloquy.
" ! what 's afoot un ?"
"
contempt; knowed it a heap sight
sooner than you did ; this nigger an't so green,
now ! ' '
"
Well,anyhow, Mas'r wants Bill and Jerry
gearedrightup ; and you and I 's to go with
Mas'r Haley,to look arter her."
"Good, now! dat's de time o' day!" said
Sam.
" It 's Sam dat 's called for in dese yer
times. He 's de nigger. See if I don't cotch
her,now ; Mas'r '11see what Sam can do !"
young High now,
"
Why, you don't know, I s'pose țhat Lizy's
cut stick,and clared out, with her young un!'"'
"You teach your granny!" said Sam, with
think twice ; for Missis
and she '11be in your wool."
"
High ! " said Sam,
you know dat?"
"
Heard her say so,
mornin',when I bring
She sent me to see why
dress her ; and when I
jestris up, and ses she,
and Mas'r,he seemed
' Wife, you talk like a
bringhim to ! I knows
it's allers best be,"
fence,now I tellyer."
Black Sam, upon this,scratched
pate,which,if it did not
wisdom, stillcontained
speciesmuch in demand
all complexions countries,
"
knowing
buttered;" so, stopping
he againgave a
which was his regularlyorganized
assisting his mental perplexities.
"
Der an't no sayin'
o' thing in dis yer world,"
Sam spoke like a philosopher,
if he had had a largeexperiencein
sorts of worlds,and
conclusions advisedly.
"
Now, sartin I 'd a said
scoured the varsal world
thoughtfully.
"So she would," said
see through a ladder, ye
don't want dis yer Mas'r
dat 's de go !"
"
High !" said Sam,
tonation,known onlyto among the negroes.
"
And I '11tell yer
more
specs you 'd better be
hosses," mighty sudden,
Missis 'quirin' yer,
in' longenough."
Sam, upon this,began
earnest, and after a
down gloriously towards
Jerryin a full canter, and
off before they had
brought them up alongside
a tornado. Haley'shorse,which
colt,winced,and
at his halter.
"Ho, ho!" said Sam,
his black visagelighted
gleam. " I '11fix
There was a largebeech-tree
the the
busy in soothing
of adjustingthe saddle,he
under it the sharp little
that the least weightbroughtupon
would annoy the nervous
without leavingany
wound.
"
Dar !" he said,rolling
grin; " me fix
At this moment Mrs.
place, and small,
beech-nuts lay scattered
With one of these in his
the colt ștroked and patted,and
d"tnt
openinghis
my own Lizy
telled The
rael
fool.'
well
to stand
contain
a great
among
which he
thereforehad
that
after
Andy;
black
Haley
with an
those
'n all,"said
making
too,"
to bestir
while
the house,with
adroitly
any idea bounced,and skeery,are
up with
ye agitation.On
nut,
sensibilitiesof
perceptible
'em ! ' '
Shelbyappeared
thickly
fingers,
Wbtit
self,dis
shaving-water.
did
her she
Lord
mad,
But
enough
Missis'
very
deal
and
side
grave said,at
emphasizingthis
Missis
Lizy,"added
"but
nigger? getLizy'sboy
indescribable
who have
tracks
you 've
himself
appeared,bearing
throwinghimself
horse-postlike
was
a
noAV !"
overshadowing
adroitlyslipped
in such
eyes
sharp, Sam
seemed
hei cotched,
"
eyes. How
blessed
n't come to
was off șhe
be praised;'
and says he,
Lor ! she '11
how that '11
side the
his woolly
profound
of a particular
politicians of
vulgarly de-
the bread is
pantaloons,
method of
no kind
last.
different
come to his
would a
Sam,
can't ye
Missis
;
in
heard it
Andy ; " 1
for dem
for I hearn
stood fool-
in real
Bill and
stopping, a skittish
pulledhard
ye?" and
curious,mischievous
said ho.
pretence
a manner
the saddle
the animal,
graze or
approving
on the
triangular
ground.
approached
apparently
"
Ah ! but Sam," said Andy, " you 'd better balcony,beckoning to him. Sam approached
nominated