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ble mathematical figure, -wings, gizzards, 'parisonḤere ! I 'm a tryin'to get topo' der
and drumsticks,all appeared in picturesqueconfusion
hay. Wal, I puts up my larder dis yer side
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Sam, as monarch of all he surveyed, 'tan't no go ; cause I don't try dere no
sat with his palm-leafcocked rejoicingly to one more, but puts my larder rightde contrar side,
side,and patronizing Andy at his right hand. an't I persistent ? I 'm persistent in wantin' to
4er fair sex will scuse my usin' an or'nary sort o' legislating !"
The kitchen was full of all his compeers, who getup, which ary side my larder is; don't
had hurried and crowded in,from the various see, all on yer?"
you
cabinsțo hear the termination of the day's exploits.
persistent in,
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It 's the onlythingye ever was
Now was Sam's hour of glory. The story Lord knows!" muttered Aunt Chloe,who was
of the day was rehearsed,with all kinds of ornament
getting rather restive ; the merriment of the
and varnishing which might he necessary to eveningbeingto her somewhat after the Scripture
heighten its effect ; for Sam, like some of our comparison,
vinegarupon nitre."
fashionable dilettanti, never allowed a story to
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Yes,indeed ! " said Sam, rising, supper
lose any of its gildingby passingthroughhis and glory,for a closingeffort. " Yes, my
hands. Roars of laughter narration, feller-citizens and ladies of de other sex general,
and were taken
up and prolongedby all the I has principles, 'm proud to 'oon 'em,
smaller fry, who were lying, in any quantity, perquisite to dese yer times,and ter all
about on the floor, or perchedin every
corner. times. I has principles, and T sticksto 'em like
In the height of the uproar and laughterȘam, forty,
I thinks is principle, I
however, preservedan immovable gravity,only goes in to 't ; would n't mind if dey burnt
from time to time rolling eyes up, and givingme
'live, walk right up to de stake,I
his auditors divers inexpressibly droll glances, would,and say, Here I comes to shed last
without departing from the sententious elevation blood fur my principles, fur my
my
country, fur der
of his oratory.
gen'l interests of s'ciety."
"Yer "
see, fellow-countrymen," said Sam, elevating
Well," said Aunt Chloe, " one o' yer principles
a turkey's leg, with
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energy, yer see, now, will have to be to get to bed some time tonight,
what dis yer chile's up ter,for 'fendin' yer all,
and not be a keepin'everybodyup till
yer. as ; now, every
one young uns as as yer
see the don't want to be cracked had better be scase,
principle 's de same, ar 's clar. And any mighty sudden."
yes, all on
people, is For him
good tryin'
tries to getone getall;
o' our mornin' of you that
one o' these yer driversthat comes smelling "
Niggers ! all on yer," said Sam, wavinghis
arter any our people, why, he 'sgot me in his "
way ; palm-leafwith benignity, I giveyer
I'm the fellerhe 's got to set in with my blessin' ;.
,'^I 'm the go to bed now, and be goodboys."
fellerfor yer all to come to, bredren. '11stand And, with this pathetic benediction, the assembly
up for yer rights, I '11'fend 'em to the last dispersed.
breath ! ' '
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Why, but Sam, yer telled me, only this
mornin' țhat you 'd helpthis yer Mas'r to cotch
CHAPTER IX.
Lizy; seems to me yer talk don't hangtogether,"
said Andy.
IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT A SENATOR IS BUT A
" I tell you
MAN.
now, Andy,"said Sam, with awful
superiority, "don't yer be a talkin' 'bout what The light of the cheerful fireshone on the rug
yer don't know nothin' on ; boyslike you, Andy, carpet of a cosey parlor, and glittered on the
means well,but theycan't be spectedto collus'itate
sides of the tea-cups and well-brightened tea-pot,
the greatprinciples of action."
as Senator Bird was drawing off his boots, preparatory
Andy looked rebuked,particularly by the hard
to inserting pairof new
word collusitate, which most of the younger handsome slippers, which his wife had been
members of the seemed to consider as a working for him while on his senatorial
while Sam tour. Mrs.
company
settlerin the case, proceeded.
away
Bird,looking the very pictureof
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Dat ar was conscience, Andy ; when T thoughtdelight,
was superintending the arrangements of
of gwinearter Lizy, I raillyspectedMas'r was the table,ever and anon minglingadmonitory
sot dat way. When I found Missis was sot the remarks to a number of frolicsome juveniles, who
contrar,dat ar was conscience more yet," cause were effervescing
all those modes of untold
fellersallersgets more by stickin' to Missis'side, gamboland mischief that have astonished mothers
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so yer see I "s persistent either way, and sticks ever since the flood.
up to conscience,and holds on to principles. "Tom, let the door-knob there's alone," a
Yes,principles,'''' said Sam, giving an enthusiastic man! Mary! Mary! don't pull the cat's tail-,
toss to a chicken's neck. principles poor pussy ! Jim, you mustn't climb on that
good for,if we isn't persistent, I wanter know? table," no, no! don't know, my dear,
Thar,Andy, you may have dat ar 'tan't what a bone," surpriseit is to us all
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to see you here tonight
pickedquiteclean."
!" said she,at last,when she found a
space
Sam's audience hanging on his words with open say somethingto her husband.
mouth, he
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Yes, yes, I thought I 'd justmake a run down,
" Dis yer matter 'bout persistence, feller-niggers,"
spendthe night,and have a littlecomfort at home.
said Sam, with the air of one entering into I 'm tired to death,and my head aches !"
an abstruse subject,
'sistency
a thing Mrs. Bird cast a glanceat a camphor-bottle,
dis yer
what an't seed into very clar,by most anybody. which stood in the half-opencloset,and appeared
Now, yer see, when a feller stands up for a thingto meditate an approach to it,but her husband
one day and night, de contrar de next, folks ses interposed.
^andnat'rally enoughdeyses),Why, he an't "
persistent,
No, no, Mary, no doctoring cup of your
me dat ar bit o' corn-cake,Andy. good hot tea,and some of our good home living,
But let 's look interit. I hope the gen'lmenand is what I want. It 's a tiresome businessțhis