An' now, look h'yar, you Plez, jus' you cut round to your Aun' Patsy's, an' tell her Miss Annie's husband's done come." "Whar ole Miss ?" inquired Plez.

"She 'sleep ?" "No, she mighty wide awake," said Letty.

"But you take dem knives an' dat board an' brick, an' run down to de branch to clean 'em.

An', when you gits dar, you jus' slip along, 'hind de bushes, till you's got ter de cohn fiel', an' den you cut 'cross dar to Aun' Patsy's.

An' don' you stop no time dar, fur if ole Miss finds you's done gone, she'll chop you up wid dem knives." Plez was quite ready for a reckless dash of this kind, and in less than twenty minutes old Patsy was informed that Mr Null had arrived.