He ought to be ashamed to hold up his head among respectable people." "I tell you, Bob, de debil will neber git his own till he gits him.

When I seed how he war treating her I neber rested till I got her away.

He buyed her, he said, for his housekeeper; as many gals as dere war on de plantation, why didn't he git one ob dem to keep house, an' not dat nice lookin' young lady?
Her han's look ez ef she neber did a day's work in her life.

One day when he com'd down to breakfas,' he chucked her under de chin, an' tried to put his arm roun' her waist.

But she jis' frew it off like a chunk ob fire.