But Ah sure does know whar dis yer Rene Beaucaire wus." "Where ?" "Wal', sah, it wus 'bout like dis.

Long 'bout three o'clock in de manning, ol' Bill Sikes cum up frum de lower pint, a drivin' his kivered wagon, an' made Massa Shrunk git up out er bed fer ter git him anodder team o' hosses.

Den dey done routed me up fer ter hustle up sum grub." "Sikes; who is Sikes ?" "He lives down by de lower pike, Sah; he's an abolitionist, sah." "Oh, I see; he and Shrunk worked together.

He helped with the runaway slaves." "Yas, sah.

Ah's bin called up thet way afore.