Woodcraft; A Story of the South at the Close of the Revolution (1890)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890. Excerpt: ... this narration. But preserve only such portions of it as particularly arrested the attention of Sergeant Millhouse. As he stands somewhat in the relation of a third party, it is possible that what impressed his regards, will not be unworthy of the attention of other persons, the more particularly, indeed, as the matter was of some importance to the pecuniary affairs of Captain Porgy. "Soon as I yerry, my chile, dat de red coats bin 'pon Gillon' place, an' bin carry off de people, dat berry time I scare. Den I say to meself--wha' for hender 'em come yer, an' carry off we people too 1 Jo's I bin link dat ting, I begin gedder gather up for de swamp. Pot, kettle, pan; I tie 'em up in de blanket. I say to Crosar--boy, clap 'em on you back; den I say to Cha'lot, my biggest da'tor;--ho marry Cromanty Ben, my chile, you 'member--" "Yes! yes!" "Well, I say to him, pick up you tings. Do like you see me do. I tell de same ting to Betty, my second da'ter. He bin marry Eli, you 'member." "Yes! yes!" "He hab he four chillon children tree gal chile an' one boy; Cha'lot only hab two cbillen; he loss two wid 'fection ob de bowels;--well, I say to Betty, pick up you cbillen and tings, chile, we hab for hide, I see. An' I make him go right off to he husban' wha' bin a-work down in de big pine fiel', and toll 'em for drop he hoe, and pull foot dis way. My t'ird da'ter, Jinda Lucinda, you 'member, I 'tir him up too and make 'em gedder up he cbillen. Ho hab tree, but he husband dead dis two year. Den we tell l....»to Jenny, and seal' arm Sally, and lectle Jupe--de boy wha' hab de bow leg, you 'member, and he two sister---all ob 'cm hab bow leg--we tell 'em wha's de trouble coming--an' we would ha' bin tell all our people, but, you see, day they was scatter, some in de cow...