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Now, he's gwine ter know w'at it is ter eat co'n bread en merlasses once mo ', en wuk fum daylight ter da'k, en ter hab a oberseah dribin'
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Mars Dugal 'sot spring guns en steel traps, en he en de oberseah sot up nights once't er twice't, tel one night Mars Dugal' -- he 'uz a monst'us keerless man -- got his leg shot full er cow-peas.
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I didn 'wanter open de do', fer w'ite folks is monst'us pertickler 'bout dey smoke-'ouses; en ef de oberseah had a-come up en cotch me in dere, he mou't not wanter b'lieve I wuz des lookin 'fer Dave.
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En de oberseah sent two er th'ee er de han's fer ter take Tenie back ter her marster's plantation.
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Howsomedever, one day Mars Walker -- he wuz de oberseah -- foun 'out Dave could read.
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De oberseah come up en axed w'at 'uz de matter; en w'en dey tole' im Henry be'n eatin 'er de scuppernon's, en got de goopher on' im, he gin Henry a big drink er w'iskey, en 'low dat de nex' rainy day he take 'im ober ter Aun' Peggy's, en see ef she wouldn 'take de goopher off'n him, seein' ez he didn 'know nuffin erbout it tel he done et de grapes.
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Now, he's gwine ter know w'at it is ter eat co'n bread en merlasses once mo ', en wuk fum daylight ter da'k, en ter hab a oberseah dribin' 'im fum one day's een' ter de udder.
Hot-Foot Hannibal 1899
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Howsomedever, one day Mars Walker -- he wuz de oberseah -- foun 'out Dave could read.
Dave's Neckliss 1889
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I didn 'wanter open de do', fer w'ite folks is monst'us pertickler 'bout dey smoke-'ouses; en ef de oberseah had a-come up en cotch me in dere, he mou't not wanter b'lieve I wuz des lookin 'fer Dave.
Dave's Neckliss 1889
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En de oberseah sent two er th'ee er de han's fer ter take Tenie back ter her marster's plantation.
Po' Sandy 1888
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