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He told me to make myself easy and
at home, and tell all about myself; but the old lady
says:
"Why, bless you, Saul, the poor thing's as wet as
he can be; and don't you reckon it may be he's
hungry?"
"True for you, Rachel - I forgot."
So the old lady says:
"Betsy" (this was a nigger woman), you fly around
and get him something to eat as quick as you can, poor
thing; and one of you girls go and wake up Buck and
tell him - oh, here he is himself.