But now it struck him as a very strange thing that Miss Annie did not attend to her husband, but allowed his mistress and himself to do everything that was done for him.

It was a question which his mind was totally incapable of solving, but when he reached the house, he spoke to Letty on the subject.

"Bress your soul!" exclaimed that well-nourished person, "dat's not Mister Null, wot married Miss Annie.

Dat's Mister Crof', an' he aint married to nobody.

Mister Null he aint come yet, but I reckon he'll be along soon." "Well den," exclaimed Isham, much surprised, "how come Aun' Patsy to take he for Miss Annie's husband ?" "Oh, git out!" contemptuously exclaimed Letty, "don' you go put no 'count on dem fool notions wot Aun' Patsy got in she old head.