I wanted to see this great New England, the 'great Norrurd,' as Bacchus calls it, and I have seen it; I have enjoyed seeing it, too; and now I am glad to be at home again." "Here comes Uncle Bacchus now, Mr.Barbour," said Alice; "do look at him walk.

Is he not a curiosity?
He has as much pretension in his manner as if he were really doing us a favor in paying us a visit." "The old scamp," said Mr.Barbour, "he has a frolic in view; he wants to go off to-morrow either to a campmeeting, or a barbecue.

He looks as if he were hooked together, and could be taken apart limb by limb." Bacchus had commenced bowing some time before he reached the piazza, but on ascending the steps he made a particularly low bow to his master, and then in the same manner, though with much less reverence, paid his respects to the others.
"Well, Bacchus ?" said Mr.Weston.
"How is yer health dis evenin, master?
You aint been so well latterly.
We'll soon have green corn though, and that helps dispepsy wonderful." "It may be good for dyspepsia, Bacchus," said Mr.Weston, "but it sometimes gives old people cholera morbus, when they eat it raw; so I advise you to remember last year's experience, and roast it before you eat it." "I shall, indeed," replied Bacchus; "'twas an awful time I had last summer.
My blessed grief! but I thought my time was done come.

But de Lord was mighty good to me, he brought me up again--Miss Janet's physic done me more good though than any thing, only it put me to sleep, and I never slept so much in my born days." "You were always something of a sleeper, I am told, Bacchus," said Cousin Janet; "though I have no doubt the laudanum had that effect; you must be more prudent; old people cannot take such liberties with themselves." "Lor, Miss Janet, I aint so mighty ole now; besure I aint no chicken nother; but thar's Aunt Peggy; she's what I call a raal ole nigger; she's an African.

Miss Alice, aint she never told you bout de time she seed an elerphant drink a river dry ?" "Yes," said Alice, "but she dreamed that." "No, Miss, she actually seed it wid her own eyes.