She tried to keep de Injines from killing de poor niggers, not t'inking anyt'ing about herself." "How was it that _you_ escaped ?" "I stayed where I was till I was nearly burnt up, when I sneaked out and none of 'em didn't 'pear to notice me.

I hid in de woods and stayed dar till mornin'." "Did you see anything more of Miss Mary ?" "Yes, I see'd de Injines go away purty soon, and take her along.

Dey didn't take any ob de niggers, 'cause dey had killed 'em all but me, and I was already dead, but I comed to agin." "None of Captain Prescott's family were in the house besides Mary, were they ?" asked the Lieutenant, asking a question of which he well knew the answer.
"Nobody else wan't dar--bress de Lord! Missis Prescott and Helen went off on a visit to de settlement, t'ree, four days ago." "How was it Miss Mary remained behind ?" "Ki-yi! you doesn't know, eh ?" said Cato, grinning vastly, in total forgetfulness, for the moment, of his dreadful surroundings.
"How should I know?
Of course, I do not." "Wal, den, Oonymoo, dat red Injine, told her as how maybe you'd be 'long dese parts 'bout dis time, and _she_ 'cluded she'd be't home when _you_ called.

_Dat's_ how she was heah!" A thrill went through the gallant Lieutenant at this evidence of the affection of the fair maiden he had journeyed so far to see.

Despite the heart-sickness which had come over him at sight of the revolting scenes around, he experienced a sort of pleasure from the words of the negro, and felt anxious for him to say more.
"How do you know, Cato, that this was the reason she remained behind ?" "Hebens, golly! didn't I hear her tell Missis so ?" "Her mother?
And what did she say ?" "Oh! she and Missis Helen kinder laughed, and showed all dar white teef, and dey didn't try to persuade her to go, 'cause dey _knowed_ dar wan't no use ob tryin' to do nuffin' like _dat_.