She shleeps till morning, and bimeby I shleeps too, and won't wake up afore she does." "Be careful, be careful, my good friend, and do not linger so," said the girl, nearly beside herself with excitement, "and let us stop talking." "Yaw, I bees careful! I ain't talking.

It bees you all de time dat is making de noise.

I knows better dan for to make noise, when dey might hear.

Doesn't you fink I does ?" "Yes, yes, yes." "I'm glad dat you t'inks so.

I knowed a gal once; she was a good 'eal like you; Annie Stanton was her name; she had a feller dat was a good 'eal like de Lieutenant, and dey didn't t'ink I knowed much, but dey found dey was mistaken.