He wouldn't heah ob his niggah worken' for two massas--for all he's willen' to lemme go and help myse'f.

But, Lord bless yo', sah, dat ain't in de category! De Kernel couldn't get along widout me." "You collect his rents, don't you ?" said Paul, quietly.
"Yes, sah." "Much ?" "Well, no, sah; not so much as fom'ly, sah! Yo' see, de Kernel's prop'ty lies in de ole parts ob de town, where de po' white folks lib, and dey ain't reg'lar.

De Kernel dat sof' in his heart, he dare n' press 'em; some of 'em is ole fo'ty-niners, like hisself, sah; and some is Spanish, sah, and dey is sof' too, and ain't no more gumption dan chilleren, and tink it's ole time come ag'in, and dey's in de ole places like afo' de Mexican wah! and dey don' bin payin' noffin'.

But we gets along, sah,--we gets along,--not in de prima facie style, sah! mebbe not in de modden way dut de Kernel don't like; but we keeps ourse'f, sah, and has wine fo' our friends.

When yo' come again, sah, yo' 'll find de Widder Glencoe on de sideboard." "Has the colonel many friends here ?" "Mos' de ole ones bin done gone, sah, and de Kernel don' cotton to de new.