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Po' Sandy          49
thing; so Tenie alluz turnt Sandy back in de mawin' early, befo' anybody wuz a-stirrin'.
  "But Sandy didn' git erlong widout his trials en tribberlations. One day a woodpecker come erlong en 'mence' ter peck at de tree; en de nex' time Sandy wuz turnt back he had a little roun' hole in his arm, des lack a sharp stick be'n stuck in it. Atter dat Tenie sot a sparer-hawk fer ter watch de tree; en w'en de woodpecker come erlong nex' mawnin' fer ter finish his nes', he got gobble up mo"fo' he stuck his bill in de bark.
  "Nudder time, Mars Marrabo sent a nigger out in de woods fer ter chop tuppentime boxes. De man chop a box in dish yer tree, en hack' de bark up two er th'ee feet, fer ter let de tuppentime run. De nex' time Sandy wuz turnt back he had a big skyar on his lef' leg, desk lack it be'n skunt; en it tuk Tenie nigh 'bout all night fer ter fix a mixtry