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Sis' Becky's Pickaninny  141

ter my place', sezee, 'fer ter cook en wash, en so on; en dat young 'man 'll des fill de bill. You gimme her, en you kin hab Lightnin' Bug.'"
"Now, Kunnel Pen'leton did n'lack ter trade Sis' Becky, 'ca'se she wuz nigh 'bout e bes' fiel'-han' he had; en 'sides, Mars Kunnel did n' keer ter take de mammies 'way fum dey chillun w'iles de chillun wuz little. But did man say he want Becky, er e'se Kunnel Pen'leton could n' hab de race hoss. 
"'Well', sez de kunnel, 'you kin hab de 'man. But I doan lack ter sen' her 'way fum her baby. W'at'll you gimme fer dat nigger baby?'
"'I doan want de baby', sez de yuther man. 'I ain' got no use fer de baby.'
"'I tel yer w'at I'll do,' 'lows Kunnel Pen'leton, 'I'll th'ow dat pickaninny in fer good measure.'
"But de yuther man shuck his head. 'No,'sezee,'I's much erbleedzd, but I