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The Gray Wolf's Ha'nt

scattered leaves ober de spot, en den went home wid his min' easy.
   "Sho' 'nuff, dis yer cunjuh man wukked his roots, des ez Dan had 'spected he would, en soon I'arn' who killt his son. En co'se he made up his min' fer ter git even wid Dan. So he sont a rattle-snake fer ter sting 'im, but de rattle-snake say de nigger's hell wuz so ha'd he could n' git his sting in. Den he sont his jay-bird fer ter put p'isen in Dan's vittles, but de p'isen did n' wuk. Den de cunjuh man 'low' he'd double Dan all up wid de rheumatiz, so he could n' git 'is han' ter his mouf ter eat, en would hafter sta've ter def; but Dan went ter Aun' Peggy, en she gun 'im a' 'intment ter kyo de rheumatiz. Den de cunjuh man 'lowed he'd bu'n Dan up wid a fever, but Aun' Peggy tol' 'im how ter make some yarb tea fer dat. Nuffin dis man tried would kill Dan, so fin'lly de cunjuh man 'lowed Dan mus' hab a life-cha'm.