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Hot-Foot Hannibal  219

on dis plantation 'll know I means w'at I sez.'

Fer Mars' Dugal' had warned de han's befo' 'bout foolin' wid cunju'ation; fac', he had los' one er two niggers hisse'f fum dey bein' goophered, en he would 'a' had ole Aun' Peggy whip' long ago, on'y Aun' Peggy was a free 'oman, en he wuz 'feard she'd cunjuh him.  En w'iles Mars' Dugal' say he did n' b'liebe in cunj'in' en sich, he 'peared ter 'low it wuz bes' ter be on de safe side, en let Aun' Peggy alone.

So Mars' Dugal' done des ez he say.  Ef ole mis' had ple'd fer Jeff, he mought 'a' kep' 'im.  But ole mis' had n' got ober losin' dem bulbs yit, en she neber said a wo'd.  Mars' Dugal' tuk Jeff ter town nex' day en' sol' 'im ter a spekilater, who sta'ted down de ribber wid 'im nex' mawnin' on a steamboat, fer ter take 'im ter Alabama.

Now, w'en Chole tol' ole Mars' Du-