human
Ah, massa, cried Zed, who had been keeping nearly in a line with me,
gpt
Tobacco-ruts! I exclaimed,
human
Don't you know, massa, he cried,
gpt
They don't surely do so now, Zed?
human
Not very long ago, replied he.
gpt
I recoleck very well seeing hundreds of tons roll along here. Sometimes dere was a freshet. Den you would see--oh, gorry--a whole heap of wheels and tobacco, and de gentlemen all dancing and playing on de banjo on de bank. Oh, dose was merry times, massa; but dey all become so damn democratic now.