human
Rev. Jeremiah Tomlin will lecture here to-night, beginning at early candle-light.
gpt
What is de word you uv writ, suh? he inquired, and when Gabriel had read it off, the negro exclaimed,
human
Well, suh! You put all dat down, an' it didn't take you no time; no, suh, not no time. But I might uv speckted it, bekase I hear lots er talk about how smart you is on all sides--dey all sesso.
gpt
Does Tasma Tid belong to your church?
human
Do which, suh? exclaimed Rev. Jeremiah, pausing with his broom suspended in the air. When Gabriel repeated his inquiry, the Rev. Jeremiah drew a deep breath, his nostrils dilated, and he seemed to grow several inches taller.
gpt
No, suh, she do not; no, suh, she do not belong ter my chu'ch. You kin look at her, suh, an' see de mark er de Ol' Boy on her. She got de hoodoo eye, suh; an' de blue gums dat go long wid it, an' ef she wuz ter jine my chu'ch, she'd be de only member.
human
Dat's whar dey'll git us--yes, suh, dat's whar dey sho' will git us.