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raised both his arms. The boy had only waited for 

 this; he had him by the shoulder in an instant, and 

 shaking him with all his force, ealled out, " Master, 

 master open your eyes, master." The man awoke, 

 and saying, " Thank you," was about to turn on the 

 other side, which did not suit the boy : he shook him 

 again. " I tell you I am awake ; do you want to shake 

 the soul out of me ? " and he tried to get to sleep. But 

 Sambo shook him again, so that he started up in a 

 rage, asking, "What do you go on shaking me for, 

 when I am wide awake?" The boy jumped back, 

 frightened by the threatening expression of the old 

 fellow, and said, trembling, "I I I want that six- 

 pence ! " Altogether, it was too much for my gravity, 

 and I burst into a roar of laughter ; the two managed 

 to settle their differences, and I soon afterwards fell 

 asleep. 



I was early on the march, and arrived towards 

 evening at a neat comfortable looking house, sur- 

 rounded by large fields of cotton and Indian corn, 

 betokening the abode of a rich planter; on receiving a 

 friendly affirmative to my inquiry lor night quarters, 

 I placed my rifle and game bag in the corner, and sat 

 myself on an easy chair by the lire. 



Strangers inquiring for night quarters must never 

 suppose that they are to receive them gratuitously. 

 The usual price for supper, bed, and breakfast be the 

 same good or bad is half a dollar; but at Strong's I 

 had to pay a dollar, which was an imposition. The 

 charge for a horse depends on the neighborhood, and 

 the price of Indian corn. In the swamps it was half 



