 Yes, master, I lef young wife in Richmond, but I got new wife here in de lot. I wishy you buy her, master, if you gwine to buy me." Then came a series of the usual questions from the intended purchaser. " Let me see your teeth — your tongue — open...  The South-west - Sivu 193tekijä(t) Joseph Holt Ingraham - 1835Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Joseph Holt Ingraham - 1835 - 306 sivua
...seldom strongly affected by any circumstances, and their reflections never give them much uneasiness. To the generality of them, life is mere animal existence,...sometime," replied George to the last query, " but neber wid my horses." "What do you ask for this boy, sir ?" inquired the planter, after putting a few more... | |
 | William W. Freehling - 1990 - 660 sivua
...the other, all faces shining as if newly polished. One young slave, when approached, pointed to "a new wife here in de lot. I wishy you buy her, master, if you gwine to buy me." A mother with three children, one an infant at breast, had just been sold away from her husband. "My... | |
 | Willie Lee Nichols Rose - 1999 - 558 sivua
...negro." "Yes, master, me full blood Wirginny." "Did you drive your master's carriage?" "Yes, master, I drove ole missus' carage, more dan four year." "Have...sometime," replied George to the last query, "but neber wid my horses." "What do you ask for this boy, sir?" inquired the planter, after putting a few more... | |
 | David J. Libby - 2004 - 192 sivua
...purchaser asked, "Have you a wife?" George replied, "Yes, master, I lef young wife in Richmond, but I got a new wife here in de lot. I wishy you buy her, master, if you gwin to buy me." The purchaser agreed to buy George for $975, and seeing the deal close, George interjected,... | |
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