Moster Milton ran the farm when he run the hotel cept I was born at the hotel and Mistress Thursday lived there then too.
She said she never was whipped 'cept once when she got a cockle berry up her nose and he got it out and gave her a little brushing--not as much as grandma would have given her.
You see it was magic that did it every time 'cept the first, and we can't 'spect a cyclone to happen along and take us to the Emerald City now.
There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
Me, I did naught, 'cept get collared when I wor' fast asleep.
There's nothing in it 'cept the harness,' he said.
Nowadays ye ain't goin' to find liquor so plenty nowhar, 'cept mebbe at old Groundhog's still.
He never hurries 'cept when he's building a coffin.
He driv Marse Joe 'round, 'cept when Mist'ess wanted to go somewhar.
I've outlived 'most all of my folks 'cept my son that I live with now.
Mistess, slaves never knowed what Sunday clothes was, 'cept dey did know dey had to be clean on Sunday.
I warn't big enough den to do nothin' much 'cept tote water to de field and chop a little cotton.
Rabbits was kilt wid sticks and rocks 'cept when a big snow come.
I 'members dey used to make de 'omans pull up deir skirts and brushed 'em wid a horse whup or a hickory; dey done de mens de same way 'cept dey had to take off deir shirts and pull deir pants down.
Pegleg made de evvy day shoes for Marse Billie's own chilluns, 'cept now en den Marse Billie fetched 'em home some sto' bought shoes fun Jools.
Dey's all gone now and 'cept for some nieces, I'm left all alone.
When dey put him down on de big house porch he told Old Mistess he didn't want no supper 'cept a little coffee and bread, and he strangled on de fust bite.
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