"We certainly did," put in Sam. "Why, Aleck, we can't bear to think of your getting married and leaving us."
"Huh!"
"We want you to stay with us," said Tom. "Besides, that widow has a lot of children and is after your money."
"She ain't got but two chillen. She had moah, but she dun told me all but two was in de seminary."
"The seminary?" queried Tom. Then a light broke in on him. "You mean the cemetery."
"Persackly—de place da puts de dead folks."
"Well, they are in the cemetery right enough—but they are a long way from being dead."
"Wot yo' mean, Tom?"
"We saw her send five of them away this evening—she told 'em to go to the cemetery and stay there awhile."
"Wot! Yo' is fooling dis chile!"