1st Loun. Yes, this is cold. I heard you speak of your niggers. Have you got a pretty large gang?
Jennings. No, only thirty-three. But they are the best that the country can afford. I shall clear a few dimes, this trip. I hear that the price is up.
Enter Mr. White, R.
White. Can I be accommodated here to-night, landlord?
Barkeeper. Yes, sir; we’ve bed for man and beast. Go, Dick, and take the gentleman’s coat and hat. [To the waiter.] You’re a stranger in these parts, I rec’on.
White. Yes, I am a stranger here.
2d Loun. Where mout you come from, ef it’s a far question?
White. I am from Massachusetts.
3d Loun. I say, cuss Massachusetts!