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106 'em,—they's perquisite to dese yer times, and ter all times. I has principles, and I sticks to 'em like forty,—jest any thing that I thinks is principle, I goes in to't;—I wouldn't mind if dey burnt me 'live,—I d walk right up to de stake, I would, and say, Here I comes to shed my last blood for my principles, for my country, for der gen'l interests of s'ciety."

"Well," said Aunt Chloe, "one o'yer principles will have to be to get to bed some time to-night, and not to be a keepin' every body up till mornin'; now, every one of you young uns that don't want to be cracked, had better be scase, mighty sudden."

'" [sic]Niggers! all on yer," said Sam, waving his palm leaf with benignity, "I give yer my blessin'; go to bed now, and be good boys."

And with this pathetic benediction, the assembly dispersed.