Captain Brand of the Centipede""
nd eyes glittered with delight. There was that about his face which indicated intelligence, courage, devotion, and humanity––those indescribable marks of expression which Nature sometimes
scular arms that seemed as massive and heavy as lignum vit?, the boy jumped from the captain to meet them; and then sti
w, and smoothed down his scanty night-dress as if it were the plumage of
tiny fists on his shoulders, Banou caught up a bucket and proceeded to draw water from over the side, which he dashed into the tub. When he had nearly filled the tub he felt around with his black paws as delicately as if he was about to seize
ay strong Ban
ip and den h
and 'cream f
him more dan
every dip, rub his black nose all over him, making mock bites at the little legs and stomach;
apa say when
dat is sure
he rub and
nri he kick a
ld pause occasionally, shake their great 11 tarry fingers at the imp, and chuckle pleasantly
days," said Ben, "a-furlin' the light sails in a s
e out of the pot, "that 'ere child will, some of these times, when he's growed a bit, be a
ub to spend his days along shore a-bilin' sugar-cane on a plantation
, and his cra
n he nursed
n to fight, dri
ery soul of
lack gave him a final souse in the tub, and then holding him up to drain, as i
will papa say to-morrow wh
just come on deck, as she kissed the mouth of the young scamp, whil
ill be happy once more to get h
she, turning in a pretty coquettish way t
confined by a large gold filigree pin, and half concealed by a jaunty little French cap, with the ribbons floating about her pear-shaped ears; and while her soft, dark hazel eyes were bent
how many hours or minutes will it
rness of his beautiful passenger, and opening his hands