piccaninny

• Cowards never fight 'xcept w'en they're sure to win.--Now, piccaninny, here you are," he said, stuffing some raw mapira meal into the open mouth of a thin little girl of about six or seven, who was gazing at him in open-eyed surprise; "don't put off time, you're half-starved already The little black skeleton began to chew the dry meal with evident satisfaction, but without taking her eyes off her deliverer Who are you_?" —  Black Ivory
• Put on your cap, piccaninny, and come to the stables with me. —  Pixie O'Shaughnessy
• When Bridgie saw how devoted he was to his piccaninny, and how she could always succeed in raising a smile, she proposed that the child should not return to school for the next term at least; but the Major would not listen to the suggestion No, no! —  Pixie O'Shaughnessy
• The longing for some of the old mischievous days made Pixie listen to her father's precepts with a decided lack of enthusiasm You will be a good child now, piccaninny, and work hard at your tasks. —  Pixie O'Shaughnessy
• There's plenty of room for your men in the fo'ks'le; but here's no less than ten of you, reckonin' the piccaninny--bless her dear purty little face! —  The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific

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