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  • At fust we tought it was a plantation han ', fer he tried ter talk like a cullud man, an' Missy S'wanee 'gan ter talk ter him; but he drew a knife an 'says,' Dis won't make no noise, an 'it'll stop yer noise ef yer make any.

    An Original Belle Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • But before the meal was over she would always reassure her slow-witted guest by some unexpected burst of sunshine, and he afterwards would remark, in confidence: "I say, Lane, that little 'Missy S'wanee' out-generals a fellow every time.

    An Original Belle Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • "Wally wanee here flo blekfas?", and would have shut the door in their faces had not Billy intruded a heavy boot.

    The Mucker Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

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