The injuns looked everywhere for her in vain.
"She mus' er gone up fru de chimbly, like Marse Santion Claws," said
Agnes; and Diddie thought that was so funny that she giggled outright,
and in a moment the wardrobe was opened and she was also taken
prisoner. Then the four little captives were laid on their backs, and
Polly scalped them with a clothes-brush for a tomahawk.
As soon as they were all scalped they started over again, and kept up
the fun until the big plantation bell sounded, and then the Injuns
deserted in a body and ran off pell-mell to the quarters; for that
bell was for the Christmas dinner, and they wouldn't miss that for all
the scalps that ever were taken.
There were three long tables, supplied with good, well-cooked food,
followed by a nice dessert of pudding and cake, and the darkies, one
and all, did full justice to it.
Up at the house was a grand dinner, with turkey, mince-pie, and
plum-pudding, of course.
When that was through with, mamma told the little girls that the
little quarter negroes were to have a candy stew, and that Mammy might
take them to witness the pulling. This was a great treat, for there
was nothing the children enjoyed so much as going to the quarters to
see the little negroes play.
The candy stew had been suggested by Aunt Nancy as a fine device for
getting rid of the little darkies for the night.
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