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152 LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION.wuz wrong wid de boss, and sho' nuff dar wuz his manefull er witch-stirrups."" FuU of what, Uncle Kemus ? "" Full er witch-stirrups, honey. Ain't you seed nowitch-stirrups ?Well, w'en you see two stran' er ha'rtied tergedder in a hoss's mane, dar you see a witchstirrup,en, mo'n dat, dat hoss done bin rid by um.""Do you reckon they have been riding Charley? "inquired the little boy." Co'se, honey. Tooby sho dey is. Wat else deybindoin'?"" Did you ever see a witch, Uncle Eemus "?" Dat ain't needer yer ner dar. Wen I see coontrack in de branch, I know de coon bin 'long dar."The argument seemed unanswerable, and the littleboy asked, in a confidential tone :" Uncle Eemus, what are witches like "?" Dey comes diffnnt," responded the cautious olddarkey."Dey comes endey cunjus fokes. Squinchowlholler eve'y time he see awitch, en w'en you hear dedog howlin' in de middle er denight, one un urn's mighty ap*ter be prowlin' 'roun'. Cunjun fokeskin tell a witch de minnit dey lays dereyes on but dem w'at it,ain't cunjun, hit'smighty hard ter tell w'en dey see one, kaze dey might