How to Tell a Story and Other Essays. Mark Twain

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      En he listen – en listen – en de win’ say (set your teeth together and imitate the wailing and wheezing singsong of the wind), “Bzzz-z-zzz”—en den, way back yonder whah de grave is, he hear a voice! he hear a voice all mix’ up in de win’ can’t hardly tell ’em ’part—“Bzzz-zzz – W-h-o – g-o-t – m-y – g-o-l-d-e-n arm? – zzz – zzz – W-h-o g-o-t m-y g-o-l-d-e-n arm!” (You must begin to shiver violently now.)

      En he begin to shiver en shake, en say, “Oh, my! Oh, my lan’!” en de win’ blow de lantern out, en de snow en sleet blow in his face en mos’ choke him, en he start a-plowin’ knee-deep towards home mos’ dead, he so sk’yerd – en pooty soon he hear de voice agin, en (pause) it ‘us comin’ after him! “Bzzz – zzz – zzz – W-h-o – g-o-t m-y – g-o-l-d-e-n – arm?”