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she exclaimed . `` Oh , Joe , how glad I am that you came just as you did ! '' The matter was then explained to Joe , who volunteered to go over at once to Mr. Wilson 's and arrange to take his place in the morning , thus leaving him free to go with Jessie . It was past ten o'clock and the moon was just coming up over the tree-tops when Joe started on his two-mile tramp to Mr. Wilson 's . `` You 'd better take one of the horses , '' Jessie had told him . `` W'at fur I want ob a hoss ? Rudder hab my own two footses to trabbel on -- if dey is kine o ' onsartain some times -- dan airy four-legged hoss dat eber libed , '' Joe returned , disrespectfully .