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But , believe me , as I told Mr. Dunwody , I was not in the least responsible for the running off of negroes in this neighborhood . I thought , if I should go out there and tell these other gentlemen , that they would understand . '' `` That 's mighty nice of you , '' ventured the Honorable William Jones . `` But if we do n't git there before midnight , they 'll be so full of whisky and devilment that _ I _ do n't think they 'll listen even to you , Ma'am . '' `` It is pretty bad , I 'm afraid , '' said Judge Clayton . `` What with one thing and another , this country of ours has been in a literal state of anarchy for the last year or two . What the end is going to be , I 'm sure I do n't see .