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They'd their own breakfast all clared away, 'n' dishes washed, too, afore light; 'n' prayers said beside; they're Methodys, terrible pious. I used ter tell dad they talked a heap about believin' in God; I don't allow but what they dew believe in God, tew, but they don't worship Him so much's they worship work; not nigh so much. Believin' 'n' worshippin' 's tew things.
Some box-heads, when their wife falls in love with another man, give her up like they was takin' off an old shoe, sayin' they love her so much that they want to see her happy which she can't be, she says, unless she gets the other man. But don't you go to believin' that kind of fairy romance, ma'am.
The next time they start in to kill a man by inches, believin' they're out of range, we'll plump a ball into the middle of the gang that'll make em' hop a bit."
There's the principal trouble in gettin' at facts," he explained, whirling on the Cap'n. "Investigators don't get down to cases. Talk with a stutterer, and if you don't look sharp you'll get to stutterin' yourself. Now, if we don't look out, Gammon here will have us believin' in witches before we've investigated."
Miss Martha says she don't much and Zach Bloomer he says he cal'lates his doubts keep so close astern of his beliefs that it's hard to tell which'll round the stake boat first. But there ain't no doubt about Cap'n Jethro's believin', he's rank." "I see. Well, is he is he rational in other ways? It seems odd to have a ah an insane man in charge of " "Insane?
"Why, y' see, Peter, we do know as a man 'ung 'isself theer, 'cause Gaffer found un likewise I've heerd it scream but as for believin' in it, since you say contrarywise why, 'ow should I know?" "But why should I deny it, George; why should I tell you all of a Scotsman?" "Why, y' see, Peter," said George, in his heavy way, "you be such a strange sort o' chap!"
He thinks I'll come round." "Why why will these men leave me when when Oh, poor uncle! They bargain on his death. But why tell me why?" "Beasley has worked on them won them over," replied Carmichael, grimly. "After Al dies the ranch will go to you. Beasley means to have it. He an' Al was pards once, an' now Beasley has most folks here believin' he got the short end of thet deal.
Finally, up in Independence I wus so durn near broke I reckoned I 'd better put what I hed left in a grub stake, an' drift back yere. I figgered thet maybe I could pick up some o' those Injun cattle again, and maybe some mavericks, an' so start 'nuther herd. Anyhow I could lie low fer a while, believin' Le Fevre wus sure ter come back soon as he thought the coast wus clear.
"She died, mister," she ended up finally, turning her salt-bitten eyes full upon him; "she died of that letter written when I was so full of a scared craziness from bein' in in that place that terrible, terrible place but she didn't die believin' me bad.
"I dinna ken whether I believe in him as ye wad ca' believin' or no there's sic a heap o' things broucht to the fore nooadays 'at I canna richtly say I un'erstan'. But as he dee'd for me, I wad dee for him. Raither nor say I didna ken him, I wad hing aside him. Peter an' a', I canna say less." Mr Bigg's eyes began to smart, and he turned away his head.
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