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Then she jumped around and cried. 'O Smiles, hit kaint do them things but hit does do them. Well, pretty soon, Judd Amos, her brother, come in and, when he saw it in Lou's arms, his face got as black as a storm cloud and he went for to take it away from her.
"Me watch Mass'r Richard! Now, Miss Phill, I'se none ob dat kind! But I kaint shut my eyes, 'specially when I'se 'tending to de flower vases." "You could have left the vases just at that time." "No, Miss Phill, I'se very partic'lar 'bout de vases. Dey has to be 'tended to. You done told me ober and ober to hab a time for ebery thing, and de time for de vases was jist den."
You owe me nothing for to-night; but you owe Rose a debt of gratitude that you can never hope to pay in full, my boy." "I knows hit. I kaint never pay even part uv hit." "I think that you can." "How kin I?" "I don't pretend to be much of a preacher, but I can say this as a man, Judd. By trying to live the kind of a life she would have you live. She wants to be your friend."
"Well, of course it ain't an ... er ... exactly easy thing to cure, but I reckon she'll get well of it. By the way, Amos, how long has she been a-goin' on like that?" "I kaint rightly say, doctor. She hes acted kind er strange-like fer quite er spell, now thet I comes ter think on hit; but I didn't pay no pertickler attention to hit ontil er day er two back," answered the man contritely.
Another roseate dream of childhood had been ruthlessly shattered, and he hated himself for having witlessly engendered it in her mind, since it could only be born to die unrealized. When she spoke again, it was to say with a telltale quaver in her subdued voice, "I reckon thet us mountain folks kaint never do worthwhile things, fer all sech take er mighty lot er larnin'."
I'se powerful sorry you kaint stay, ma'am." "Where does Mr. Rollins come from?" "De Lord knows whar. He's at de Rio Grande, and den 'fore you can calc'late he's at de Colorado." "He appears to be a great favorite." "He's done got de hearts ob ebery one in his right hand; and de dogs! dey whimper after him for a week; and de little children! he draw dem to him from dar mammy's breast.
I'm a-goin' ter keep right on lovin' ye more an' more, and, when yo'r older, I plans ter ask ye ter marry with me." "I likes ye ... indeed I likes ye, Judd, but ... oh, please don't ever go fer ter do that. I kaint never marry ye, Judd." The man stiffened, and his face grew black again. "I believes thet yo' air in love with thet doctor man, atter all," he shot out.
"Why two?" he asked kindly, for Bo Peep's face was so full of sorrow he could not help pitying the boy. "Please, kaint I go with you all? I can cook betteh'n Miss Virginia eveh could, an' I can be lots of help an' you all'll need help." "But it's a stinger of a storm, Bo Peep," the doctor insisted, anxious to be off. "Neveh mind! Neveh mind! Lemme go. I won't complain of no stom."
"Why all ther big guns war there Mandy; merchints, lawyers, docters an ev'n preachers." "Laws e massy me!" exclaimed Mrs. Pervis. "An if ther shepod wus ther, yer kaint blame ther flock." "Teck Pervis did I understan yo ter say that " "Don't git excited, Mandy, yer jes es well git use ter ther new tern things air takin.
"I kaint tell 'zactly, honey," she answered, "'twel I adds it up." As she began counting on her fingers, her skirts slipped lower and lower from her grasp, until they brushed the dew of the wayside weeds. "Yes, that's it," she announced at last. "Miss Hallie is nineteen this Satiddy, and you'll be nine next Satiddy. A week from to-day is yoah buthday.
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