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"Why, I ha'n't done nothin' to it," said Philetus, dismally; "there was teu on 'em afore I started, and I took and tied 'em together, and hitched 'em onto the stick, and that one must ha' loosened itself off some way I believe the darned thing did it o' purpose." "I guess your mother knowed that one wouldn't keep till it got here," said Mrs. Douglass.
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
"There don't nobody else have nothin' to deu with it I guess she's pretty much the hull," said her coadjutor. "Her and me was a picking 'em afore sunrise." "All that basketful!" "'Tain't all strawberries there's garden sass up to the top." "And does she send that too?" "She sends that teu," said Philetus succinctly. "But hasn't she any help in taking care of the garden?" said Constance.
Rossitur's down to Queechy." "Mr. Rossitur's!" said Mrs. Evelyn; "does he send them here?" "He doos not," said Philetus; "he doosn't keep to hum for a long spell." "Who does send them then?" said Constance. "Who doos? It's Miss Fliddy Ringgan." "Mamma!" exclaimed Constance looking up. "What does she have to do with it?" said Mrs. Evelyn.
"La, yes Philetus fetches in lots of eggs he loves 'em, I reckon but you aint fit this minute to do a thing but rest, Fleda." "I'll rest afterwards. Just get the things ready for me, Barby, and an apron; and the table I'll be down in a minute. And, Barby, grind some coffee, will you?"
If you'll lend me Philetus, me and him'll fix it all ready agin you come back 'tain't no trouble at all and if the sticks ain't here we'll go into the woods after 'em, and have it all sot up." But Fleda represented that the services of Philetus were just then in requisition, and that there would be no sap brought home till to-morrow.
"There don't nobody else have nothin' to deu with it I guess she's pretty much the hull," said her coadjutor. "Her and me was a-picking 'em afore sunrise." "All that basketful?" " 't aint all strawberries there's garden sass up to the top." "And does she send that, too?" "She sends that teu," said Philetus, succinctly. "But hasn't she any help in taking care of the garden?" said Constance.
"I was just thinking of coming out here," said Fleda, her eyes flashing with hidden fun; "and Hugh and I were both standing in the kitchen, when we heard a tremendous shout from the woodyard. Don't laugh, or I can't go on. We all ran out towards the lantern which we saw standing there, and so soon as we got near we heard Philetus singing out, 'Ho, Miss Elster!
The Wisconsin delegation was also in large part the same. But the new members were men of note. Among them were Halbert E. Paine and Philetus Sawyer. General Paine had served with distinction in the war and had lost a leg in battle. He was a lawyer in full practice, a man of the highest integrity, without fear and without reproach.
Philetus!" "Marm." "I wish, when you have got a good pile of wood chopped, you would make some troughs to put under the maple trees you know how to make them, don't you?" "I do!" "I wish you would make some you have pine logs out there large enough, haven't you?" "They hadn't ought to want much of it there's some gregious big ones!"
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