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"Old Mah'sr Truly Mathers 'splained dat to me, 'bout years." "Well, then," said Gregory, ready with his pencil, "which is it?" Dick Ford happened to know a little on the subject, and so he told Gregory how he should put down "B. C." for "before Christ," and "A. C." for "after Christ," and that "A. C." was right for this year. This was set down in Gregory's most careful lettering.
"I haven't 'splained it all." "What else is there?" asked Mr. Brown, laughing. "Well, if Mr. Ward will let us take Dix along and you can find out about that over the telephone then maybe we can find Fred." For a moment no one spoke after Bunny had announced his plan. His father and mother looked sharply at him, and so did Sue and Uncle Tad. "How can Dix find Fred?" asked Sue.
So two Teddy bears come out of the woods and ate up forty-two hunderd of " "Why, Frances," reproved Lina, "you always get things wrong. I don't believe they ate up that many children." "Yes, they did too," championed Jimmy, "'cause it's in the Bible and Miss Cecilia 'splained all 'bout it to me, and she's our Sunday-School teacher and 'bout the bullyest 'splainer they is.
"Yes; it is old Santa's birthday, too," argued Jimmy, "'cause it's in the Bible and Miss Cecilia 'splained it to me and she 'bout the dandiest 'splainer they is." "Which you-all like the best: God or Doctor Sanford or Santa Claus?" asked Florence. "I like God 'nother sight better 'n I do anybody," declared Jimmy, "'cause He so forgivingsome. He's 'bout the forgivingest person they is.
They hain't got much money, that's sure, but there's lots of quality that ain't got money; and he's got sense, and that's better than money. When he fust come here, I jes' goes to him, and ses I, 'How's you goin' to run this farm, sir, ramshackle or reg'lar? He looked at me kinder bothered, and then I 'splained.
"Well now yer know thet ther scripter says cussed be Canyon, least wise thets the way Brother Melvin splained hit tother night, cussed be Canyon means cussed be Niggers." "Now Teck Pervis, wher is yer proof thet the scripter ment Nigger? I aint rusty un ther scripter ef I am er gittin ole."
"I s'pec' He just looks like the three-headed giant in Jack the Giant-Killer," explained Jimmy, "'cause He's got three heads and one body. His heads are name' Papa, Son, and Holy Ghost, and His body is just name' plain God. Miss Cecilia 'splained it all to me and she is 'bout the splendidest 'splainer they is. She's my Sunday-School teacher."
Now I know job 'cause Miss Cecilia 'splained all 'bout him to me. He's in the Bible and he sold his birthmark for a mess of potatoes and " "You never can get anything right, Jimmy," interrupted Lina; "that was Esau and it was not his birthmark, it was his birthstone; and he sold his birthstone for a mess of potash."
They 'sputed on the tower of Babel and the Lord say 'Confound you! Miss Cecilia 'splained it all to me and she's 'bout the dandiest 'splainer they is." "You may tell your tale now, Jimmy," said Lina. "I'm going to tell 'bout William Tell 'cause he's in the Bible," said Jimmy. "Once they's a man name' " "William Tell isn't in the Bible," declared Lina.
"Elder," interrupted Aunt Sheba, with portentous solemnity, "dere's bobscure 'flictions in dis worl' dat can't be 'splained, an' de 'flictions ofen begin wen we say 'for bettah or wusser. You'se say youself in de pulpit dat de gret an' bressed sinner, Paul, had a thorn in de flesh an' he couldn't git rid ob it nohow, dat he jes' bar wid it an' go 'bout his business.
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