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"There, pappy," said Mother Tyler, anxiously, "that'll do; ye're goin' ter git 'er so wide-erwake there'll be no doin' er thing with 'er. Come, now, Thaney, let mammy put ye down here on yer quilt. Come, come, I know ye've forgot that ole bugger-man that stays up th' chimbly 'n' ketches bad gals! There, now, that's mammy's nice gal. Git 'er playthings fer 'er, Susan Jane.
"Go 'n' shet up the hen-'ouse, 'n' see ef th' black hen 'n' chickens ha' gone ter roost in there. She'll keep stayin' out o' nights till th' fox 'll grab 'er. Now, chillen, make 'er hurry 'n' git thee in here. Come, Thaney gal, we'll go in th' house 'n' find pappy 'n' gra'mammy.
"I know ye're tired holdin' of her, fer she ain't no light weight," and she lifted the little one away. "Heigho, Thaney, air ye erwake yit?" questioned the father. "Erwake! Ya'as, 'n' likely ter be," said the mother. "Thaney's one o' th' setters-up, she is." "Give 'er ter me, Malviny. Don't pappy's gal want er ride on pappy's foot? See 'ere, now!
Run, Susan Jane, 'n' fetch er cloth ter wipe 'er face 'n' han's; they're that stuck up wi' merlasses, ter say nothin' o' dirt. Therey, therey, now! Mammy's gal don't want ter hev 'er face washed? Hu! tu! tu! Thaney mustn't cry so. Where's Jeff? Here, Jeff here, Jeff! Ole bugger-man, come down the chimbly 'n' ketch this bad gal. You'd better hush.
"Ya'as," she replied, from a rocking-chair in the corner facing him. Here there was a long pause, and presently she added, "Pappy said es how he tho't it mought rain in er day er two." The family in the sitting-room had settled down, the door being closed between that room and the parlor. "There, mother, gi' Thaney ter me," said Mother Tyler.
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