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Besides, I'm thinking they'll defer it more than one, two and three years if they wait for them grangers to pay 'em back their money with what they can raise. "But ain't it funny how you and me made all that money? It's a proof of what industry and economy can do when they can't help theirselfs. When Tug Patterson wished this range on me forty years ago I hated him sinful.
"It looks like we can't never do anything at all," moaned Frances, "'thout grown folks 've got to know 'bout it." "Yes, and laugh fit to pop theirselfs open," said her fellow-prisoner. "I can't never pass by Owen Gibbs and Len Hamner now 'thout they laugh just like idjets and grin just like pole-cats."
"No; they didn't discuss ways an' means, but they said as how ther boss, they mentioned his name, but it's clear got erway from me, hed riz up on his hind legs an' hed give it out straight to ther gang thet ez long ez we wuz in ther country they couldn't do no good fer theirselfs, consequentially we must skidoo, ez they needed this part o' ther country fer their own elbowroom.
I ought to fire you ought to of done it long ago; but I fire my own men they don't fire theirselfs. Go eat." "Can't you eat none now, too, Colonel?" I ast him. "Not yet," says he. "Maybe after a while." I went out and got the first square meal I'd had for two days. When I couldn't eat no more right then, I sort of taken a pasear around the house, which was looking like hell by now.
"Well, what are you breaking a hole in our fence for?" says I. "Quit it! Do you want to get buried in a sunk garden, instead of on the lone prairee? Leave our fence alone." "Your fence? It's our fence. Don't I know all about it? It was a damn shame, Curly." "What business is it of yours?" says I to him. "Well, I hate to see the family I work for make such fools of theirselfs."
"I dare you to climb this ladder," responded an accommodating Frances. "I ain't never tooken a dare yet," boasted the little boy proudly, his foot on the bottom rung. "Who's going to foller me?" "Don't we have fun?" cried a jubilant Frances. "Yes," answered Jimmy; "if grown folks don't all time be watching you and sticking theirselfs in your way."
"You all time wanting somebody to call theirselfs someping. You're a low-down Isabella skunk yourself." "You got to say it," insisted the victor, renewing hostilities. "I'll say I'm a Isabella 'cause Isabella discovered America and's in the Bible," replied the tormented one; "Miss Cecilia 'splained it to me."
Blewitt's, and me and we knew what our masters was about as well as thay did theirselfs. Frinstance, I can say this for MYSELF, there wasn't a paper in Deuceace's desk or drawer, not a bill, a note, or mimerandum, which I hadn't read as well as he: with Blewitt's it was the same me and his young man used to read 'em all.
Peter asked for more money and was refused with contumely. He asked for a change of diet, and was informed violently that this country is undoubtedly going to the dogs when folks like himself "think theirselfs too dinged uppidy for good victuals. Eat 'em or leave 'em!" Peter couldn't eat them any more, so he left them.
So they had it out for quite a while there in the dining-room, under the table and among the chairs, and under the sofa, and pretty much everywhere, both of 'em enjoying of theirselfs plenty. Their dog, Cæsar, had got older now and Peanut he had his hands full; but he was shore industrious and sincere.
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