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Wa-al, ye see, I gotter wait for Jason, or Marty, to git me a pail o' water. They ain't neither of 'em been down to the house yit an' I might's well rest now as any time." It was this way all day long. Aunt Almira was never properly through her work. Things were always "in a clutter."
Why, however did 'ee dodge 'em, eh? What's the manin' o' it all?" "I thought they was gone," said Adam, "so I came down to see how you were all getting on here." "Iss, iss, sure. Wa-al, all right, I s'pose, but I ha'n't a bin let outside much: Joan won't have it, ye knaw. Poor Joan!" he sighed, "her's terrible moody-hearted 'bout 't all; and so's Eve too.
"Wa-al, Helen 'Lizy," it said. "How ye do, John? Don't git up; I can set till ye're through." And Mr. Winship himself stood before us, stoop-shouldered, roughly dressed from the cattle cars, his kindly old eyes twinkling, his good face all glorified by the honest love and pride shining through its plainness. "Why, Father!" cried Helen with a start.
Strong as an ox and brave as a lion! Our champion in every form of athletic sports! Who looked with contempt on girls and disdained their maidenly advances! Who thought only of deeds of muscular prowess, and who seemed to carry the assurance of a force that would lead armies and subdue nations! What of George? "Wa-al, George was a-beout not long ago. Had your room for his samples.
"Wa-al, that rests on how small a part you'm foaced to tell un of," said Triggs, "and how much you makes it warth his while. I'm blamed if I'd go bail for un myself, but that won't be no odds agen' Adam's goin': 'tis just the place for he. 'T 'ud niver do to car'y a pitch-pot down and set un in the midst o' they who couldn't bide his stink."
"No!" exclaimed Scattergood. "Yep!" said all three of them in chorus. "Stood right in front, as I recall it, a-makin' eyes and kickin' up her heels that immodest you wouldn't b'lieve. Looked right at me, too. I seen her." "Got your money's wuth, then, didn't ye? Wa-al?" "Suthin's got to be done." "Sich as?" "Riddin' the town of her." "Go ahead and rid it, then.... G'-by."
"She really is," replied Mr Meldrum. "Wa-al, if she is," returned the other, lifting a huge morsel of ham on the end of his fork, and surveying it critically with much relish of eye before placing it in his capacious mouth, "why, it's a bad business, that's all I ken say; and I'm right down sorry fur it, I am things was going on so slick and pleasant!
I will give you several excellent reasons why you will be willing to let me have it. In the first place, I will give you twenty-five dollars for the job; secondly, " "Wa-al, I guess you needn't go any furder," drawled the grave-digger, with a knowing wink; "twenty-five o' them reasons are enough for me; so just tell me where you want the body, and I'll see that it's forthcoming."
"Can't stop," said Scattergood. "I was lookin' for Jed." "Jed's gone," she replied, shortly, the sullen expression returning to her face. "'He won't be back 'fore noon." "Uh-huh!... Wa-al, I calc'late I kin keep on drawin' my breath till then if you kin. I call to mind the time when you was all-fired oneasy if Jed got away from you for six hours in a stretch."
"Come on and let's see what the matter is with the pump," urged Janice, in fear lest he should get away from her, for already Mr. Day's fingers were searching along the ledge above the door for his pipe. "Wa-al ya-as we might as well, I s'pose. I'll make 'Mira's fire later. It's 'tarnal early, child." "Sun's up," declared Janice. "Hurry, Uncle!"
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