I ain't goin' to be rushed that way, not by no man.

I don't say but Mr.Hewlitt is a clever spoken man, Mrs.Smith, when he ain't talkin' books, but I ain't in the habit of bein' courted like I was a Seidlitz powder, and had to be drunk down before I stopped fizzin'.

That may be some folks way of doin' it, but it ain't mine." "Nor Colonel Guthrie's," suggested Mrs.Smith.
"If the Colonel's slow it ain't his fault," said Miss Sally.

"He'd be quick enough if I'd let him, but I can't see no hurry, one way or another.

I don't say but that a husband is a good thing to have, mind you! I guess I'm like all other women and want to have one some time, but so long as I've got pa I'm in no hurry.