Now, yer see, when a feller stands up for a thing one day and night, de contrar de next, folks ses (and nat'rally enough dey ses), why he an't persistent,--hand me dat ar bit o' corn-cake, Andy.

But let's look inter it.

I hope the gen'lmen and der fair sex will scuse my usin' an or'nary sort o' 'parison.

Here! I'm a trying to get top o' der hay.

Wal, I puts up my larder dis yer side; 'tan't no go;--den, cause I don't try dere no more, but puts my larder right de contrar side, an't I persistent?
I'm persistent in wantin' to get up which ary side my larder is; don't you see, all on yer ?" "It's the only thing ye ever was persistent in, Lord knows!" muttered Aunt Chloe, who was getting rather restive; the merriment of the evening being to her somewhat after the Scripture comparison,--like "vinegar upon nitre." "Yes, indeed!" said Sam, rising, full of supper and glory, for a closing effort.