My gran'mudder, she say, 'Voila, you can light your pipe with de eyes of dat Mathurin!' She know.

She say dat M'sieu' Mathurin's eyes dey shine in de dark.

My gran'fadder he say he not need any lights on his cariole when Mathurin ride with him in de night.
"Ah, sure! it is ver' true what I tell you all de time.

If you cut off Mathurin at de chin, all de way up, you will say de top of him it is a priest.

All de way down from his neck, oh, he is just no better as yoursel' or my Jean--non.