So he go about with plenty of sugar and sticks of candy in his pocket.

He never forget once de age of every leetla child dat call him godfadder.

He have a brain dat work like a clock.

My gran'fadder he say dat Mathurin have a machine in his head.

It make de words, make de thoughts, make de fine speech like de Cure, make de gran' poetry--oh, yes! "When de King of Englan' go to sit on de throne, Mathurin write ver' nice verse to him.