"And besides that, I hate you," she added, bursting into tears and starting for the house.

"And you can have that girl who was kept in after school for a partner," he heard her sobbing as she crossed the yard.
Pepsy did not pause to speak with Uncle Eb and Aunt Jamsiah who were sitting in the kitchen, but the latter, seeing her in tears, said kindly, "No folks passed by to the carnival to-night, Pepsy ?" "Looks like rain," Uncle Eb said consolingly; "to-morrer'll be the big night when they have the wrestlin' match.

I reckon Jeb Collard n' all his summer folks will go up on th' hay-rig from West Baxter.

You wait till to-morrer night, Pep.

Mamsy'll make you up a pan of fresh doughnuts fer to-morrer night, won't you, Mamsy?
Don't you take on now, Pepsy girl; you jes' go ter bed n' ferget yer troubles." "I don't care about people from West Baxter," Pepsy said, stamping her foot and shaking her, head violently, "and I don't care about the old carnival or anything--so now.