The old man had had a great deal of trouble with his family.

"I have one girl," said he, "who has bothered my mind a dale.

She is under the influence o' bad advice.

I had her on my hands for many months; an', after that, the furst week's wages she got, she up, an' cut stick, an' left me.
I have another daughter, now nigh nineteen years of age.

The trouble I have with her I am content with; because it can't be helped.