Are your folks going to burn any more of their barns this year ?" "Not unless Samantha gets married.

Jenny, do you know what's the latest fashion in lobsters ?" "Changeable green, I suppose." "No: I mean after they're boiled.

It's to have 'em come on the table in cuffs and collars.

Lace around their necks, you know." "And gloves ?" "No, not any gloves.

We had lobsters to-day, at Mrs.Foster's, and you ought to have seen 'em." "Dabney Kinzer, it's time you went to school again." "I'm going, in a few days." "Going?
Do you mean you're going away somewhere ?" "Ever so far; and Dick Lee's going with me." "I heard about him, but I didn't know he meant to take you along.