"But the question is, Does he know what he's runnin' up agin', and what it'll cost to do all the idiotic things as he says ?" "Prob'ly not," answered the storekeeper.
"It's the best built farm house 'round thest parts," announced the miller, who had been silent until now.

"Old Wegg were a sea-cap'n once, an' rich.

He dumped a lot o' money inter that place, an' never got it out agin', nuther." "'Course not.

Sixty acres o' cobble-stone don't pay much divvydends, that I ever hearn tell on," replied Seth.
"There's some good fruit, though," continued Caldwell, "an' the berries allus paid the taxes an' left a little besides.

Ol' Hucks gits along all right." "Jest lives, 'n' that's all." "Well, thet's enough," said the miller.