It must a caught in my sleeve.

Miss Feely must'a left it on the bed, and it got caught in the clothes, and so got in my sleeve.' Miss Ophelia was so angry at such a barefaced lie that she caught Topsy and shook her.

'Don't tell me that again,' she said.
The shake brought the gloves on the floor from the other sleeve.
'There,' said Miss Ophelia, 'will you tell me now you didn't steal the ribbon ?' Topsy now confessed to stealing the gloves.

But she, still said she had not taken the ribbon.
'Now, Topsy', said Miss Ophelia kindly, 'if you will confess all about it I won't whip you this time.' So Topsy confessed to having stolen both the ribbon and the gloves.

She said she was very, very sorry, and would never do it again.
'Well, now, tell me,' said Miss Ophelia, 'have you taken anything else since you have been in the house?
If you confess I won't whip you.' 'Laws, missis, I took Miss Eva's red thing she wears on her neck.' 'You did, you naughty child! Well, what else ?' 'I took Rosa's ear-rings--them red ones.' 'Go and bring them to me this minute--both of them.' 'Laws, missis, I can't--they's burnt up.' 'Burnt up?
What a story! Go and get them, or I shall whip you.' Topsy began to cry and groan, and declare that she could not.