She sent him on an errand, which he executed with his usual dispatch, and returned to some work which he had to do in the kitchen.

Robert was quite a favorite with Aunt Linda, and they often had confidential chats together.
"Bobby," she said, when he returned, "I thinks we ort ter hab a prayer-meetin' putty soon." "I am in for that.

Where will you have it ?" "Lem me see.

Las' Sunday we had it in Gibson's woods; Sunday 'fore las', in de old cypress swamp; an' nex' Sunday we'el hab one in McCullough's woods.

Las' Sunday we had a good time.