It's awful hard to say you won't to Jonas, you know.

So I put the letter there, and I don't doubt your ma mistrusted it, and got a holt on it." "Did he write to me?
A'n't he going with that Betsey Malcolm ?" "Can't be, I 'low.

On'y this evenin' Jonas said to me, says he, when I tole him you was engaged to Mr.Humphreys, says he, in his way, 'The hawk's lit, has he?
That'll be the death of two,' says he, 'fer she'll die on it, an' so'll poor Gus,' says he.

And then he went on to tell as how as Gus is all ready to leave, and had axed him to tell him of any news; but he said he wouldn't tell him that.

He'd leave him some hope.
Fer he says Gus was mighty nigh distracted to-day, that is yisterday, fer its most mornin' I 'low." Now this speech did Julia a world of good.