You are the first I ever had the happiness of meeting." "Want to know!" said Mr.Parmalee, in a tone betokening no earthly emotion whatever.

"It's odd, too.

Plenty folks round our section come across; but I suppose they didn't happen along down here.

Splendid place this; fine growing land all round; but I see most of it is let run wild.

If all that there timber was cut down and the stumps burned out and the ground turned into pasture, you hain't no idea what an improvement it would be.