'Lord, she don't know more about my clo'es 'n you do.' That struck me as bein' ruther curious," remarked David.

"Wouldn't it you ?" "Very," replied John gravely.
"Yes, sir," said David.

"Wa'al, when we went into the eatin' room the table was full, mostly young folks, chatterin' an' laughin'.

Price int'duced me to his wife, an' I set down by him at the other end of the table.

The' wa'n't nothin' wuth mentionin'; nobody paid any attention to me 'cept now an' then a word from Price, an' I wa'n't fer talkin' anyway--I c'd have eat a raw dog.