He took two steps to it and was presently deep in its mechanism.

He turned it all ways, knelt beside it on the floor, took off the handle and examined it, while the rest of the company pressed Mr.Stanton to a seat by the fire.
"I heard Abe was out at Rochester helping entertain Ex-President Van Buren," said Mr.Curtin to the store-keeper.
"I reckon he was," said Speed.

"He kept them roaring till morning.

Judge Peck told me he allowed Mr.Van Buren would be stiff for a month with laughing at Abe's tales.

It's curious that a man who don't use tobacco or whisky should be such mighty good company." "I wish Abe'd keep it up," said another.