"Emmie, she's wrote you all about me.
I've got the letter pinned inside of me here," patting his small chest.
"And I'm goin' to stay ever so long, I am.

I want to see the pig and the hens and the--and the orphan, and everything." "So you shall," declared Thankful.

"I'm glad enough to see you to turn the house inside out if you wanted to look at it.

And you knew all about this, I suppose ?" turning to Captain Obed.
The captain laughed aloud.
"Sartin I did," he said.

"Miss Howes and I have been writin' each other like a couple of courtin' young folks.