Girls catch neat ways as quick as they do untidy ones, and them wild little tykes often turn out smart women." "Sister Dawes _has_ done well by them children, and I hope Mr.Bemis sees it.

He ought to give her something comfortable to live on when she can't do for him any longer.

He can well afford it." "I haven't a doubt he will.

He's a lavish man when he starts to do a thing, but dreadful unobserving, else he'd have seen to matters long ago.

Them children was town-talk last fall, and I used to feel as if it was my bounden duty to speak to Miss Dawes.