"Upon me sowl, Colonel, I'm not; as shure ez me name's Pat Maloney, one of thim rid divils hit me on the head wid a club, so he did," said Pat; and so, when morning came, the mystery was further investigated and was easily solved.

"Where is Penelope, Mrs. Riggs?" "Oh, skykin' round ez usual," was the peevish response.

Sech wurms ez we be!"

" "'Then polish up the dark one,' sez she, ez quick ez a flash.

" "'Then polish up the dark one,' sez she, ez quick ez a flash.

"I've ben thinkin', friens," she said, "that we don't get the sweetness of them words inter our hearts ez we should.

De sky belong ter us ez much as to de rich folks, an' de grass an' de trees an' de birds an' de flowers; de rollin rivers an' de mighty ocean belongs ter us.

There's some news cum along with 'em that ain't likely to prove ez nourishin'.

An' Mr. John's whistle ez enuff ter put sunshine inter the Deluge!

I used ter think we wuz ez happy ez birdsMiss Di-an an' mebut I declare the house seems lonesum now when he leaves in the mornin'.

I used ter think we wuz ez happy ez birdsMiss Di-an an' mebut I declare the house seems lonesum now when he leaves in the mornin'.

"An' the way they foller her about an' treat her jest ez ef she wuz a princess!

An' I sez to myself,'ef they wuz like he is, an' wuz ez plenty in the Middle Ages ez they make 'em out ter be, then it's a pity we wuzn't back right in the center uv 'em,' sez I." "Lady Di!

An' I sez to myself,'ef they wuz like he is, an' wuz ez plenty in the Middle Ages ez they make 'em out ter be, then it's a pity we wuzn't back right in the center uv 'em,' sez I." "Lady Di!

He say he'll look out fer Dyce ez long ez he live," the husband's voice broke, "I don't care nuthin' 'bout dat!" and Dyce turned away with a choking sob; "but I'se proud to hev him see what kind of a man you is.

He say he'll look out fer Dyce ez long ez he live," the husband's voice broke, "I don't care nuthin' 'bout dat!" and Dyce turned away with a choking sob; "but I'se proud to hev him see what kind of a man you is.

An' as to character and dependableness, why, she's thess ez sound ez a bell.

In a heap o' ways she nears up to us, sech, f' instance, ez when she taken wife's cook-receipt book to go by in experimentin' with Sonny's likes an' dislikes.

Well, I felt mighty sorry to see her in tears, an' what does Sonny do but insist on eatin' the whole dish o' custard, an' soon ez I could git a chance, I took him aside an' give him a little dose-t o' pain-killer, an' I took a few drops myself.

I had felt obligated to swaller a few spoonfuls o' the salted custard when she'd be lookin' my way, an' I felt like ez ef I was pizened, an' so I thess took the painkiller ez a sort o' anecdote.

I had felt obligated to swaller a few spoonfuls o' the salted custard when she'd be lookin' my way, an' I felt like ez ef I was pizened, an' so I thess took the painkiller ez a sort o' anecdote.

Of co'se Mary Elizabeth, she ain't to say got Sonny's thoughts, exac'ly, where it comes to sech a thing ez book-writin', but he says she's a heap better educated 'n what he is.

I'm failin' in stren'th ez the days goan' I know itan'

I ricollec' thess ez well when gran'pa planted that oak saplin'.

No sech thing ez gittin' on a black list dem days.