"Joe won't make no 'ole in the water," said Mr. Brown, wagging his head.

" "I do believe that this rascal wants the 'ole of this ball o' twine for the tusk of a sea-'oss.

"Doctor Peter's old Jim was more'n a hunnerd when he died, an' we all knows Aun' Patsy is twice as ole as ole Jim.

I wa'n't mo' 'n ten years ole at de time, an' w'en my mammy seed de w'ite men comin', she tol' me ter run.

The little woman looked down at Joe and across at Ole by the car.

Through the chinks in the gaping slabs there came the ruddy flicker that bespoke a "home from home" beneath my feet; and then, still listening for signs of Dustbin, I heard "Didn't I tell you, Erb, to stop up that extra ventilation 'ole with somethin'?and now look wot's blown in.