This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...the parents are to her." "I think they hain't under half so much obligations, for it is the parents doin's gittin' 'em here, the children didn't git the parents here, it is right the other way." "Oh, well, it is different, anyway. Kate is a child, and we are grown folks." "So much more the reason for us that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ...the parents are to her." "I think they hain't under half so much obligations, for it is the parents doin's gittin' 'em here, the children didn't git the parents here, it is right the other way." "Oh, well, it is different, anyway. Kate is a child, and we are grown folks." "So much more the reason for us that we should behave ourselves and not go to lyin' and bein' led off into temptation as we have to-night, Sister Gowdey. We are both Methodists." The words sunk deep, I see they did, though she only sez: "I do hope Mr. Gowdey hain't got supper, a man tears up things so and wastes. I would as soon have a tornado sweep through my buttery as to have a man sweep through it." CHAPTER XL ELL, the next mornin' Josiah come upstairs where I wuz makin' up the spare bed, I had had it open airin' it, and sez he, comin' into the room excited and agitated: "Samantha, Delight has burnt up the world!" I had heard her cryin' down below, but knew she wuz with him, so didn't worry about her, and the next thing I knew, ontirely onexpected, he told me what had took place. The Babe had burnt up the world. It wuz thrillin' and agitatin' news, very. But I didn't git excited and skairt as some wimmen would, I only sez coolly: "When did she burn it up, Josiah?" "Since you have been up here." Sez I calmly, wantin' to come to the bottom of the matter. "Did you see her, Josiah Allen? Did you see Delight burn up the world?" "Yes, I see her. I ketched her at it. How should I know," sez he, in a surly tone, " that she had burnt it up, if I hadn't seen her do it?" "Oh," sez I, "I didn't know but you missed the world, and mistrusted she had burnt it up...".
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