He writes tolerable often, and she answers tolerable seldom." "Where is he ?" "In St.Louis, I believe, though he's such a gadabout that a body can't be very certain of him, I reckon." "Don't Roweny know ?" "Oh, yes, like enough.

I haven't asked her lately." "Do you know how him and the judge are getting along now ?" "First rate, I believe.

Mrs.Pratt says so; and being right in the house, and sister to the one and aunt to t'other, of course she ought to know.

She says the judge is real fond of him when he's away; but frets when he's around and is vexed with his ways, and not sorry to have him go again.

He has been gone three weeks this time--a pleasant thing for both of them, I reckon." "Tom's rather harum-scarum, but there ain't anything bad in him, I guess." "Oh, no, he's just young, that's all.