Harry found later that while he had little use for his vocal organs he invariably enjoyed life.
"Colonel," said Jarvis, at about the tenth corn cake, "be you fellers down here a-goin' to fight ?" "I suppose we are, Mr.Jarvis!" "An' is your son thar goin' right into the middle of it ?" "I can't keep him from it, Mr.Jarvis, but he isn't going to stay here in Kentucky.

Other plans have been made for him.

When are you going back up the Kentucky, Mr.Jarvis ?" "This raft was bargained fur before it started.

All I've got to do is to turn it over to its new owners today, go to the bank an' get the money.

Then me an' this lunkhead, Ike, my nephew, both bein' of an inquirin' mind, want to do some sight-seein', but I reckon we'll start back in about two days in the boat that you see tied to the stern of the raft." "Would you take a passenger in the boat?
It's a large one." Samuel Jarvis pursed his lips.
"Depends on who it is," he replied.