It will not do to hold any parley with them.

If we do, our ears will be dinned to death with trumped-up tales of poverty and distress, and all that sort of thing, with which we have no kind of concern in the world.

These are matters personal to these individuals themselves, and have nothing to do with our business.

No matter what prices we paid, we would have nothing but grumbling and complaint, if we allowed an open door on that subject." "Yes, there is no doubt of that.

But, to tell the truth, it is a mystery to me how some of these women get along.