[The Gilded Age Part 1. by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner]@TWC D-Link bookThe Gilded Age Part 1. CHAPTER III 5/6
Date's de Hebrew chil'en dat went frough de fiah; dey was burnt considable--ob coase dey was; but dey didn't know nuffin 'bout it--heal right up agin; if dey'd ben gals dey'd missed dey long haah, (hair,) maybe, but dey wouldn't felt de burn." "I don't know but what they were girls.
I think they were." "Now mars Clay, you knows bettern dat.
Sometimes a body can't tell whedder you's a sayin' what you means or whedder you's a sayin' what you don't mean, 'case you says 'em bofe de same way." "But how should I know whether they were boys or girls ?" "Goodness sakes, mars Clay, don't de Good Book say? 'Sides, don't it call 'em de HE-brew chil'en? If dey was gals wouldn't dey be de SHE-brew chil'en? Some people dat kin read don't 'pear to take no notice when dey do read." "Well, Uncle Dan'l, I think that-----My! here comes another one up the river! There can't be two!" "We gone dis time--we done gone dis time, sho'! Dey ain't two, mars Clay--days de same one.
De Lord kin 'pear eberywhah in a second. Goodness, how do fiah and de smoke do belch up! Dat mean business, honey.
He comin' now like he fo'got sumfin.
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