If you had only taken my advice, we shouldn't have come to this." "I don't know what advice you refer to, Rachel," said Mrs.Harding, patiently.
"No, I don't expect you do.

My words don't make no impression.

You didn't pay no attention to what I said, that's the reason." "But if you'll repeat the advice, Rachel, perhaps we can still profit by it," answered Mrs.Harding, with imperturbable good humor.
"I told you you ought to be layin' up something agin' a rainy day.

But that's always the way.

Folks think when times is good it's always a-goin' to be so, but I know better." "I don't see how we could have been much more economical," said Mrs.
Harding, mildly.
"There's a hundred ways.