Dropped the old lady over and let her drift off as if he didn't care a cent." "Talking of newspapers, how would you like to make an engagement as the traveling correspondent of the _Patriot_ ?" "Well, I dunno.

I wouldn't mind sending you a letter now and then, but I don't care to make any regular engagement.

You see I haven't written a great deal for about eighteen hundred years, and a man kind of gets out of practice in that time.

I write such an awful poor hand, too.
No; I guess I won't contribute regularly.

I have thought sometimes maybe I might do a little work as a book-agent, so's to pick up a few stray dollars.