"Mammy gave my OLE britches to Verman, an' 'ese here ones on'y britches I got now, an' I'm go' to keep 'em on me--not take 'em off an' let ole wet cat splosh all over 'em.

My Mammy, she sewed 'em fer ME, I reckon--d'in' sew 'em fer no cat!" "Oh, PLEASE, come on, Herman!" Penrod begged pathetically.

"You don't want to see the poor cat drown, do you ?" "Mighty mean cat!" Herman said.

"Bet' let 'at ole pussy-cat 'lone whur it is." "Why, it'll only take a minute," Sam urged.

"You just wait inside the stable and you'll have 'em back on again before you could say 'Jack Robinson.'" "I ain' got no use to say no Jack Robason," said Herman.