And you can have the two heifers and the sorrel colt." The two "heifers" were six, and the sorrel "colt" was seven years of age; but descriptive names often outlive the qualities to which they owed their origin.

Just as a judge is even yet addressed as "your honor," and many a governor without anything to recommend him hears himself called "your excellency." When Abigail surrendered in this graceful fashion, Julia was touched, and was on the point of putting her arms around her mother and kissing her.

But Mrs.Anderson was not a person easily caressed, and Julia did not yield to her impulse.
"Cynthy Ann, my dear," said Jonas, as they walked home that evening, "do you know what Abig'il Anderson reminds me of ?" No; Cynthy Ann didn't exactly know.

In fact, it would have been difficult for anybody to have told what anything was likely to remind Jonas of.

There was no knowing what a thing might not suggest to him.
"Well, Cynthy, my Imperial Sweetness, when I see Abig'il come down so beautiful, it reminded me of a little fice-t dog I had when I was a leetle codger.