She allowed it was fine--and it goes." "Yes, and put enough money into this handle to buy a whole new croquet set for the family.

Ain't that awful! All this comes of takin' a daily newspaper once a month and readin' the advertisin' columns.
We're going to be plumb effete, if we ain't mighty careful, down in here." "That's so," said McKinney, scratching his head.

"Times is changin'.
That reminds me, I ordered a new suit of clothes by mail from Philadelphy, and they ought to be just about due when Tom Osby comes down; and that ought to be to-day." "That's so," assented Doc Tomlinson.

"He's got a little bill of goods for me, too." "Oh, why, oh, why this profligacy, Doc ?" said Dan Anderson.

"Didn't you order two pounds of alum the last trip Tom made?
What do you want of so many drugs, anyhow ?" "Hush, fellers," said Curly.