He stroked the satin head, and said in his gentlest voice, 'How do you do, Lizzie?
will you give me a kiss ?' She put up her little bud of a mouth, and then retreating a little and glancing down at her frock, said,--'Dit id my noo fock.

I put it on 'tod you wad toming.

Tally taid you wouldn't 'ook at it.' 'Hush, hush, Lizzie, little gells must be seen and not heard,' said Mrs.
Jerome; while grandpapa, winking significantly, and looking radiant with delight at Lizzie's extraordinary promise of cleverness, set her up on her high cane-chair by the side of grandma, who lost no time in shielding the beauties of the new frock with a napkin.
'Well now, Mr.Tryan,' said Mr.Jerome, in a very serious tone, when tea had been distributed, 'let me hear how you're a-goin' on about the lectur.

When I was i' the town yisterday, I heared as there was pessecutin' schemes a-bein' laid again' you.

I fear me those raskills 'll mek things very onpleasant to you.' 'I've no doubt they will attempt it; indeed, I quite expect there will be a regular mob got up on Sunday evening, as there was when the delegates returned, on purpose to annoy me and the congregation on our way to church.' 'Ah, they're capible o' anything, such men as Dempster an' Budd; an' Tomlinson backs 'em wi' money, though he can't wi' brains.