"He used to be so fond of 'em when he was little," she said.
"Oh, Will," cried the younger sister, "do you remember Lil' Johnson?
Yeh?
She's married.

Married las' June." "Is the boy's room all ready, mother ?" asked the father.
"We fixed it this mornin'," she said.
"And do you remember Jeff Decker ?" shouted the elder sister.

"Well, he's dead.Yep.Drowned, pickerel fishin'-- poor feller!" "Well, how are you gitting along, William ?" asked the father.

"Sell many pictures ?" "An occasional one." "Saw your illustrations in the May number of Perkinson's." The old man paused for a moment, and then added, quite weakly, "Pretty good." "How's everything about the place ?" "Oh, just about the same--'bout the same.

The colt run away with me last week, but didn't break nothin', though.