Bein' a sport interferes with letter writing consider'ble." "Sport!" exclaimed Captain Bailey.

"Land of Goshen! Cap'n Jonadab is the last one I'd call a sport." "That's 'cause you ain't a good judge of human nature, Bailey," chuckled Barzilla.

"When ancient plants like Jonadab Wixon DO bloom, they're gay old blossoms, I tell you!" "What do you mean ?" asked the depot master.
"I mean that Jonadab's been givin' me heart disease, that's what; givin' it to me in a good many diff'rent ways, too.

We opened the Old Home House the middle of April this year, because Peter T.Brown thought we might catch some spring trade.

We did catch a little, though whether it paid to open up so early's a question.