His dad done it good, too--good as 'twas ever done, I guess.' "But next day Gabe himself happens along, and I see right off that I'd made a mistake in my reckonin'.

The Honorable Atkinson Holway wa'n't figgerin' to borrow nothin'.

When a chap has been skinnin' halibut, minnows are too small for him to bother with.

Gabe was full of fried clams and philanthropy.
"'By Jove! Stitt,' he says, 'livin' here has been the dream of my life.' "'You'll be glad to wake up, won't you ?' says I.'I wish I could.' "'I tell you,' he says, 'this little old village is all right! All it needs is a public-spirited resident to help it along.

I propose to be the P.S.