They were parts of a little girl, and the little girl made him a demure little courtesy.
"How do you do ?" she said.
Jed regarded her in silence for a moment.

Then, "Why, I'm fair to middlin' smart just at present," he drawled.

"How do YOU find yourself to-day ?" The young lady's answer was prompt and to the point.

"I'm nicely, thank you," she replied, and added: "I was sick at my stomach yesterday, though." This bit of personal information being quite unexpected, Mr.
Winslow scarcely knew what comment to make in reply to it.
"Sho!" he exclaimed.

"Was you, though ?" "Yes.