It made a sort o' coolness betwixt the families, and hez given some comfort to them low-down Harrisons; but even the law, I reckon, recognizes a father's rights.

And ez Cress sez, now ez Seth's out o' the way, thar ain't no reason why she can't go back to school and finish her eddication.

And I reckoned she was right.

And we both agreed that ez she'd left school to git them store clothes, it was only fair that she'd give the school the benefit of 'em." The case seemed more hopeless than ever.

The master knew that the man beside him might hardly prove as lenient to a second objection at his hand.