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 and onreasonable in her to stay there in that big house all alone when she stood ready to give her a home and do everything for her. And I told her I presumed Alzina would ruther be independent.

"Independent, Samantha? I don't know what you mean. I guess my sister would feel independent in my house; it would be her home jest as much as it is mine. Of course, I should'nt have to keep a girl if she lived with me, for I know she would want to take hold and help me; she would feel better for it; but she would have a good home and some one to take care of her." But, thinkses I, take it with all that housework, and sinevetus and basler mengetus, and dime novels shadin' the background, Alzina wuz wise to stay under her own hop vine and apple tree, but I didn't say any more, for I felt it wuzn't my place.

I hated to have Jack go, and he cried, but Tamer said he might come down agin before long, and she asked me if I wouldn't go with her before long and visit with her cousin Celestine, Uncle Submit Smith's girl, a widder with one child, who wuz home on a visit. And I told her I would if I possibly could.