'Nol' bays Sum. 'Sallie's give in, has^she^'
'Not, yit,' I says, 'but she's gointer. i'vs^powdered a hoot owl's gizzard,' I says. Jls'^shoot yer eye down the road agin, cap. If^tha's anything mussin of It up that mowt^put ye in muni o' the iuklin I've give ye o'^'Mainly Jaue, gimme the wink, an I'll^scoot.'^The road was still clear.^^.- am looked s'priseil a little when I told^him I..,ut havln the owl's gizzard lovs^powder, 0ti pooty soon he says:
'Well,^ he says, 'I'm gointer take Sallis^to tho picnic to-morrow, an I s'poee that'll^be tho last time 1 kin gsllavant her any^^wheres, 'cord i a to that,' he says.^^ 'That's what it will, Sammy!' I says.^^ 'Mandy Jane Penstock mowt a-bin a^stunner when she was a gal, fer all 1 kuow,^but 1 don't jia' reconimemlwr when that^was. She'll hef to think back a goial ways^if she rem,members It herself. But, leavin^out boue un .inner an a pooty sharp nose,^'Msndy Jaue dou't cut much of a figger^nowaduys. She's consid'able sot in her^ways, though, an wheu she has aumpin on^her mind that she's goiuter to do sbe'a^gointer do it, ur things will rumble.
SamHrazee he took Sallie to the picnic,^an I wus there with my hoot owl's gizzard^all ready. Sallie kittened cousid'sblo to^Sam, an it made me squirm to see her, I^tell ye, hut I says to myself, 'AH right, my^lady,' I says. Hut wait till tbe hoot owl^sings to ye,' I says. Himeby I says lo Sam^SU Sallie:
'Comeover an I'll treat ye,' I says.^'Come git some lemonade,' 1 says.
Anthey come ulong.au I bought ths i^lemonade, an wheu Sallie wasn't lookin I I^tumbled the owl'sglzzard love powder inter I^her glass.
'Ob,' she suys. 'Yonsler's 'Mandy Jane^Penstock,' she says. ' 'Mandy must have^a treat, too.' she says.
