"Yes, she did; and I miss her sadly. I used to teach her what little I knew at nights. It were not much to be sure. But she were getting such a handy girl, that I miss her sore. But she's a deal above me in learning now." And the mother sighed.

'Yes, she did; and I miss her sadly. I used to teach her what little I knew at nights. But she's a deal above me in learning now.' And the mother sighed.
