human
Bother, stranger! he rejoined;
gpt
The Almighty'd nothin to du with this yer region. 'Tother fellar (pointing downward) made Bitter Creek, ef it ever war made at all; tho, I reckin, it war just _left_!
human
But what about the coal?
gpt
Dunno ef there's enny thar! But ef thar be, Providence only 'lowed it, jist to help in the last conflaggerration--you bet! He didn't mean enny human critter to live yer, and mine it--not by a long shot--you bet!