human
Does any of you uns know, asked Aunt Matilda,
gpt
No, said John William Webster, who was always quick to speak.
human
Dey done stop dat ar. Dey got so many letters up dar at de mica mines, dat dey send all the big ones to de pos'-office in a bag an' a buggy, and dey send de little ones ober de telegraph.
gpt
But whar's Ole Miles?
human
He's a-doin' jobs up aroun' de mines, said Uncle Braddock.
gpt
De las' time I see him he was a-whitewashin' a fence.
human
Well, I wants to see Ole Miles, said Aunt Matilda.
gpt
I wants him to carry a letter fur me.
human
I'll carry yer letter, Aunt Matilda, said Dick Ford; and Gregory Montague, anxious to curry favor, as it was rapidly growing near to ash-cake time, stated in a loud voice that he'd take it
gpt
I don' want none o' you uns, said Aunt Matilda.
human
Ole Miles is used to carryin' letters, and I wants him to carry my letter. Ef you'd like ter keep yerse'f out o' mischief, you Greg'ry, you kin go 'long and tell him I wants him to carry a letter fur me.
gpt
I'll do that, said Gregory,
human
Better go 'long now,
gpt
Too late now, Aunt Matilda, said Gregory, anxiously.
human
Couldn't git dar 'fore dark, no how, and he'd be gone away, and I 'spect I couldn't fin' him.
gpt
Whar is yer letter?
human
Oh, 'tain't writ yit, said Aunt Matilda.
gpt
I wants some o' you uns to write it fur me. Kin any o' you youngsters write writin'?
human
Yes, ma'am, said John William Webster.
gpt
Greg'ry kin write fus-rate. He's been ter school mor'n a month.
human
You shet up! cried Gregory, indignantly.
gpt
Ise been to school mor'n dat. Ise been free or four weeks. And I know'd how to write some 'fore I went. Mah'sr George teached me.
human
You'd better git Miss Kate to write yer letter, said Aunt Judy.
gpt
She'd spell it out a great sight better dan Gregory Montague, I reckons.
human
No, I don't want Miss Kate to write dis hyar letter. She does enough, let alone writin' letters fur me. Come 'long hyar, you Greg'ry. Reach up dar on dat shelf and git dat piece o' paper behin' de 'lasses gourd.