human
They say Elder Bickers, over to East Sanscrit's been and got married again to a gal that's four year younger than his oldest daughter, proclaimed Mrs. Tobin presently.
gpt
Seems to me 't was fool's business.
human
I view it so, said the stage-driver.
gpt
There's goin' to be a mild open winter for that fam'ly.
human
What a joker you be for a man that 's had so much responsibility! smiled Mrs. Tobin, after they had done laughing.
gpt
Ain't you never 'fraid, carryin' mail matter and such valuable stuff, that you'll be set on an' robbed, 'specially by night?
human
It is kind o' scary, or would be for some folks, but I'd like to see anybody get the better o' me. I go armed, and I don't care who knows it. Some o' them drover men that comes from Canady looks as if they didn't care what they did, but I look 'em right in the eye every time.
gpt
Men folks is brave by natur', said the widow admiringly.
human
You know how Tobin would let his fist right out at anybody that ondertook to sass him. Town-meetin' days, if he got disappointed about the way things went, he'd lay 'em out in win'rows; and ef he hadn't been a church-member he'd been a real fightin' character. I was always 'fraid to have him roused, for all he was so willin' and meechin' to home, and set round clever as anybody. My Susan Ellen used to boss him same's the kitten, when she was four year old.
gpt
I've got a kind of a sideways cant to my nose, that Tobin give me when we was to school. I don't know's you ever noticed it, said Mr. Briley.
human
We was scufflin', as lads will. I never bore him no kind of a grudge. I pitied ye, when he was taken away. I re'lly did, now, Fanny. I liked Tobin first-rate, and I liked you. I used to say you was the han'somest girl to school.
gpt
Lemme see your nose. 'T is all straight, for what I know, said the widow gently, as with a trace of coyness she gave a hasty glance.
human
I don't know but what 't is warped a little, but nothin' to speak of. You've got real nice features, like your marm's folks.