human
How did I do it, Josiah?
gpt
Well, sez he,
human
Josiah, you finished the plan the next day.
gpt
Well, sez he,
human
I kep' thinkin' of the clack. Now, sez he,
gpt
I'm goin' to build a house by rote and not by note. I will git me away from wimmen, and when I'm on the lot with the timber before me, my mind will work clear.
human
Do hear to me now; do git a good builder to lay out the plan, one that knows how.
gpt
Well, I shan't do no such thing!
human
Then do git a first rate carpenter!
gpt
No, Samantha, I shan't git any man to be bossin' me round. I shall git some humble man that knows enough to drive a nail, to carry out my views and be guided by me. There is so much jealousy in every walk of life now, that when a man that shows originality and genius comes forth from the masses, there is immegiately a desire to keep him back and hide his talents. Sez he,
human
I'm afraid of this sperit so I am goin' to git a man that can do what I tell him and ask no questions; in these conditions, sez he,
gpt
I can swing right out and do justice to myself.
human
Then you do have some few fears about your plans yourself?
gpt
Let me once git into a place where my mind can work, I'll show what I can do, let me once git away from meddlin' and clack.
human
There is one thing, Samantha, I'm bound to have, and that is a mullin' winder.
gpt
A what? sez I.
human
A mullin winder; what is that?
gpt
Why a winder made out of mullins,
human
How do you make it? Mullin leaves are thick and the stalks tougher than fury, how do you make winders out of 'em?
gpt
That, sez he proudly,
human
I don't believe it can be done. How would you go to work to do it?
gpt
It would be fur from me, Samantha, to muddle up a woman's brains any more than they be muddled naturally, tryin' to inform her how this is done. I only say there will be a mullin' winder in the house.
human
Hain't you goin' to have a bay winder?
gpt
That depends on whether there will be room for the bay. But as to the ventilation, on that pint my plans are made. I believe a house should be ventilated to the bottom instead of the top. Air goes up instead of down, a house should be ventilated from the mop boards, I think some of havin' em open like a trap door to let the air through. Sime Bentley sez have a row of holes bored right through the sides of the house to let in the air, and when you didn't want to use 'em plug 'em up, when you want a little air take out one stopple, when you want a good deal take out a hull row of plugs. That's a good idee, sez Josiah,
human
You might have the holes bored through into the suller!
gpt
That is a woman's idee, sez he,