human
I guess you had a pleasant dream,
gpt
I had a real funny one, replied Oscar.
human
I thought you sent me over to the store to get some things, and when I got there, I had them all jumbled together in my head, and I told the man I wanted a yard of molasses, and a pound of calico, and a gallon of shingle-nails, and I did n't know what else. And I thought the man laughed, and asked me if I would take them loose, or have them done up in a rag. Then another boy that was in the store set up a loud laugh, and that woke me up. I wonder how long I slept--do you know, aunt?
gpt
Only two or three minutes,
human
I was real smart, then, replied Oscar;
gpt
I should think you 'd dream about the store, said Jerry;
human
Well, I 'll leave it to aunt if it is n't odd to see such a queer lot of stuff in one store; I 've heard about country stores, but I never saw one that would come up to that before. It is almost equal to going into a fair, to go in there. There was everything you could think of, from a grindstone to a pop-gun.
gpt
There is n't business enough to support more than one trader, and that is the reason why Mr. Fletcher keeps such a variety,
human
I know that, said Oscar,
gpt
Did you see any babies there?
human
What sort of babies--live ones, or rag ones, or wax ones?
gpt
No, none of them, replied Mary;
human
I mean crying babies, like Annie Davenport's.
gpt
O, you mean those little dolls that make a squeaking noise when you squeeze them. No, I believe I did n't see any,
human
No, Mr. Fletcher would n't keep such silly things as them,
gpt
No, they aint silly, either, are they cousin Oscar?
human
No, replied Oscar,
gpt
There, sis, you're a little crying baby yourself, now. Come, stop your noise; you 've blubbered enough about it. It didn't hurt you, did it?
human
Come here, dear, what is the matter?
gpt
Jerry knocked me over,
human
Where did it hurt you, dear?--there? Well, let mother rub it, and it will feel better soon. Jerry is a naughty boy to do so. Why need you torment your little sister so?