human
Hello, Lewston, cried Harry, running as near as he could go without getting his shoes wet, for the water ran up quite a distance among the trees in some places.
gpt
What are you about? Where did you get that boat? I want a boat.
human
Dat's jist what I thought, Mah'sr Harry, said Lewston, still poling away as hard as he could.
gpt
I know de compuny'd want to git ober de creek, an' I jist went up to Hiram Anderson's and borrowed his ole boat. Ise been a-bailing her out all de mornin'.
human
You're a trump, Lewston, said Harry.
gpt
Pole her down opposite your house, and then one of us will go over. Why don't you go out farther? You can't get along half as fast in here by the trees and hummocks as you could in deeper water.
human
You don't ketch me out dar in dat runnin' water, said Lewston.
gpt
I'd be in the middle afore I knowed it, and dis pole's pooty short.
human
Well, come along as fast as you can, cried Harry,