"Oh, yeou ain't goin' to git me up there an' then make a gol darn guy of me for northin'."
"I have no idea of doing that, sir. If you are not well paid for your time and trouble, I will refund you the money you paid to get in here to-night, and you shall stay through the entire entertainment without paying."
"That's fair, b'gosh!" exclaimed the man, as he started to get up.
At this point, a quiet little woman who had been sitting at his side caught him by the coat-tail and pulled him back into his seat.
"Jo-si-ah!" she whispered, shrilly, "don't yeou go up there! Yeou can't tell whut he'll be doin' to ye."
"Waal, if he tried to—ker-chew! ker-chew!—do anything that I don't like, I'll jest mop up the platform with him! Let me 'lone, Nancy!"
"Yeou set still, Josiah!"
"See here, old lady, I usually let yeou do the bossin', but I kainder guess I'll do as I darn please this—ker-chew!—time."
There seemed danger of a family row there in the front row, but Merry said:
"If I fail to satisfy you, sir, I will also refund the price of your wife's admission."