“Where he ought to be,—at his own door, a smokin' his own rearin'.”

“Is there an ostler to be found? I want to refresh my horse, and get some breakfast for myself too.”

“There an't none.”

“No help?”

“Never was.”

“That's singular, I fancy.”

“No, it an't.”

“Why, what do travellers do with their cattle, then?”

“There bean't none.”

“No cattle?”