“It don’t seem as you ought to be so long getting into such a few clothes, Jimmy,” a soft voice called. “You’ll be falling into lazy habits if you don’t set a watch on yourself, and you’ll never get shet of them, long as you live.”
“Yessum,” said Jim.
“I can see your pa a-coming ’cross the fields now, and I reckon if you don’t do some hustling he’ll catch you dawdling.”
“Yessum.”
“And, Jimmy!”
“Yessum?”
“I’ve been hearing that Aunt Nan Leiter’s got a making of that blue dye like I’ve been wanting. I reckon after you’ve got the wood you’d better walk over yon and get the bucket of it she promised to give me.”
“Yessum.”
“And, Jimmy, here’s your pa.”
“Yessum.”