N. Huh! I dess she was mighty sorry wiz such a houseful of boys an’ no little sister.
A. Well, Jacob loved this son very much—
N. How much?
A. Oh, ever so much; more than he could tell.
N. Ten hundred thousand bushels?
A. Yes, and more than that. He bought him a new coat—
N. May Crawford’s dot a new dress, dray and blue, an’ pearl buttons on it, an’ a new parasol, and I’m doing to have some new button shoes as twick as I can kick zese ones out.
A. His father bought him a new coat, a beautiful coat of many colors—
N. Oh, ho! des like a bed quilt.
A. And Joseph was very proud of this pretty coat—