A. No, indeed; Joseph was a good boy—
N. Den why didn’t he go to Sunday-school?
A. No matter. But all his brothers hated him because his father loved him the best and—
N. I spect he always dot the biggest piece of pie.
A. And so they wanted to get rid of him, because—
N. Den why didn’t zey send him out in the kitchen to talk with Jenny? Dat’s what my ma’am does.
A. And they hated him all the more because one night, Joseph had a dream—
N. Oo-oo! I dreamed dot ze big Bible on ze parlor had five long legs and a mouf full of sharp teeth, an’ it climbed onto my bed and drowled at me ’cause I bit ze wax apple an’ tied gran’pa’s wig onto Carlo’s head last Sunday! Oh, I was so scared an’ I hollered an’ ma’am said she dessed I had ze nightmare.
A. Well, one day Joseph’s father sent him away to see how his brothers were getting along—
N. Why didn’t he write ’em a letter?