"How is Mrs. Cooper?"
"She's tol'ably well."
"And all the family?"
"They are all tol'ably well, thank you. And how are you this morning, Zach?"
"I am tol'ably well, thank you."
"And Mrs. Howard?"
"She is tol'ably well, too."
"And the rest of the family?"
"All tol'ably well, tol'ably well."
"How are you getting along with the fall wheat?"