"Yes, mam, but I catches them."
"Isn't there anything you would rather do than fish?" A long silence followed, then the eyes suddenly brightened:
"Yes, mam."
"What is it?"
"I'd rather blow up hog bladders with a quill and bust 'em!"
"Shawn, have you ever thought of what you would like to do in life; what you would like to make of yourself as you grow to manhood?"
"Yes, mam, I'm goin' to be a doctor!"
"Indeed!"
"Yes, mam, indeed, I help doctor Hissong roll pills now, and he helps me in my books more than I learned at school."
"Shawn, I am going to ask you to begin with the term of school which opens soon. I will furnish you with books and tuition and will help you in every way."