“Well, I don’t know, but the master said it’s jest like bad boys, and he knows.”
“Now, Tommy, tell me honestly, how do you like the master?”
“He’s fust rate; and all the boys say so.”
“How many times has he whipped you?”
“He duz no such thing. He says ef he can’t get along without fighting, he’ll jest quit.”
“Has Sis’ got a flogging yet?”
“No, sir-ee—Sis’ and the Master are great friends.”
“Does Joe Sikes come to school yet?”
“I recon he duz. Joe can’t stay away, no how he can fix it.”
“But Joe Sikes in old Virginia, was the hardest case in school. He had Mr. Birch hold of him regularly as the day came round.”