But they like to be together, and I am willin’ they should; they are both on ’em as good as gold.
And on Babe’s next birthday, which comes in September, I am goin’ to get, or ruther have my companion get her a little pony jest like Raymond’s. I have got my plans laid deep to extort the money out of him. Good vittles is some of the plan, but more added to it.
I shall get the pony, or ruther it will be got. And if them two blessed little creeters can take comfort a ridin’ round the presinks of Jonesville on their own two little ponys, they are goin’ to take it.
Life is short, and if you don’t begin early to take some comfort you won’t take much.
But to resoom. The relation on Maggie’s side has passed away, but the relation on Josiah’s side is still in this world, if it can be called bein’ in this world when your heart and spirit are a soarin’ up to the land that lays beyend.
But I guess it would be called bein’ in this world, sence his labor is a bein’ spent here, and his hull time and strength all ready to be gin to them who are in need.
He is doin’ a blessed good work in Victor, for so their colony is named, after the noble hero who laid down his life for it.
And the place is prosperin’ beyend any tellin’. All that Genieve dreamed about it is a comin’ true.
And she is a helpin’ it on; she spends her money like water for the best good of her people.