Wal, thet’s the way Bill’s eyes looked at ye then:

Great dep’s o’ shinin’ feelin’, purplish blue;

An’ dogged ef I could tell which from the t’other

A father’s greef, or father’s pride.

At five

One mornin’ not long arterwards, ez I

Was pitchin’ silage down ter feed the steers,

I seen Bill ridin’ out the yard on Belle.

He waved ’is hand an’ yelled he’d be ri’t back.

At bre’kfas’ time he sez jes’ cazhool like: