(It might ’a’ be’n most ennything) would up

An’ happen; Seth would snort, Almiry’d giggle,

An’ thet would end his moodin’. That ’ar way

O’ doin’ ’s a hull lot better, ’pears ter me,

Then fer a man ter never hev no chanct

Ter hev a mood, ’f ’e wants ter, ’n know ’t will prob’ly

Work out all right somehow.”

Bill stopped a minnit,

’N’I seen ’im kind o’ turn an’ look ’t the house,

An’ knowed what he was thinkin’ better’n if