"With what?" said Mr. Landholm.

"Some of this here."

"With you?"

"Yes."

"Well — let's hear," said the farmer.

"Don't you think the post ought to be paid?" said Mr.
Underhill, diving into some far-down pockets.

"Why, are you the post?"

"Don't you think that two sealed letters, now, would be worth a leetle box o' that 'ere?"

"Have you brought letters from the boys?"

"Well I don't know who writ 'em," said Mr. Underhill; — "they guv 'em to me."