"
"Well, I b'lieve I'll git ter bed."
"Wait, mother, let me help yer," said her daughter, hastily throwing aside
her knitting.
"We'll both help ye, mother," said her son, putting one arm gently around
her as she arose from her chair.
"Well, well," she laughed, with soft content. "I sh'll be well waited on
with two children 'stid er one; but none too many--none too many."
Zekle White had made brave progress from the chair by the door to the other
rocker, drawn closely beside that of Mandy Calline; and he was saying, in
tones that suggested an effort: "I've seed other young ladies which may be
better-lookin' in other folkses' eyes, 'n' they may be more suiterbler ter
marry, but not fer me. Thar ain't but one gurl in this roun' worl' that I'd
ask ter be my wife, 'n', Mandy Calline, I've ben keepin' comp'ny wi' you
long ernuff fer ye ter know that ye air th' one." He swallowed, and went
on: "I've got my house nigh erbout done. Ter be sho', 'tain't es fine es
this un, nor es big; but I kin add ter it, 'n' jest es soon es it is done I
want ter put my wife in it. Now, Mandy Calline, what yer say--will yer be
my wife?"
Mandy Calline looked shy--much like a young colt when it is going to break
out of harness.
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