I thought I 'd better quit them parts ; but aunt she showed me her will all done complete , ` sceptin the fust name er the legatee . ` There , ' sez she , ` it all depends on yeou , whether that place is took by Hiram or Josiah . It 's easy done , an ' so it 's goan tew stan till the last minit . ' That riled me consid ` able , an ' I streaked off tew May Jane Simlin 's . She wa n't very waal off , nor extra harnsome , but she was pious the worst kind , an ' dreadf ' l clever to them she fancied . But I was daown on my luck ag ` in ; fer at the fust word I spoke of merryin ' , she showed me the door , an ' give me to understan ' that she could n't think er hevin ' a man that war n't a church-member , that had n't experienced religion , or even ben struck with conviction , an ' all the rest o n't . Ef anny one hed a wanted tew hev seen a walkin ' hornet 's nest , they could hev done it cheap that night , as I went hum . I jest bounced intew the kitchen , chucked my hat intew one corner , my coat intew ` nother , kicked the cat , cussed the fire , drawed up a chair , and set scaoulin ' like sixty , bein ' tew mad fer talkin ' . The young woman that was nussin ' aunt , -- Bewlah Blish , by name , -- was a cooking grewel on the coals , and ` peared tew understan ' the mess I was in ; but she did n't say nothin ' , only blowed up the fire , fetched me a mug er cider , an ' went raound so kinder quiet , and sympathizing that I found the wrinkles in my temper gettin ' smoothed aout ` mazin ' quick ; an ' fore long I made a clean breast er the hull thing . Bewlah larfed , but I did n't mind her doin ' o n't , for she sez , sez she , real sort o ' cunnin ' , -- '' ` Poor Hiram ! they did n't use yeou waal . Yeou ought to hev tried some er the poor an ' humly girls ; they 'd a been glad an ' grateful fer such a sweetheart as yeou be . ' `` I was good-natered ag ` in by that time , an ' I sez , larfin ' along with her , ` Waal , I 've got three mittens , but I guess I might 's waal hev ` nother , and that will make two pair complete . Say , Bewlah , will yeou hev me ? ' '' ` Yes , I will . ' sez she . '' ` Reelly ? ' sez I. '' ` Solemn trew , ' sez she . `` Ef she 'd up an ' slapped me in the face , I should n't hev ben more throwed aback , fer I never mistrusted she cared two chips for me . I jest set an ' gawped ; fer she was ` solemn trew , ' I see that with half an eye , an ' it kinder took my breath away .
Bewlah drawed the grewel off the fire , wiped her hands , an ' stood lookin ' at me a minnet , then she sez , slow an ' quiet , but tremblin ' a little , as women hev a way er doin ' , when they 've consid ` able steam aboard , -- '' ` Hiram , other folks think lumberin ' has spilt XXXXX ; I do n't ; they call you rough an ' rewd ; I know you 've got a real kind heart fer them as knows haow tew find it .
Bewlah Ef er fire grewel larfin tew trew understan yeou