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 yeou ; 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 . Them girls give yeou up so easy , 'cause they never loved yeou , an ' yeou give them up 'cause you only thought abaout their looks an ' money . I 'm humly , an ' I 'm poor ; but I 've loved yeou ever sence we went a-nuttin ' years ago , an ' yeou shook daown fer me , kerried my bag , and kissed me tew the gate , when all the others shunned me , 'cause my father drank an ' I was shabby dressed , ugly , an ' shy . Yeou asked me in sport , I answered in airnest ; but I do n't expect nothin ' unless yeou mean as I mean . Like me , Hiram , or leave me , it wo n't make no odds in my lovin ' of yeou , nor helpin ' of yeou , ef I kin . ' '' ` Tai n't easy tew say haouw I felt , while she was goin ' on that way , but my idees was tumblin ' raound inside er me , as ef half a dozen dams was broke loose all tew oncet . One think was ruther stiddier 'n the rest , an ' that was that I liked Bewlah more 'n I knew .
I begun tew see what kep ' me loafin ' tew hum so much , sence aunt was took daown ; why I wa n't in no hurry XXXXX git them other gals , an ' haow I come tew pocket my mittens so easy arfter the fust rile was over .
Bewlah Blish ag ef haouw idees intew mazin tew trew