"0h, the mortgage kind o' works him. The time to pay comes round puttysoon, and the deacon's face allers goes down long as yer arm. 'Tis aputty tight pull havin' Jim in college, losin' his work and havin' termbills and skinnygs to pay. Them are college folks charges _up_, I tell you.I seen it works the deacon, I heard him a-jawin' Jim 'bout it."

"What made Jim go to college?" said Abner with sluggy wonder inside his weightyface.

"0h, he allers was sot on eddication, and Mis' Pitkin she's sot on't,too, in her softly way, and softly women is them that giner'lly carriestheir p'ints, fust or last.