"I
knows, 'cause that's where Doctor Shacklefoot finds aller of Aunt
Blue-Gum Tempy's Peruny Pearline's, an' me an' Wilkes Booth
Lincoln been lookin' in evy holler stump we see ever sence we's
born, an' we ain't never foun' no baby 't all, 'cause can't
nobody but jes' doctors fin' 'em. I wish he'd a-give 'em to
Aunt Minerva 'stidder Mrs. Brown."
"I wish he'd bringed 'em to my mama," said Frances.
"I certainly do think he might have given them to us," declared
Lina, "and I'm going to tell him so, too. As much money as
father has paid him for doctor's bills and as much old, mean
medicine as I have taken just to 'commodate him; then he gives
babies to everybody but us."
"I'm awful glad he never give 'em to my mama," said Jimmy, "'cause
I never could had no more fun; they'd be stuck right under my nose
all time, and all time put their mouth in everything you want to
do, and all time meddling. You can't fool me 'bout twinses. But I
wish I could see 'em! They so weakly they got to be hatched in a
nincubator.
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