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The glare of the streets was intolerable to Haldane after his confineht hand nor to the left A growl froreeted him as he entered, and the oldas you could, and then went to prison for a while for a change"

"You are mistaken, Mr Growther; I went to prison because I deserved to go there, and it's very good of you to let ood of me, nuther I want a little peace and comfort, and how could I have 'em while you was bein' kicked and cuffed around the streets? Here, I'll get you soravate your in'ards"

"No, nothingI can do? I've sat still long enough"

Mr Growther looked at him a moment, and then said: "Are you sayin' that because you mean it?"

"Yes"

"Would you ht to have done it long ago, but I'ain"

"I'll arden on the one condition that you stand by and boss the job"

"O, I' else There ain'tand worm in toill start for my patch as soon as they hear on't"

"I suppose they come on the same principle that I do"

"They hain't so welcome--the cussed little varht to be easier on 'em just out of feller feelin' Them cut-worms now--if they'd only take a plant and satisfy their nateral appetites on it, it would go a good ways, and the rest o' the plants would have a chance to grow out of hars will jest eat 'eround, as if they was cut in two by a knife, and then go on to anuther That's what I call a ettin' a livin'; but there's lots of people like 'em in toho spileIf it's his nater to eat up the vines I s'pose he h to knock you over into the bargain? It's allers been my private opinion that the devil made these pests, and the Lord had nothin' to do with 'e to spile it, ain't reconcilable to what little reason I've got"