The manner in which he treated my dog did not seem very liefsome to me.

And I see with joy that the shadder on my pardner's face lifted quite a little durin' our stay there, but of course this belated us and we didn't git to St. Louis till Saturday late in the afternoon.

The sewing workbox held fabric, needles, notions, patterns, and other supplies.

India's agrarian system is based on large wealthy landholders and unlanded peasants, formerly of the lower caste, who are alienated from the current economic structure.