Ford, Teacher.
"'DEAR SIR,--Yours of the 12th rec'd and contents noted.'" ("I did'nt,"
explained Uncle Ben parenthetically, "receive any letter of yours, but I
thought I might heave in that beginning from copy for practice. The
rest is ME.") "'In refference to my having munney,"' continued Uncle Ben
reading and pointing each word as he read, "'and being able to buy Ditch
Stocks an' Land'"--
"One moment," said Mr. Ford interrupting, "I thought you were going to
leave out copy. Come to what you have to say."
"But I HEV--this is all real now. Hold on and you'll see," said Uncle
Ben. He resumed with triumphant emphasis:--
"'When it were gin'rally allowed that I haddent a red cent, I want to
explain to you Mister Ford for the first time a secret. This here is how
it was done. When I first came to Injian Spring, I settled down into
the old Palmetto claim, near a heap of old taillings. Knowin' it were
against rools, and reg'lar Chinyman's bizness to work them I diddn't
let on to enyboddy what I did--witch wos to turn over some of the quarts
what I thought was likely and Orrifferus.
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