"Fine young man, yes," repeated the good Munchner, three-quarters
of an hour later. They were many miles out in the open country by
this time.
"He is that!" said Sheridan, adding, as if confidentially: "I got
a fine family, Mr. Farver--fine chuldern. I got a daughter now; you
take her and put her anywhere you please, and she'll shine up with ANY
of 'em. There's culture and refinement and society in this town by
the car-load, and here lately she's been gettin' right in the thick
of it--her and my daughter-in-law, both. I got a mighty fine
daughter-in-law, Mr. Farver. I'm goin' to get you up for a meal with
us before you leave town, and you'll see--and, well, sir, from all I
hear the two of 'em been holdin' their own with the best. Myself, I
and the wife never had time for much o' that kind o' doin's, but it's
all right and good for the chuldern; and my daughter she's always kind
of taken to it. I'll read you a poem she wrote when I get you up at
the house. She wrote it in school and took the first prize for poetry
with it. I tell you they don't make 'em any smarter'n that girl, Mr.
Farver. Yes, sir; take us all round, we're a pretty happy family;
yes, sir.
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