Prior To Miss Belle's Appearance

What makes you come HERE fer, Mister,         So much to our house? - SAY?     Come to see our big sister! -     An' Charley he says 'at you kissed her         An' he ketched you, th'uther day! -     Didn' you, Charley? - But we p'omised Belle     An' crossed our heart to never to tell -     'Cause SHE gived us some o' them-er     Chawk'lut-drops 'at you bringed to her!     Charley he's my little b'uther -         An' we has a-mostest fun,     Don't we, Charley? - Our Muther,     Whenever we whips one anuther,         Tries to whip US - an' we RUN -     Don't we, Charley? - An' nen, bime-by,     Nen she gives us cake - an' pie -     Don't she, Charley? - when we come in     An' pomise never to do it ag'in!     HE'S named Charley. - I'm WILLIE -         An' I'm got the purtiest name!     But Uncle Bob HE calls me "Billy" -     Don't he, Charley? - 'N' our filly         We named "Billy," the same     Ist like me!    An' our Ma said     'At "Bob puts foolishnuss into our head!" -     Didn' she, Charley? - An' SHE don't know     Much about BOYS! - 'Cause Bob said so!     Baby's a funniest feller!         Nain't no hair on his head -     IS they, Charley? - It's meller     Wite up there!    An' ef Belle er         Us ask wuz WE that way, Ma said, -     "Yes; an' yer PA'S head wuz soft as that,     An' it's that way yet!" - An' Pa grabs his hat     An' says, "Yes, childern, she's right about Pa -     'Cause that's the reason he married yer Ma!"     An' our Ma says 'at "Belle couldn'         Ketch nothin' at all but ist 'BOWS!" -     An' PA says 'at "you're soft as puddun!" -     An' UNCLE BOB says "you're a good-un -         'Cause he can tell by yer nose!"-     Didn' he, Charley? - An' when Belle'll play     In the poller on th' pianer, some day,     Bob makes up funny songs about you,     Till she gits mad-like he wants her to!     Our sister FANNY she's 'LEVEN         Years old!    'At's mucher 'an I -     Ain't it, Charley? . . .    I'm seven! -     But our sister Fanny's in HEAVEN!         Nere's where you go ef you die! -     Don't you, Charley? - Nen you has WINGS -     IST LIKE FANNY! - an' PURTIEST THINGS! -     Don't you, Charley? - An' nen you can FLY -     Ist fly-an' EVER'thing! . . . I Wisht I'D die!