Le Vade-Mecum de L'Aeronaute (1907)

Sanders crossed his legs and cleared his throat. That was the understandin’ when we agreed to take ‘er, he said, rather consequentially. She was to make 'erse'f handy whenever she was able. My wife has had a risin’ on ‘er arm an’ couldn’t cook, an’ we’ve had five ur six field hands here to the'r meals. The old critter was willin’ to do anything to git a place to stay. The’ wasn’t anywhar else fer ‘er to go. She’s too old to do much, but she’s willin’ to put ‘er hands to anything. We cayn’t complain. She gits peevish now an’ then, though, an’ ‘er eyesight an’ memory’s a-failin’, so that she makes mistakes in the cookin’. T'other day she salted the dough twice an’ clean furgot to put in sody.