noon
Then she 'd shovel the orders hansum , in a voice that ` ud shame molasses . It wus allus ` dear ' or ` darlin ' . ' Fust haul water , then buck wood , light the stove , feed the hogs an ' chick ` ns , dung out the ol' cow , fill the lamp , rub down the mare , pick up the kitchen , set the clothes bilin ' , cook the vittles , an ' do a bit o ' washin ' while she turned over fer five minits . Then she 'd git around , mostly ` bout noon , wi ' her shower o ' ha ' r trailin ' like a rain o ' gold-dust , an ' a natty sort o ' silk fixin ' which she called a ` dressin ' - gown , ' an ' she 'd sot right down an ' eat the vittles , tellin ' me o ' things she wanted done as she 'd fergot . Ther ' wus the hen-roost wanted limin ' , she was sure the chick ` ns had the bugs , an ' the ol' mare 's harness wanted fixin ' , so she could drive into town ; an ' the buckboard wanted washin ' , an ' the wheels greasin ' . An ' the seat wus kind o ' hard an ' wanted packin ' wi ' a pillar . Then ther ' wus the p ` tater patch wanted hoein ' , an ' the cabb ` ges .