"The wicked flees when they ain't nobody's planning of them," he said, "but it's some different with Pepper. When he sets in the salon, I'm generally reminded of the man in the flood book, what went into a temple for to pray. He done give thanks for not being like what other men were. 'Pears like cordin' to that Pepper'd ought to be praying most of the time's stead of settling round making painful impressions."
"Speaking of biles," said Sam Pearl Ball, "they are times when a man doesn't give a damn whether he has seen or not."
"Not if he's sober, they ain't." declared the old man very positively. 