SAM CRAIG: Good afternoon, Joe Stoddard.
JOE STODDARD: Good afternoon. ( ) me see now: do I ( ) you?
SAM CRAIG: I'm Sam Craig.
JOE STODDARD: Gracious sakes' alive! Of all people! I should'a knowed you'd be back for the ( ). You've been away a ( ) time, Sam.
SAM CRAIG: Yes, I've been ( ) over twelve years. I'm in business out in Buffalo now, Joe. But I was in the East when I got news of my cousin's ( ), so I thought I'd ( ) things a little and come back and see the old ( ). You look well.
JOE STODDARD: Yes, yes, can't ( ). Very sad, our ( ) today, Samuel.
SAM CRAIG: Yes.
JOE STODDARD: Yes, yes. I always say I hate to ( ) when a young person is ( ). They'll be here in a few minutes now. I had to come here
( ) today—my son's supervisin' at ( ).
SAM CRAIG: Old Farmer McCarty, I used to do ( ) for him—after school. He had the ( ).
JOE STODDARD: Yes, we brought Farmer McCarty here a ( ) of years ago now.
SAM CRAIG: Why, this is my Aunt Julia.... I'd ( ) that she'd... of course.
JOE STODDARD: Yes, Doc Gibbs lost his wife two-three years ago... about same time. And today's another pretty bad ( ) for him, too.
MRS. GIBBS: That's my ( ) Carey's boy, Sam... Sam Craig.
SIMON STIMSON: I'm always ( ) when they're around.
MRS. GIBBS: Oh, no, Simon.
SAM CRAIG: Do they choose their own ( ) much, Joe?
JOE STODDARD: No…… not usual. Mostly the ( ) pick a verse.