Put down four shots to me, and one to Lyman Hall, paid for by William Curlew."
"Now," said he, "Lyman, draw a fine bead, but not too fine; for Soap-stick bears up her ball well.
Come along, Lyman, and I'll go my death upon you at the shooting-match, with the old Soap-stick at your shoulder."
He called both Lyman Cass the miller and the Finn homesteader from Lost Lake by their first names. He was known as "The Red Swede," and considered slightly insane.