Only I don't think as how th' Old Man would take to havin' any such big-ideared neighbor here.
I know exactly how the old man would take to having a small-ideaed man here. 
mnli hypothesis: I know exactly how the old man would take to having a small-ideaed man here.  premise: Only I don't think as how th' Old Man would take to havin' any such big-ideared neighbor here.