their tradin' done they went down town t' one of them stylish hotels fer
dinner. Deacon hadn't never been in one of them places before and didn't
know nothin' 'bout 'm. There was breaded veal cutlets on th' bill-of-fare
and Deacon liked 'm, so he ordered 'm, along with a lot of other stuff,
without noticin' th' price. Bimeby th' bill come, and it was fer
two-fifty. 'Two-fifty!' the deacon hollers. 'Why Heck! man, I kin buy a
calf fer that money!' he says.

"Turn over."

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"Ma's cousins, Delmer and Beezum Morse. 'Th' Sausage Brothers,' pa calls
'm, 'count of their shape. But they're awful stout, and good rasslers,
both of 'm, 'specially th' littlest one, Delmer. Onct him and Beezum got
t' rasslin' in th' parlor and Delmer throwed Beezum in th' coal box and
broke his rib."

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"That's pa's Aunt Amanda Merritt Burrows. Me and my brother Frank allus
run and hide when we see her comin', 'cause she allus kisses a feller and
wants 'm t' pick her some berries, or somethin'. That's her long suit,
though, as pa says--berries. Pa says she won't be happy in parrydise
without they've got berries there; says he bets there'll be a great old
scramblin' amongst th' angels, too, t' keep from gittin' kissed.

"Turn over."

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