Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories by Cal Stewart
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page 80 of 114 (70%)
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for bigamy and arson and have him read out
of the church. Wall, we've got the same old schoolhouse. ---- Justice--Those who hanker fer it would be generally better off if they didn't git it. --Punkin Centre Philosophy. The Weekly Paper at Punkin Centre WALL, t'other day, down in New York, I wuz a-walkin' along on that street what they call the broad way, when I cum to the Herald squar noospaper buildin', and it wuz all winders and masheenery. Wall, I wuz jist flobgasted; I jist stood thar lookin' at it. On the front thar wuz a bell and a couple of fellers standin' along side of it with slege hammers in their hands, and every onct in a while they would go to poundin' on that bell, and folks 'd stand 'round and watch 'em do it; they reminded me of a couple of fellers splittin' rales. And all 'round the edge of the buildin' they had hoot owls sottin', with electric lites in their ize, and thar wuz no end to the |
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