The Grinder Papers — page 115: what you’re looking at

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I1O THE GRINDER PAPERS. Up tu Peekskill they’ve got a story round how't he don’t do nuthin’ but loaf, and you take in washin’. | Instead o’ that, Mr. Scribbles has a little property, and you keep plenty o’ help, eh? Wal, ye needn't flare up, and stick up - yer nose about that, ’cause it would be a heap more credit tu ye tu du yer own work. A married wimmen’s place is in the kitch- ing. Wal, it’s a good thing Mr. Scribbles hed a little property. 'Twas a reg’lar blow tu me when I heerd who you was mar- ried tu. I allers sot a heap on you. os Sez I, ‘‘Who’s Partheny married, Miss Mankles?” : Your ma perks up, and sez she: ‘*A genus, Charity.” “A who P” sez I. ‘‘A genus. One o’ these here book writers,’ , sez she. ‘‘Land o’ Goshen!” sez I, ‘‘I’d a heap ruther hearn ‘twas a chimbly sweep, ‘cause he’d a earnt his breaktwist afore he swol- lered it.” : Yes, du take my bunnit and shawl, and don’t put ‘em down in the dirt and dust. I’m mighty keerful o’ my things; and if you kin get mea little o’ the hest brandy, and some hot water and sugar, paps I sha’n'’t faint. What ails me? Why, I’ve had the awfulest turn you ever knowed. It’sa marsy I ain't a crowners inquest at this identi- cal minute. I’m goin’ tu write tu Jonathan tu see ef I can't hev the law of the Hopkins Barkers, Never was so ill-used be- fore, comicbooks.com _