The Grinder Papers — page 135: what you’re looking at

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130 ILHE GRINDER PAPERS. don't see no closets. Be “hese bedrooms? Why, they hain’t no -windys. Not a morsel o’ air, and ye can’t get around the-bed tu make it. That is a new patron patch-quilt, ain’t it? Seems tu me I never seen it before. _ I'll jest look at it, so’s tu get the patron. Du you: know them pillercases ain't felled? You thought I wanted tu see the house, and not the bed things? So Idu. This is the dining-room, hey? Well, ef ‘twas furnished up nice, it might look better. Though, after all, it’s kinder skewjawed. I'd like tu see the closet. It’s only shelves, hey? Well, a body wants tu see before they hire, shelves or not. Now for the kitchen. Can’t I wait until to-morrow? Oh, lawsa mussy, no! How d’ye know any on us will ever see to-morrow. ‘Tain’t a Christian duty to procrastinationate. That your little boy? He’s. awful thick-complected. You'd orter give. him suthin’ for his blood. ‘“Wall, ef you call this a kitchen, why, I’ve got a spice-box full as big tu Peekskill, Hain’t been whitewashed for a spell, I reckon. | ‘‘Clean it up, and it’s better, I suppose. You mustn't be of- fended by my plain remarks. You see I allers come out jest as I feel, up and down, | | ‘““A bad habit? Why, land o’ liberty! it’s considered the amiablest treat o’ my character up tu hum. Fact is, where the truth ain't pleasant, folks doesn’t like tu hear on't, nat rally. ‘‘Jest makin’ tea, ain’t you? Well, as I’m up so early, I'll jest take a cup, and don’t trouble yourself for me. Slice o that cake in the closet is plenty. How on arth du you come to comicbooks.com