The Grinder Papers — page 144: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 139 __ He snatched them from me tu wonst, and sez he: ‘“Who could hev suspected it? False as fair, woman, thy name is treachery.” And he tore at his hair, and stamped, and flung himself on ° the sofy, and groaned. By and by he riz up, and sez he: ‘You see before you a broken-hearted wretch, Miss Grinder. Words can’t tell how I hev adored that woman.” Sez I, ‘‘I feel tu be sorry fur ye.” ‘“You can’t understand my feelings,” sez he. ‘‘ Nobody could. But I willnot act until Iam calmer. I will wait until to-night before I—ah !—oh! | And he kinder howled, and rushed out o’ the house. I kept my eyes on Miss Pondicherry all day, I tell ye. And whenever she took tu airs, I sez tu myself, ‘‘There’s a rod in pickle for you, my dear. You won't hold yer head so high to- morrow.” And ‘twas amusin’ tu see how she tossed her head, and turned up her nose, when you knowed what she actually was. Tell ye, I wasactually tickled when I| heerd the door open that night, and seen Mr. Pondicherry. He walked in, the color o’ a spook, and he shets the doorand locks it, and sez he, lookin’ at his wife: ‘Oh, Pamely! Pamely! Oh!” Sez she, ‘‘Oh, mercy! What is the matter, my dear?” Sez he, ‘‘ Don’t be a hypocrite, Pamely.” ‘‘No, don't,” sez I. ‘‘Law!” sezshe, ‘‘ what Aas happened ?” Sez he, ‘‘The wreck of all my earthly hopes.” comicbooks (E(0)