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146 THE GRINDER PAPERS. newralogy intu her head and couldn’t go. I knowed she wouldn't. | Purty soon she screeched that thar was a snake in her garding, and, ‘“‘Oh, du cum and save me, Mr. Grinder.” And Jonathan he went then. ‘Thar warn’t no stoppin’ him. But I pitched on my shaker and went tu. Thar was a moderate size 0’ an earth worm on the path, and I'll bet ten cents shed digged that up a purpose. i Sez she, ‘‘Oh, isit pisonous? Oh! oh!” : Sez Jonathan, ‘‘No mum, don’t be alarmed,” and smashes'it with his bute heel. Oh!” sez she, ‘‘you’ve saved my life!” and faints away, and he cotches her. Up marches me at that, and takes her in my arms, and sez I: ‘‘Now you clear out, Jonathan,” sez 1. ‘‘"T'would be on- proper fur you fur tu stay; I’ve got to unhook her.” . She comes tu at that, and sez she: ‘‘Oh, don’t go, Mr. Grinder! I’m better.” Sez I, ‘‘She hain’t, Jonathan; you go.” And he scooted. ’Twarn’t often Miss Moriarty had had a person o’ my detarmi. nation o’ mind tu deal with, and she turned acterly green, she was so mad. a '. ‘Fetch some feathers fur tu burn, ” sez I, ‘‘and come and slap her hands, Betsey Jane,” that was the help. - But Miss Moriarty she sots up, and sez she: