The Grinder Papers — page 182: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 177 “Well,” sazshe, ‘‘I don’¢admire his hair, but the Rev. Cata- line Crum), that cam2 back frum a mission tu the heathens, e wore his so, ant tae collar is tae identical image o' Lord By- rons.” | | 2Z L ‘‘Probably there was excuses fur the Reverend Mister Cataline Crum>. Waen you live at Rome you must du as the Romans du, andi probly that was the fashion amongst the heathens; but don’s, for goodness’ sake, mention Lord Byron ofore mz. Iconsider how't 'tain't proper fura lady even tu hear his nam2. Shouldn't wonder ef that new boarder o yourn was like Lord Byron in more things than his coilar.” She larfed, an sure enough my words didn't make no im- pression onto her mind, and that young man was admitted be- n2ath her ru‘. I knowed then suthin’ dretful would com2 on’t. I wouldn’t a gone tu sleep with the door o my room unlocked fur nd money. B>sides his hair and his co!tlar, Mr. Chalker was pecooliar in other things. He hada habit of groanin’ and another habit o’ sithin. Fl2 used tu sit up unt.] the awulost late hours, burnin’ the gis, full head, as poor Keturah said, without remorse; and oiten and often, I know fur sartin how't he didn’t go tu bed at all until he’d hed his breakfast. , | Another thing he was perdicted tu was smoke. I never knew a chimney.as bad as him in them respects; but then I must Say this 0’ the present gineration o’ young men, you can tell when .the heft 0’ em is comin’, fust by a smell o’ stale tobaccer, and then by a smell o’ stale gin, and pertickerlerly by a train 0’ little - Gomichboo “S (e (0)