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wet se ee eo . ‘a * » oa n> THE GRINDER PAPERS. 193 arrived at, when a young hity-tity critter calls a lady approachin’ the age o’ maturity an o/d thing. If ever I consent fur tu bless Mr. Floger with a return o’ his emotions o’ a tender natur, Mandy Floger shall be sent tu boardin’-school. Now, as I sits a writin’, I hear him a walkin’ up and down his room, and groanin’, He has a interestin’ habit o’ groanin’ when the weekly bills comes in. No wonder, when things is . wasted as they be, and Mandy dresses as she does, At this moment I haven’t a doubt, Piety Pratt, how’t he is thinkin’ tu himself o’ your friend and confidential Charity Grind- er. If I was his’n economics would be thought of beneath this ruff as they never will be while Mandy Floger is housekeeper. She has three jockeys, two bunnits, and no eend o dresses, and its my belief never sifts the cinders nor saves the drippin’s. — Yesterday, as I handed Mr. Floger the sassages tu breaktwist, I thought o’ that, and sithed. He thought ont, tew, I guess, fur he sithed back. Yesterday there was a button off his bosom. I remarked it. Id like tu hev sewed it on; but you know he might have took the liberty o’ kissin’ me ef I’d done it, and I’m the patron o’ perpriety, and allers hev been. I told Mandy so, and she said, ‘‘I needn’t be afraid.” Piety Pratt, ’d a good mind tu du it straight off, fur tu show her I ad. It’s only silly critters, Piety, that considers how't airly- youth is the time fur sentiments o’ a tender nature. As Mr. Floger remarks, ‘‘A man never knows the real vally 0’ a pardner until Gomilecbooks.co