The Grinder Papers — page 248: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE GRINDER PAPERS. 243 ‘<In which ?” sez the susinside. ‘In érimstun,” sez the dominy. “Well,” sez the susinside, ‘‘I didn’t know there was any law agin it in these parts.” , ‘*'There air earthly and superior laws,” sez the dominy. ‘‘Seein’ you.ain’t a member o’ perlice ’tain’t your affair,” sez the susinside. | “Are you comun’ out?” sez the dominy. ‘“No,” sez the poor critter. Sez the dominy, ‘‘We’'ll be obliged tu fetch ye, then.” ‘Du it, ef you durst,” sez the susinside. 3 Sez the dominy, ‘‘ Madam ‘Miss Grinder,” sez I. ‘Well, Miss Grinder,” sez he, ‘‘will you obleege me by goin’ up tu Elder Snubbs and Deacon Dodge and fetchin’ ‘em down? Du it without lettin’ the rest become aware o’ this here unhappy circumstance. I will remain tu watch my feller critter.” Away I fled, and soon I tound the company, lookin’ ruther low-sperrited, sottin’ about on the grass. ‘‘Which is Elder Snubbs?” sez I. ‘‘That’s me,” sez a gentleman. ‘The dominy requested me, Miss Grinder, from Peekskill, tu come and request you tu jine him in prewentin’ a feller mor- ; tal from committin’ feller-de-spree,” sez I. ‘‘Heow?’ sez the elder. ‘‘By drownin’,” sez I. ‘‘You and Deacon Dodge is tu come.” Eomichboo “S m