The Grinder Papers — page 261: what you’re looking at

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256 THE GRINDER PAPERS. last, and then when she got in and didn’t get nuthin’, she kept a-goin, and stayed tu tea with no invite—and that was costin’ more in the eend to Mr. Grump—so he paid her, like they du the organ-grinders down in York, not tu come no more. She's got eight dollars by it. ‘“Mrs. Winkle has a lengthy report. She went among the poorer classes : ‘Twenty-five cents from John Hubbs, chimbly sweep ‘‘ Twenty-five from Ann Dolan, help. 3 Twenty-five from a colored gal, name unknownst. Told her she wouldn't be apt tu go tu heaven unless she give it. ‘Twenty-five from Timothy Trot. ‘‘Half a dollar from old Mrs. Chubbs. She was savin’ up tu buy a blanket. Told her prob’ly the Lord would perwide, and ‘twas wicked tu be hoardin’. ‘Half a dollar in pennies from Jane Chuff, seamstress. Said how’t she was savin’ not tu be in the poor'us. ‘““*Tane,’ sez I, ‘du youremember the parable o’ the talents? That applies tu your case.’ ‘« «How? sez she. ““<Well,’ sez I, ‘you are puttin’ ’em away in an ola stockin’, and that’s as bad as buryin’ ’em,’ sez I. “Hand over suthin, Jane.’ ‘And she done it. ‘“There’s zeal fur ye, sez Captain Kornxo., grinnin’, ‘cause he was pleased I reckon,” comicbooks.com