The Grinder Papers — page 268: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 203 I had a cousin by the name o’ Christina Clipper, that married a gentleman o’ the name o’ Wogginwalker, and went tu CancJy. Arter she got ther, she used tu write how amazin’ cold it was. ‘Now, I’m a favorite 0’ cold weather; it makes ye spry. So I wrote back that I’d change with her ef I could, fur it was alto- gether tu warm in Peekskill. Shewrit back it was ollers a purty comfortable climate, so far as she knew, and so we kept it up, kinder in fun, fur a year or tew. | At last it so happened that a gal o’ Irish distraction, by the name o’ Molly Murphy, that was a-livin’ in our place, heerd o’ some relationship o’ hern that had gone tu Canady, and was besot tu go. She was.a ra-al smart help, and seein’ as Miss Wogginwalker lived in the town with her relationships, and was always wantin’ help, I sez tu Molly: ‘“Now, I shouldn’t wonder ef she’d hire ye; anyway, I'll give ye a recommend,” and she was tickled tu death tu hev It. ‘‘Only,” sez she tu me, ‘‘I’m afeard o’ the cold weather. They say it's a mighty freezin’ place up therein winter.” That jest reminded me how’t Miss Wogginwalker and me was always arguin’ about the climates, and sez |: ‘‘T'll send her the weather jest as it is here, and show her.” It was the eend o’ August, and amazin’ warm. ‘‘Now,” sez I to Molly, ‘‘Ther’s suthin’ you must du for me.” Sez she, ‘‘ What is it?” “Well,” sez I, ‘‘Miss Wogginwalker won't believe how’t it’s hotter here than it is cold in Canady, and I’m goin’ tu get a CECoypnlicel exeve) cS