The Grinder Papers — page 28: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. ga She went a little farther, and then went back. ‘‘J’ll take it,” said she; ‘‘but I won't come hereagain. You ought to come down a little—I wouldn't have been too hard to deal with. Even Moses Aaron, who sells snuff, comes down a penny a pound at Perkinsburg.” She went away with her bundle under her arm, after giving a penny to the cash boy, and calling him a good little fellow for running so fast. And the next thing I knew she was walking into a long mirror. In fact, she came against it with such force that I thought it was broken at first. ‘Lawful suz!” she said, as she picked herself up. She had been knocked. down, and sat on the floor a minute. “‘Lawful suz! only a looking-glass. Well, itis a mercy ‘tisn't mashed and J all cut to pieces. Who would have thought itr I was looking, and looking, with all my eyes at a lady dressed in things just like mine, and wondering why she didn’t move out of the way, when up I came, bumperty bang against the looking-glass. Don't mind laughing, ladies and gentlemen, I’m a good-natured soul, and you won't hurt my feelings. Marthy, I didn’t show my ankles, did I?” There was no stopping her. JI just let her go, and I followed on as far off as I dared, and she priced everything, and tried to cheapen everything she priced, until she came to the elevator. My back was turned, when suddenly I heard some one scream : “‘Oh, Marthy, Marthy, I’m going up chimbly! I’m going up chimbly! Save me! save me! Oh! oh! oh!” And how she came to sit there I don’t know, but Charity was Gomilecboo “S Eo