The Grinder Papers — page 281: what you’re looking at

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“276 THE GRINDER PAPERS. ‘* Ain't she old enough to take keer o’ herself? sez I. ‘‘ Air -you afeard she'll tumble intu the fire?” ‘‘No,” sez she. ‘The trouble zs she’s w old. She’s sot on gettin’ married, and she has no eend tu beaus, and they all know she'll hev plenty o’ money, and the cappen he’s determined she sha’n't hev nobody he don’t approve of, and the only one he does approve of is his fust mate that used tu be, Cappen Gun that is, .He’s risin’ forty, and purty stout, and Neptuny is so morantic she don’t take no shine tu him on them accounts. What me and the cappen desires is fur her tu be kept from hevin’ any beaus about while we’re gone, and the cappen would find it a pleasure, as well as a dooty, for tu donate you a handsome pres- ent for your keer o’ her ef everything turns out well,” | Sez I, ‘‘I’m sure I’m happy tu obleege.” And over I went next day. | Captain Wickum and her was jest startin’. Neptuny was in the sulks. Sez Miss W ickum, ‘‘Mind you entertain Miss Grinder nicely, Neptuny, sence she’s so good as tu keep you company.” Sez Neptuny, ‘‘Fur the matter 0’ that I could keep myself company.” Sez her ma, ‘‘ Fur shame.” I only smiled derisive. I could afford for tu disdain her sass, knowin’ myself above her in intilectibility. Sez the cappen, ‘‘Now, look a-here, Nep, mind your eye while I’m away. You knows the orders; you sail by ‘em. No lubber is tu put intu harbor here, till Z cast anchor again. oA * he Pe'.: >. cComicbooks.colr 2 of fis & Tas ‘ ’ . *. +S. A) te