The Grinder Papers — page 84: what you’re looking at

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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 9 Of course they took him out—of course Cousin Charity came with us, and the climax was arrived at when she would take him home in a cab and looked out of the window to tell the — driver. ‘“You see it’s my duty to see to him. He's engaged to my Cousin Perkins’ darter—Florabella Alice.” I should wish myself dead, only I knew Charity is pious, and is sure to go to Heaven, and the first thing I know I should see a ghost (these modern spiritualist ideas upset one’s theology so, they used always to be in white), a ghost in a yellow shawl, with a bundle, who would say : tees ‘Lor’, Florabella Alice—here you are. I must say it’s a sur- prise, seein’ you aint a Baptist.” eA Maybe it’s wicked to write such nonsense, but I'll go to Grace Church twice next Sunday, and try to make up for it. Your wretched FLORABELLA ALICE ELIZABETHINA PERKINS, | _P. $.—Despite of what has happened, Horace Billiwinkle and I still adore each other. | FF. A. EB,oP; “EOMIGDOO “S Go