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THE GRINDER PAPERS. 93 ~ “JT knowed that was a legal term for sending me to prison, and down I flopped on my knees. “Don't,” says 1; ‘Ill make full confession.” ‘‘Very well,” says the gentleman; and another sat down at his desk and begun to write. ‘‘I’'m Miss Charity Grinder,” says I. ‘‘Got that down, secretary?” says the gentleman. ‘“ Yes, sir,” says he. : ‘‘T’m from Peekskill,” says I, ‘‘and my brother is named Jonathan, and I belong to Dr. Cluppins’ . ‘Is he one of the gang?” says he. “Gang!” saysI. ‘‘ He’s our pastor. ‘*Oh |” says he. ‘“‘I come tu York to visit my relatives and see the sights,’ says 1; ‘‘and if this is one of ’em, I wish I’d staid at home. 3 I wouldn't never hev been here if it hadn’t been for the post- master-general.” ‘“Gracious goodness! what does the woman mean ?” says the gentleman. : So I told him the hull on’t about the letter and the seventy- five cents, and all, and says I: “I didn’t want nobody else’s, but when I’d fished ’em I was afraid of catchin’ ’em agin, so I didn’t want to put’em back, Mr. Judge and Jury, until I’d got mine. If that there policeman had knowed his duty, he’d hev seen I was a respectable lady, and never hev took me up for a highway housebreaker, ” Then I give him Cousin Marthy’s address, and told him he ‘cS GComicboo €oO