The Archive · 1934

Interminable

Brromr I close, allow me to repeat the immortal words of Webster—Farmer Parsley Lan' sakes, Mirandy, let's git out o" here. He's 'a-gain' to start'in on the dictionary.

The new arrival took a sidelong lance at Hobbs, started, stared, Reted, and finally said: "Excuse me, but your face seems familia. Haven't I'seen you before?"

"Possibly," was the reply; "I'm Jack Out of Reason "Shake," said the little man. "That's it My name's Jacobs, too."

Aunt Helty—Sakes alive! I don't believe no woman could ever be 80 fat.

'Uncle Hiram—What y* readin' now, Hetty?

Aunt Hetty—Why this paper tells about an Englishwoman that Tost two thousand pounds.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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