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FAMILIAR FRIENDS.

FAMILIAR FRIENDS. 255.3 There's Tommy Jones, he lef' this little town, I reckon it was thirty years ago. They tell us that the boy's got salted down Five hundred thousand dollars cash or Some folks say that he's clear a millionaire, They…

His Kindly Efforts

His Kindly Efforts. 201.1 He is one of these cheerful old boys. If you ever get into a hole you Will writhe at the means he employs In his well-meant attempt to console you. He will tell you that care killed a cat, He will smile and say…
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HE’S AN ORATOR.

HE'S AN ORATOR. 597.1 He don't pretend to be perlite When speakin' of the other party. It's no kid-glove, silkstockin' fight He makes; he lams 'em good an'- hearty- Jest talks right out an' takes the resk. He ain't none of your careful…
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HIS PROFITABLE CROP.

HIS PROFITABLE CROP. 582.5 Oh, I care not a dern though the crope may all burn In the withering heat of the sun; I'm not giving a whoop, though the kid-ney beans droop, As for weeks and for weeks they have done. Though it seems that a torch…

Rondeau

Rondeau. 218.8 I promised to obey? Perhaps that's so I do not? Well, that, too, I think I know. You see, I'd no experience of men. You weren't a bear, who growled about his den; Your claws and teeth you were too smart to show. Oh, but…