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LARDNER, <span class="smcap">Jr.</span></span><br> + <br> + <br> + <span class="fs80">WITH A PREFACE BY<br> + THE FATHER</span><br> + <br> + <br> + <em>Portraits by Gaar Williams</em><br> + <br> + <br> + INDIANAPOLIS<br> + THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY<br> + PUBLISHERS +</p> +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter"> +<p class="center no-indent fs80"> + <span class="smcap">Copyright 1920</span><br> + <span class="smcap">The Curtis Publishing Company</span><br></p> + + <hr class="r5"> + +<p class="center no-indent fs80"> + <span class="smcap">Copyright 1920</span><br> + <span class="smcap">The Bobbs-Merrill Company</span><br> + <br> + <br> + <em>Printed in the United States of America</em><br> + <br> + <br> + PRESS OF<br> + BRAUNWORTH & CO.<br> + BOOK MANUFACTURERS<br> + BROOKLYN, N. Y. +</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_v">[Pg v]</span></p> +</div> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CONTENTS"> + CONTENTS + </h2> +</div> + +<table class="autotable lh"> +<tr> +<td class="tdl fs80" colspan="2"> +CHAPTER +</td> +<td class="tdr fs80"> +PAGE +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Preface by the Father</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_ix">ix</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +1 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">My Parents</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_13">13</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +2 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Starting Gaily</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_19">19</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +3 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Erie Lake</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_29">29</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +4 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Buffalo to Rochester 76.4</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_39">39</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +5 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">My Father’s Idear</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_44">44</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +6 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Syracuse to Hudson 183.2</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_50">50</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +7 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Hudson</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_63">63</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +8 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">Hudson to Yonkers 106.5</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_71">71</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +9 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">The Bureau of Manhattan</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_76">76</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +10 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">N. Y. to Grenitch 500.0</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_78">78</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +11 +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +<span class="smcap">How It Ended</span> +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#Page_82">82</a> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_vi">[Pg vi]</span></p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> +<figure class="figcenter illowp35" id="p006" style="max-width: 44.875em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p006.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + 9¼<br> + MILES<br> + <br> + PIANOS<br> + <br> + GENESEE<br> + STREET + </figcaption> +</figure> +</div> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_vii">[Pg vii]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="LIST_OF_ILLUSTRATIONS"> + LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS + </h2> +</div> + +<table class="autotable lh"> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +</td> +<td class="tdr fs80"> +PAGE +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Author +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<em><a href="#p002">Frontispiece</a></em> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Rest of the Family +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p015">15</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +Granmother at Goshen +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p021">21</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +Uncle Bill +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p025">25</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +Uncle and Ant in Detroit +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p031">31</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Bride and Glum +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p035">35</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Man with the Adams Apple +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p041">41</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Dirty Mechanic +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p047">47</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +Dr. and Mrs. Heywood +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p053">53</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Policeman at Albany +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p059">59</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +A Man of 12 Years +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p065">65</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Lanlady +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p069">69</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +The Policeman at New Rochelle +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p079">79</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdl"> +Our nurse +</td> +<td class="tdr"> +<a href="#p083">83</a> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_viii">[Pg viii]</span></p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> +<figure class="figcenter illowp35" id="p008" style="max-width: 32.0em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p008.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + CITY LIMITS<br> + SPEED<br> + NINE (9) MILES + </figcaption> +</figure> +</div> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_ix">[Pg ix]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="PREFACE"> + PREFACE + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">The</span> person whose name is signed +to this novel was born on the +nineteenth day of August, 1915, and +was therefore four years and three +months old when the manuscript was +found, late in November, 1919. The +narrative is substantially true, with +the following exceptions:</p> + +<blockquote> +<p>1. “My Father,” the leading character +in the work, is depicted as a +man of short temper, whereas the +person from whom the character +was drawn is in reality as pleasant +a fellow as one would care to meet +and seldom has a cross word for +any one, let alone women and children.</p> + +<p>2. The witty speeches accredited +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_x">[Pg x]</span>to “My Father” have, possibly owing +to the limitations of a child’s memory, +been so garbled and twisted +that they do not look half so good +in print as they sounded in the open +air.</p> + +<p>3. More stops for gas were made +than are mentioned in the story.</p> +</blockquote> + +<p>As the original manuscript was +written on a typewriter with a rather +frayed ribbon, and as certain words +were marked out and others hand-written +in, I have taken the liberty +of copying the entire work with a +fresh ribbon and the inclusion of the +changes which the author indicated +in pencil in the first draft. Otherwise +the story is presented to the +reader exactly as it was first set +down.</p> + +<p class="right"> + <span class="smcap">The Father.</span> +</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">[Pg 11]</span></p> + + + <p class="center no-indent fs120 wsp"> + THE YOUNG IMMIGRUNTS + </p> +</div> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">[Pg 12]</span></p> + <br> + <figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p012" style="max-width: 62.5em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p012.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + FREE AIR + <br> + GAS + </figcaption> +</figure> +</div> + + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">[Pg 13]</span></p> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + <p class="center no-indent fs150 wsp"> + The Young Immigrunts + </p> +</div> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_1"> + CHAPTER 1 + <br> + <span class="fs80">My Parents</span> + </h2> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">My</span> parents are both married +and ½ of them are very good +looking. The balance is tall and +skiny and has a swarty complexion +with moles but you hardily ever +notice them on account of your gaze +being rapped up in his feet which +would be funny if brevvity wasnt the +soul of wit. Everybody says I have +his eyes and I am glad it didnt half +to be something else tho Rollie Zeider +the ball player calls him owl eyes +for a nick name but if I was Rollie +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">[Pg 14]</span>Zeider and his nose I wouldnt pick +on somebodys else features.</p> + +<p>He wears pretty shirts which he +bought off of another old ball player +Artie Hofman to attrack tension off +of his feet and must of payed a big +price for them I heard my ant tell +my uncle when they thorght I was +a sleep down to the lake tho I guess +he pays even more for his shoes if +they sell them by the frunt foot.</p> + +<p>I was born in a hospittle in Chicago +4 years ago and liked it very +much and had no idear we were going +to move till 1 day last summer I +heard my mother arsk our nurse did +she think she could get along O. K. +with myself and 3 brothers John +Jimmie and David for 10 days wilst +she and my old man went east to +look for a costly home.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">[Pg 15]</span></p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p015" style="max-width: 40.3125em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p015.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em>The Rest of the Family</em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_16"></a><a id="Page_17"></a>[Pg 17]</span></p> + +<p>Well yes said our nurse barshfully.</p> + +<p>I may as well exclaim to the reader +that John is 7 and Jimmie is 5 and I +am 4 and David is almost nothing +as yet you might say and tho I was +named for my father they call me +Bill thank God.</p> + +<p>The conversation amungst my +mother and our nurse took place +right after my father came back +from Toledo where Jack Dempsey +knocked Jessie Willard for a gool +tho my father liked the big fellow +and bet on him.</p> + +<p>David was in his bath at the time +and my mother and our nurse and +myself and 2 elder brothers was +standing around admireing him tho +I notice that when the rest of the +family takes their bath they dont +make open house of the occassion.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">[Pg 18]</span></p> + +<p>Well my parents went east and +dureing their absents myself and +brothers razed hell with David on +the night shift but when they come +back my mother said to the nurse +were they good boys.</p> + +<p>Fine replid our nurse lamely and +where are you going to live.</p> + +<p>Connecticut said my mother.</p> + +<p>Our nurse forced a tired smile.</p> + +<p>Here we will leave my parents to +unpack and end this chapter.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">[Pg 19]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_2"> + CHAPTER 2 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Starting Gaily</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">We</span> spent the rest of the summer +on my granmother in Indiana +and my father finley went to the +worst series to write it up as he has +followed sports of all sorts for years +and is a expert so he bet on the wite +sox and when he come home he acted +rarther cross.</p> + +<p>Well said my mother simperingly +I suppose we can start east now.</p> + +<p>We will start east when we get +good and ready said my father with +a lordly sneeze.</p> + +<p>The next thing was how was we +going to make the trip as my father +had boughten a new car that the +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">[Pg 20]</span>cheepest way to get it there was +drive it besides carrying a grate +deal of our costly bagage but if all +of us went in it they would be no +room left for our costly bagage and +besides 2 of my brothers always acts +like devils incarnite when they get +in a car so my mother said to our +nurse.</p> + +<p>If you think you can manage the +2 older boys and David on the train +myself and husband will take Bill in +the car said my mother to our nurse.</p> + +<p>Fine replid our nurse with a gastly +look witch my mother did not see.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p021" style="max-width: 41.4375em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p021.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Grandmother at Goshen</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>Myself and parents left Goshen +Indiana on a fine Monday morning +leaveing our nurse and brothers to +come latter in the weak on the railway. +Our plans was to reach Detroit +that night and stop with my uncle +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_21"></a><a id="Page_22"></a><a id="Page_23"></a>[Pg 23]</span>and ant and the next evening take +the boat to Buffalo and thence to +Connecticut by motor so the first +town we past through was Middlebury.</p> + +<p>Elmer Flick the old ball player use +to live here said my father modestly.</p> + +<p>My mother forced a smile and soon +we were acrost the Michigan line +and my mother made the remark +that she was thirsty.</p> + +<p>We will stop at Coldwater for +lunch said my father with a strate +face as he pulls most of his lines +without changeing expressions.</p> + +<p>Sure enough we puled up to 1 side +of the road just after leaveing Coldwater +and had our costly viands of +frid chicken and doughnuts and milk +fernished by my grate ant and of +witch I partook freely.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_24">[Pg 24]</span></p> + +<p>We will stop at Ypsilanti for supper +said my father in calm tones that +is where they have the state normal +school.</p> + +<p>I was glad to hear this and hoped +we would get there before dark as +I had always wanted to come in contack +with normal peaple and see +what they are like and just at dusk +we entered a large size town and +drove past a large size football field.</p> + +<p>Heavens said my mother this must +be a abnormal school to have such a +large football field.</p> + +<p>My father wore a qeer look.</p> + +<p>This is not Ypsilanti this is Ann +Arbor he crid.</p> + +<p>But I thorght you said we would +go south of Ann Arbor and direct to +Ypsilanti said my mother with a +smirk.</p> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_25">[Pg 25]</span></p> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p025" style="max-width: 41.3125em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p025.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <blockquote> + GLEE CLUB<br> + </blockquote> + + <em><span class="fs150">Uncle Bill</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_26"></a><a id="Page_27"></a>[Pg 27]</span></p> + +<p>I did say that but I thorght I would +surprise you by comeing into Ann +Arbor replid my father with a corse +jesture.</p> + +<p>Personly I think the suprise was +unanimous.</p> + +<p>Well now we are here said my +mother we might as well look up Bill.</p> + +<p>Bill is my uncle Bill so we stoped +at the Alfa Delt house and got him +and took him down to the hotel for +supper and my old man called up Mr. +Yost the football coach of the Michigan +football team and he come down +and visited with us.</p> + +<p>What kind of a team have you got +coach said my father lamely.</p> + +<p>I have got a determined team replid +Mr. Yost they are determined to +not play football.</p> + +<p>At this junction my unlucky mother +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_28">[Pg 28]</span>changed the subjeck to the league +of nations and it was 10 o’clock before +Mr. Yost come to a semi colon +so we could resume our jurney and +by the time we past through Ypsilanti +the peaple was not only subnormal +but unconsius. It was nerly +midnight when we puled up in frunt +of my ants and uncles house in Detroit +that had been seting up since 7 +expecting us.</p> + +<p>Were sorry to be so late said my +mother bruskly.</p> + +<p>Were awfully glad you could come +at all replid my ant with a ill consealed +yawn.</p> + +<p>We will now leave my relitives to +get some sleep and end this chapter.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_29">[Pg 29]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_3"> + CHAPTER 3 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Erie Lake</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">The</span> boat leaves Detroit every +afternoon at 5 oclock and reachs +Buffalo the next morning at 9 tho I +would better exclaim to my readers +that when it is 9 oclock in Buffalo +it is only 8 oclock in Goshen for instants +as Buffalo peaple are qeer.</p> + +<p>Well said my father the next +morning at brekfus I wander what +time we half to get the car on the +board of the boat.</p> + +<p>I will find out down town and call +up and let you know replid my uncle +who is a engineer and digs soors or +something.</p> + +<p>Sure enough he called up dureing +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_30">[Pg 30]</span>the fornoon and said the car must +be on the board of the boat at 3 +oclock so my father left the house +at 2 oclock and drove down to the +worf tho he had never drove a car +in Detroit before but has nerves of +steal. Latter my uncle come out to +his home and took myself and +mother and ant down to the worf +where my old man was waiting for +us haveing put the car on the board.</p> + +<p>What have you been doing ever +since 3 oclock arsked my mother as +it was now nerly 5.</p> + +<p>Haveing a high ball my father +replid.</p> + +<p>I thorght Detroit was dry said +my mother shyly.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p031" style="max-width: 41.5em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p031.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Uncle and Ant at Detroit</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>Did you said my father with a rye +smile and as it was now nerly time +for the boat to leave we said good +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_31"></a><a id="Page_32"></a><a id="Page_33"></a>[Pg 33]</span>by to my uncle and ant and went on +the boat. A messenger took our +costly bagage and put it away wilst +myself and parents went out on the +porch and set looking at the peaple +on the worf. Suddenly they was a +grate hub bub on the worf and a +young man and lady started up the +gangs plank wilst a big crowd +throwed rice and old shoes at them +and made a up roar.</p> + +<p>Bride and glum going to Niagara +Falls said my father who is well +travelled and seams to know everything.</p> + +<p>Instantly the boat give a blarst on +the wistle and I started with suprise.</p> + +<p>Did that scare you Bill said my +father and seamed to enjoy it and I +supose he would of laughed out right +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_34">[Pg 34]</span>had I fell overboard and been +drowned in the narsty river water.</p> + +<p>Soon we were steeming up the +river on the city of Detroit 3.</p> + +<p>That is Canada over there is it not +said my mother.</p> + +<p>What did you think it was the +Austrian Tyrol replid my father +explodeing a cough. Dureing our +progress up the river I noticed sevral +funny things flotting in the water +with lanterns hanging on them and +was wandering what they could be +when my mother said they seam to +have plenty of boys.</p> + +<p>They have got nothing on us replid +my father quick as a flarsh.</p> + +<p>A little latter who should come out +on the porch and set themselfs ner +us but the bride and glum.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p035" style="max-width: 41.0625em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p035.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">The Bride and Glum</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>Oh I said to myself I hope they +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_35"></a><a id="Page_36"></a><a id="Page_37"></a>[Pg 37]</span>will talk so as I can hear them as I +have always wandered what newlyweds +talk about on their way to +Niagara Falls and soon my wishs +was realized.</p> + +<p>Some night said the young glum +are you warm enough.</p> + +<p>I am perfectly comfertible replid +the fare bride tho her looks belid her +words what time do we arive in +Buffalo.</p> + +<p>9 oclock said the lordly glum are +you warm enough.</p> + +<p>I am perfectly comfertible replid +the fare bride what time do we arive +in Buffalo.</p> + +<p>9 oclock said the lordly glum I am +afrade it is too cold for you out here.</p> + +<p>Well maybe it is replid the fare +bride and without farther adieu they +went in the spacius parlers.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_38">[Pg 38]</span></p> + +<p>I wander will he be arsking her 8 +years from now is she warm enough +said my mother with a faint grimace.</p> + +<p>The weather may change before +then replid my father.</p> + +<p>Are you warm enough said my +father after a slite pause.</p> + +<p>No was my mothers catchy reply.</p> + +<p>Well said my father we arive in +Buffalo at 9 oclock and with that we +all went inside as it was now pitch +dark and had our supper and retired +and when we rose the next morning +and drest and had brekfus we puled +up to the worf in Buffalo and it was +9 oclock so I will leave the city of +Detroit 3 tide to the worf and end +this chapter.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_39">[Pg 39]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_4"> + CHAPTER 4 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Buffalo to Rochester 76.4</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">As</span> we was leaveing the boat who +should I see right along side of +us but the fare bride and the lordly +glum.</p> + +<p>We are right on the dot said the +glum looking at his costly watch it +is just 9 oclock and so they past out +of my life.</p> + +<p>We had to wait qite a wile wilst +the old man dug up his bill of loading +and got the costly moter.</p> + +<p>We will half to get some gas he +said I wonder where they is a garage.</p> + +<p>No sooner had the words fell from +his lips when a man with a flagrant +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_40">[Pg 40]</span>Adams apple handed him a card with +the name of a garage on it.</p> + +<p>Go up Genesee st 5 blks and turn +to the left or something said the +man with the apple.</p> + +<p>Soon we reached the garage and +had the gas tank filled with gas it +was 27 cents in Buffalo and soon we +was on our way to Rochester. Well +these are certainly grate roads said +my father barshfully.</p> + +<p>They have lots better roads in the +east than out west replid my mother +with a knowing wink.</p> + +<p>The roads all through the east are +better than out west remarked my +father at lenth.</p> + +<p>These are wonderfull replid my +mother smuggleing me vs her arm.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p041" style="max-width: 41.625em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p041.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">The Man with the + Adams Apple</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>The time past quickly with my parents +in so jocular a mood and all +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_41"></a><a id="Page_42"></a><a id="Page_43"></a>[Pg 43]</span>most before I knew it we was on the +outer skirts of Batavia.</p> + +<p>What town is this quired my +mother in a tolerant voice.</p> + +<p>Batavia husked my father sloughing +down to 15 miles per hour.</p> + +<p>Well maybe we would better stop +and have lunch here said my mother +coyly.</p> + +<p>We will have lunch in Rochester +replid my father with a loud cough.</p> + +<p>My mother forced a smile and it +was about ½ past 12 when we +arived in Rochester and soon we was +on Genesee st and finley stoped in +front of a elegant hotel and shared +a costly lunch.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_44">[Pg 44]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_5"> + CHAPTER 5 + <br> + <span class="fs80">My Father’s Idear</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">Wilst</span> participateing in the +lordly viands my father halled +out his map and give it the up and +down.</p> + +<p>Look at here he said at lenth they +seams to be a choice of 2 main roads +between here and Syracuse but 1 of +them gos way up north to Oswego +wilst the other gos way south to +Geneva where as Syracuse is strate +east from here you might say so it +looks to me like we would save both +millage and time if we was to drive +strate east through Lyons the way +the railway gos.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_45">[Pg 45]</span></p> + +<p>Well I dont want to ride on the ties +said my mother with a loud cough.</p> + +<p>Well you dont half to because they +seams to be a little road that gos +strate through replid my father removeing +a flys cadaver from the +costly farina.</p> + +<p>Well you would better stick to the +main roads said my mother tacklessly.</p> + +<p>Well you would better stick to +your own business replid my father +with a pungent glance.</p> + +<p>Soon my father had payed the +check and gave the waiter a lordly +bribe and once more we sprang into +the machine and was on our way. +The lease said about the results of +my fathers grate idear the soonest +mended in a word it turned out to +be a holycost of the first water as +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_46">[Pg 46]</span>after we had covered miles and miles +of ribald roads we suddenly come to +a abrupt conclusion vs the side of a +stagnant freight train that was +stone deef to honks. My father set +there for nerly ½ a hour reciteing the +4 Horses of the Apoplex in a under +tone but finley my mother mustard +up her curage and said affectedly +why dont we turn around and go +back somewheres. I cant spell what +my father replid.</p> + +<p>At lenth my old man decided that +Lyons wouldnt never come to Mahomet +if we set it out on the same +lines all winter so we backed up and +turned around and retraced 4 miles +of shell holes and finley reached our +objective by way of Detour.</p> + +<p>Puling up in front of a garage my +father beckoned to a dirty mechanic.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p047" style="max-width: 40.5em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p047.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">The Dirty Mechanic</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>How do we get to Syracuse from +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_47"></a><a id="Page_48"></a><a id="Page_49"></a>[Pg 49]</span>here arsked my father blushing furiously.</p> + +<p>Go strate south to Geneva and +then east to Syracuse replid the +dirty mechanic with a loud cough.</p> + +<p>Isnt there no short cut arsked my +father.</p> + +<p>Go strate south to Geneva and +then east to Syracuse replid the dirty +mechanic.</p> + +<p>You see daddy we go to Geneva +after all I said brokenly but luckly +for my piece of mind my father dont +beleive in corporeal punishment a +specially in front of Lyons peaple.</p> + +<p>Soon we was on a fine road and +nothing more hapened till we puled +into Syracuse at 7 that evening and +as for the conversation that changed +hands in the car between Lyons and +Syracuse you could stick it in a day +message and send it for 30 cents.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_50">[Pg 50]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_6"> + CHAPTER 6 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Syracuse to Hudson 183.2</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">Soon</span> we was on Genesee st in +Syracuse but soon turned off a +blk or 2 and puled up in front of a +hotel that I cant ether spell or pronounce +besides witch they must of +been a convention of cheese sculpters +or something stoping there and any +way it took the old man a hour to +weedle a parler bed room and bath +out of the clerk and put up a cot +for me.</p> + +<p>Wilst we was enjoying a late and +futile supper in the hotel dinning +room a man named Duffy reckonized +my father and came to our table and +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_51">[Pg 51]</span>arsked him to go to some boxing +matchs in Syracuse that night.</p> + +<p>Thanks very much said my father +with a slite sneeze but you see what +I have got on my hands besides witch +I have been driveing all day and half +to start out again erly in the morning +so I guess not.</p> + +<p>Between you and I dear reader +my old man has been oposed to pugilisms +since the 4 of July holycost.</p> + +<p>Who is that man arsked my mother +when that man had gone away.</p> + +<p>Mr. Duffy replid my father shove +the ketchup over this way.</p> + +<p>Yes I know he is Mr. Duffy but +where did you meet him insisted my +mother quaintly.</p> + +<p>In Boston my father replid where +would a person meet a man named +Duffy.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_52">[Pg 52]</span></p> + +<p>When we got up the next morning +it was 6 o’clock and purring rain but +we eat a costly brekfus and my +father said we would save time if we +would all walk down to the garage +where he had borded the car witch +he stated was only 2 short blks away +from the hotel. Well if it was only +2 short blks why peaple that lives +next door to each other in Syracuse +are by no means neighbors and when +we got there the entire party was +soping wet and rarther rabid.</p> + +<p>We will all catch our death of cold +chuckled my mother.</p> + +<p>What of it explained my old man +with a dirty look at the sky.</p> + +<p>Maybe we would better put up the +curtains sugested my mother smirking.</p> + +<p>Maybe we wouldnt too said my +father cordialy.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_53">[Pg 53]</span></p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p053" style="max-width: 41.0625em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p053.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Dr. and Mrs. Heywood + and the Closed Car.</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_54"></a><a id="Page_55"></a>[Pg 55]</span></p> + +<p>Well maybe it will clear up said +my mother convulsively.</p> + +<p>Maybe it wont too replid my +father as he capered into the drivers +seat.</p> + +<p>My father is charming company +wilst driveing on strange roads +through a purring rain and even +when we past through Oneida and +he pronounced it like it was a biscuit +neither myself or my mother ventured +to correct him but finley we +reached Utica when we got to witch +we puled up along side the kerb and +got out and rang ourselfs out to a +small extent when suddenly a closed +car sored past us on the left.</p> + +<p>Why that was Mrs. Heywood in +that car explained my mother with +a fierce jesture. By this time it was +not raining and we got back into the +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_56">[Pg 56]</span>car and presently over took the +closed car witch stoped when they +reckonized us.</p> + +<p>And witch boy is this quired Mrs. +Heywood when the usual compliments +had been changed.</p> + +<p>This is the third he is named for +his father replid my mother forceing +a smile.</p> + +<p>He has his eyes was the comment.</p> + +<p>Bill dont you remember Mrs. Heywood +said my mother turning on me +she use to live in Riverside and Dr. +Heywood tended to you that time +you had that slite atack of obesity.</p> + +<p>Well yes I replid with a slite accent +but did not add how rotten the +medicine tasted that time and soon +we was on Genesee st on our way +out of Utica.</p> + +<p>I wander why they dont name +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_57">[Pg 57]</span>some of their sts Genesee in these +eastren towns said my father for the +sun was now shining but no sooner +had we reached Herkimer when the +clouds bersed with renude vigger +and I think my old man was about +to say we will stop here and have +lunch when my mother sugested it +herself.</p> + +<p>No replid my father with a corse +jesture we will go on to Little Falls.</p> + +<p>It was raining cats and dogs when +we arived at Little Falls and my +father droped a quaint remark.</p> + +<p>If Falls is a verb he said the man +that baptized this town was a practicle +joker.</p> + +<p>We will half to change our close +replid my mother steping into a mud +peddle in front of the hotel with a +informal look.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_58">[Pg 58]</span></p> + +<p>When we had done so we partook +of a meger lunch and as it was now +only drooling resumed our jurney.</p> + +<p>They soked me 5 for that room +said my father but what is a extra +sokeing or 2 on a day like this.</p> + +<p>I didnt mean for you to get a room +said my mother violently.</p> + +<p>Where did you want us to change +our close on the register said my old +man turning pail.</p> + +<p>Wasnt it funny that we should +happen to see Mrs. Heywood in +Utica said my mother at lenth.</p> + +<p>They live there dont they my +father replid.</p> + +<p>Why yes my mother replid.</p> + +<p>Well then my father replid the +real joke would of been if we had of +happened to see her in Auburn.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p059" style="max-width: 42.5625em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p059.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Albany’s Rich Policeman</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>A little wile latter we past a grate +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_59"></a><a id="Page_60"></a><a id="Page_61"></a>[Pg 61]</span>many signs reading dine at the Big +Nose Mountain Inn.</p> + +<p>Rollie Zeider never told me they +had named a mountain after him crid +my father and soon we past through +Fonda.</p> + +<p>Soon we past through Amsterdam +and I guess I must of dosed off at +lease I cant remember anything between +there and Schenectady and I +must apologize to my readers for +my laps as I am unable to ether describe +the scenery or report anything +that may of been said between these +2 points but I recall that as we entered +Albany a remark was adrest +to me for the first time since lunch.</p> + +<p>Bill said my mother with a ½ smirk +this is Albany the capital of New +York state.</p> + +<p>So this is Albany I thorght to myself.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_62">[Pg 62]</span></p> + +<p>Who is governor of New York now +arsked my mother to my father.</p> + +<p>Smith replid my father who seams +to know everything.</p> + +<p>Queer name said my mother +sulkily.</p> + +<p>Soon we puled up along side a +policeman who my father arsked +how do we get acrost the river to +the New York road and if Albany +pays their policemans by the word +Ill say we were in the presents of a +rich man and by the time he got +through it was dark and still drooling +and my old man didnt know the +road and under those conditions I +will not repete the conversation that +transpired between Albany and Hudson +but will end my chapter at the +city limits of the last named settlemunt.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_63">[Pg 63]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_7"> + CHAPTER 7 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Hudson</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">We</span> were turing gaily down the +main st of Hudson when a man +of 12 years capered out from the +side walk and hoped on the runing +board.</p> + +<p>Do you want a good garage he +arsked with a dirty look.</p> + +<p>Why yes my good man replid my +father tenderly but first where is the +best hotel.</p> + +<p>I will take you there said the man.</p> + +<p>I must be a grate favorite in Hudson +my father wispered at my +mother.</p> + +<p>Soon folling the mans directions +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_64">[Pg 64]</span>we puled up in front of a hotel but +when my father went at the register +the clerk said I am full tonight.</p> + +<p>Where do you get it around here +arsked my father tenderly.</p> + +<p>We have no rooms replid the senile +clerk paying no tension to my old +mans remark but there is a woman +acrost the st that takes loggers.</p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p065" style="max-width: 41.5em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p065.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">The Man of Twelve years</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p>Not to excess I hope replid my +father but soon we went acrost the +st and the woman agrede to bord +us for the night so myself and mother +went to our apartmunts wilst my +father and the 12 year old besought +the garage. When we finley got reunited +and went back to the hotel +for supper it was past 8 oclock as +a person could of told from the +viands. Latter in front of our loggings +we again met the young man +<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_65"></a><a id="Page_66"></a><a id="Page_67"></a>[Pg 67]</span>who had welcomed us to Hudson and +called my father to 1 side.</p> + +<p>There is a sailer going to spend +the night here he said in a horse +wisper witch has walked all the way +from his home Schenectady and he +has got to report on his ship in New +York tomorrow afternoon and has +got no money so if he dont get a free +ride he will be up vs it.</p> + +<p>He can ride with us replid my +father with a hiccup if tomorrow is +anything like today a sailer will not +feel out of place in my costly moter.</p> + +<p>I will tell him replid the man with +a corse jesture.</p> + +<p>Will you call us at ½ past 5 my +mother reqested to our lanlady as +we entered our Hudson barracks.</p> + +<p>I will if I am awake she replid useing +her handkerchief to some extent.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_68">[Pg 68]</span></p> + +<p>Latter we wandered how anybody +could help from being awake in that +hot bed of mones and grones and cat +calls and caterwauls and gulish +screaks of all kinds and tho we had +rose erly at Syracuse and had a day +of retchedness we was all more than +ready to get up when she wraped on +our door long ere day brake.</p> + +<p>Where is that sailer that stoped +here last night quired my father as +we was about to make a lordly outburst.</p> + +<p>He wouldnt pay his bill and razed +hell so I kicked him out replid the +lanlady in her bear feet.</p> + +<p>Without farther adieu my father +payed his bill and we walked into the +dismul st so I will end this chapter +by leaveing the fare lanlady flaping +in the door way in her sredded night +gown.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_69">[Pg 69]</span></p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p069" style="max-width: 40.5em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p069.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Our lanlady in Hudson</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_70"></a><a id="Page_71"></a>[Pg 71]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_8"> + CHAPTER 8 + <br> + <span class="fs80">Hudson to Yonkers 106.5</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">It</span> was raining a little so my father +bad my mother and I stand in the +st wilst he went to the garage and +retained the costly moter. He returned +½ a hour latter with the story +that the garage had been locked and +he had to go to the props house and +roust him out.</p> + +<p>How did you know where he lived +quired my mother barshfully.</p> + +<p>I used the brains god gave me +was my fathers posthumous reply.</p> + +<p>Soon we rumpled into Rhinebeck +and as it was now day light and the +rain had siezed we puled up in front +of the Beekman arms for brekfus.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_72">[Pg 72]</span></p> + +<p>It says this is the oldest hotel in +America said my mother reading the +programme.</p> + +<p>The eggs tastes all right replid my +father with a corse jesture.</p> + +<p>What is the next town quired my +mother when we again set sale.</p> + +<p>Pokippsie was my fathers reply.</p> + +<p>Thats where Vassar is said my +mother as my old man stiffled a yawn +I wonder if there is a store there that +would have a koop for David.</p> + +<p>I doubt it they ever heard of him +said my father dryly how much do +they cost.</p> + +<p>Well I dont know.</p> + +<p>We entered Pokippsie at lenth +and turned to the left up the main +st and puled up in front of a big store +where myself and mother went in +and purchased a koop for my little +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_73">[Pg 73]</span>brother and a kap for me witch only +took a ½ hour dureing witch my +father lost his temper and when we +finley immerged he was barking like +a dog and giveing the Vassar yell. 2 +men come out of the store with us +and tost the koop with the rest of +the junk in the back seat and away +we went.</p> + +<p>Doesnt this look cute on him said +my mother in regards to my new +kap.</p> + +<p>What of it replid my father with +a grimace and with that we puled +into Garrison.</p> + +<p>Isnt this right acrost the river +from West Point said my mother +with a gastly look.</p> + +<p>What of it replid my father tenderly +and soon we found ourselfs in +Peekskill.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_74">[Pg 74]</span></p> + +<p>This is where that young girl +cousin of mine gos to school said my +father from Philadelphia.</p> + +<p>What of it said my mother with a +loud cough and presently we stoped +and bought 15 gals of gas.</p> + +<p>I have got a fund of usefull information +about every town we come to +said my father admireingly for instants +this is Harmon where they +take off the steem engines and put +on the electric bullgines.</p> + +<p>My mother looked at him with ill +consealed admiration.</p> + +<p>And what do you know about this +town she arsked as we frisked into +Ossining.</p> + +<p>Why this is Ossining where they +take off the hair and put on the +stripes replid my father qick as a +flarsh and the next place is Tarrytown +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_75">[Pg 75]</span>where John D. Rockefeller has +a estate.</p> + +<p>What is the name of the estate +quired my mother breathlessly.</p> + +<p>Socony I supose was the sires +reply.</p> + +<p>With that we honked into Yonkers +and up the funny looking main st.</p> + +<p>What a funny looking st said my +mother and I always thorght it was +the home of well to do peaple.</p> + +<p>Well yes replid my father it is the +home of the ruling class at lease Bill +Klem the umpire and Bill Langford +the referee lives here.</p> + +<p>I will end my chapter on that one.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_76">[Pg 76]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_9"> + CHAPTER 9 + <br> + <span class="fs80">The Bureau of Manhattan</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">Isn’t</span> it about time said my mother +as we past Spuyten Duyvil and +entered the Bureau of Manhattan +that we made our plans.</p> + +<p>What plans said my father all my +plans is all ready made.</p> + +<p>Well then you might make me your +confident sugested my mother with +a quaint smirk.</p> + +<p>Well then heres the dope uttered +my father in a vage tone I am going +to drop you at the 125 st station +where you will only half to wait 2 +hours and a ½ for the rest of the +family as the train from the west is +do at 350 at 125 st in the meen wile +<span class="pagenum" id="Page_77">[Pg 77]</span>I will drive out to Grenitch with Bill +and see if the house is ready and +etc and if the other peaples train is +on time you can catch the 4 4 and I +an Bill will meet you at the Grenitch +station.</p> + +<p>If you have time get a qt of milk +for David said my mother with a pail +look.</p> + +<p>What kind of milk arsked my dad.</p> + +<p>Oh sour milk my mother screened.</p> + +<p>As she was now in a pretty bad +temper we will leave her to cool off +for 2 hours and a ½ in the 125 st station +and end this chapter.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_78">[Pg 78]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_10"> + CHAPTER 10 + <br> + <span class="fs80">N. Y. to Grenitch 500.0</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">The</span> lease said about my and my +fathers trip from the Bureau of +Manhattan to our new home the +soonest mended. In some way ether +I or he got balled up on the grand +concorpse and next thing you know +we was thretning to swoop down on +Pittsfield.</p> + +<p>Are you lost daddy I arsked tenderly.</p> + +<p>Shut up he explained.</p> + +<p>At lenth we doubled on our +tracks and done much better as we +finley hit New Rochelle and puled +up along side a policeman with falling +archs.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_79">[Pg 79]</span></p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p079" style="max-width: 42.1875em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p079.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">The New Rochelle Policeman</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_80"></a><a id="Page_81"></a>[Pg 81]</span></p> + +<p>What road do I take for Grenitch +Conn quired my father with poping +eyes.</p> + +<p>Take the Boston post replid the +policeman.</p> + +<p>I have all ready subscribed to one +out of town paper said my father +and steped on the gas so we will leave +the flat foot gaping after us like a +prune fed calf and end this chapter.</p> + + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> +<div class="chapter"> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_82">[Pg 82]</span></p> + + + <h2 class="nobreak" id="CHAPTER_11"> + CHAPTER 11 + <br> + <span class="fs80">How It Ended</span> + </h2> +</div> + +<p class="drop-cap"><span class="upper-case">True</span> to our promise we were at +the station in Grenitch when the +costly train puled in from 125 st. +Myself and father hoped out of the +lordly moter and helped the bulk of +the famly off of the train and I aloud +our nurse and my 3 brothers to kiss +me tho Davids left me rarther moist.</p> + +<p>Did you have a hard trip my +father arsked to our nurse shyly.</p> + +<p>Why no she replid with a slite +stager.</p> + +<p>She did too said my mother they +all acted like little devils.</p> + +<p>Did you get Davids milk she said +turning on my father.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_83">[Pg 83]</span></p> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp85" id="p083" style="max-width: 41.375em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p083.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + <em><span class="fs150">Our Nurse</span></em> + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_84"></a><a id="Page_85"></a>[Pg 85]</span></p> + +<p>Why no does he like milk my +father replid with a gastly smirk.</p> + +<p>We got lost mudder I said brokenly.</p> + +<p>We did not screened my father and +accidently cracked me in the shins +with a stray foot.</p> + +<p>To change the subjeck I turned +my tensions on my brother Jimmie +who is nerest my age.</p> + +<p>I’ve seen our house Jimmie I said +brokenly I got here first.</p> + +<p>Yes but I slept all night on a train +and you didnt replid Jimmie with a +dirty look.</p> + +<p>Nether did you said my brother +John to Jimmie you was awake all +night.</p> + +<p>Were awake said my mother.</p> + +<p>Me and David was awake all night +and crid said my brother John.</p> + +<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_86">[Pg 86]</span></p> + +<p>But I only crid once the whole time +said my brother Jimmie.</p> + +<p>But I didnt cry at all did I I arsked +to my mother.</p> + +<p>So she replid with a loud cough +Bill was a very very good boy.</p> + +<p>So now we will say fare well to the +characters in this book.</p> +<br> +<br> + +<figure class="figcenter illowp35" id="p086" style="max-width: 59.0625em;"> + <img class="w100" src="images/p086.jpg" alt=""> + <figcaption> + GAS<br> + 27 + </figcaption> +</figure> +<br> + +<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop"> + +<div class="chapter transnote"> +<h2 class="fs150 bold"> + Transcriber’s Notes + </h2> + +<table class="autotable"> +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +Pg 64 Changed: +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +and the woman agrede to hord us for the night<br> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td class="tdr"> +To: +</td> +<td class="tdl"> +and the woman agrede to bord us for the night +</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<br> 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