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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-07-19, Page 22. INN& THE HURON EXPOSITOR. eTlY Y 19, 1872. LAUGHING IN MEETIN'. BY MRS, H. B. STOWE. We were in disgrace, we boys, and the reeson .of it vitas this: we bad laughed out in meeting -time!' To be sure the occasion was a try- ing one, pven to /lune disciplined ner*Ps. arson Lothrop had ests changed p lpits with Person Surn- rneral, of orth Virearem. Now, Parson Stun ieral was a man in the very outeet likely to -provoke the risibles of unspiritualized)uieniles. He was a thin, wiry, frisky little man, in a powdered, white wig, black tights, aad silk stockings; with bright knee -b uckl es and ell oe-buckles, with roupd, dark, snapping eyes, and a curious, high, cracked, squeak- • ingvoice, the very first tones of whieli macie all the children stare and giggle. The news that. Parsee/ Sumraeral was aoing to pl'each in our Village spread abroad //thong us • as a prelude to something funny. It had a flavor like the charm of circus acting, and on the Sunday morning of our story we went to the hone. of God in a very hilarious state, all ready to set off in a laugh on the slightest provocation. The occasion ,was not long want- ing. Parson Lathrop had a favorite dog yclept Trip, whose behavior in meeting was notoriously fer from, that edifying pattern which befits minister's doge. on Sundaya,Tup was a nervous dog, aid 'a clog that never could be taught to eonceal bis emotions or to respect con.vention- elides. If anything about the per- formance in. the singers' seat did not please him, he was apt to express himself in a lugubrious howl. If the sermon was longer than suited him, he would gape with such a loud creak -of his jaws as would arouse everybody's attention. If the flies dieturbed his afternoon's _nap he would. give sudden snarls or snaps; or, if anything troubled his, dreams, • he would bark out in his sleep in a manner not only to dispel his own 'slumbers, but those of certain worthy deacons and old ladies, whose sanctuary repose was thereby sorely broken and troubled.• For all these reasons, Madam Lathrop had been forced, as a general thing, to deny Trip the - usual sanctuary. privileges of good family dogs in that age, and shut him up on Sun- • days to private. meditation. Trip, of course, was only- the more set on attendance, and would hicle behind doots, jump out.of windows, sneak through by -ways and alleys, and lie hid till. the second bell had done tol- ling, when suddenly- he would ap- pear in the broad aisle, inn_ocent and happy, and take his seat as eompos- • edly as anyl member of the congrega- tion. • Imagine us youngsters on a qui vive with excitement at seeing Par- son Summeral frisk up into the pul- pit with all the -vivacity .of a bfack. • grasshopper. We looked at • each, other and giggled very' cautiously, with dee respect to Aunt Lois' sharp observation.- . ' 4 At first,' there was only a mild, quiet simme/ing of.giggleicompressed decorously within the *Inds of pro- priety, and We pulsed our muscles up with stringent resolution when- ever we caught the apprehensive eye of Our elders. Bat when ditectIy after the clos- • ing notes of the tolling _second bell, Master Trip walked gravely up' the front aisle, aucl seating himself squarely in front of the pulpet, rais- ed his nose with a critical air to- ward the scene of the. forthcoming performance, it was too much for us —the repression was almost convula e. Trip wore an alert, attentive air, befitting a sound, orthodox dog, • who smells a possible heresy, and • deems it his duty to watch the per- formance narrowly. Evidently he felt calliid upon to see who and what were to occupy that pulpit in his master'abeence. Up rose `Parson. Surameral, and up went Trip's nose, vibrating with • intense attention. • The Parson "began in his high - cracked voice to intone the hymn: Sing to the Lord aloud,' • when Trip broke into a dismal howl. The Parson went on to give- di- rections to the Deacon, in the same voice in which. he had been reading, so that the whole effect of the per- formance was somewhat as follows: "Sing to the Lord. aloud,' '(Please turn out that dog)___ "Andmake a joyful noise.' ' The dog was turned out andi the choir did their best to make a joy- • ful noise, but we boys were upset • for the day, delivered over to the • temptations of Satan, and plunged in waves and billows of hysterical giggle, from. which neither winks nor frowns from Aunt Louis; nor , the awful fear of the tithing -man, nor the comforting bits of fennel and. orange -peel, passed us by grand- mother, could recover us. . Everybody felt, to be sure, that • here was,a trial that called for soine .indulgence. Hard faces, .even among the stoniest saints; betrayed a transient quiver of , the risible muscles, old ladies put up their fans, youths and maidens in the singers' seat latighecl ' outright, and ftit the moment .0. general snicker among the children was pardoned. But .1 was one of that luckless kind whloso. nerves once set in villratiote'could: -not, be composed -, When the reign: of geisity and decorum hail return- ed, Harry and I sat-ty each other, shaking with suppressed laughter. Everything iu the subsequent exer- cises took. a funny turn, Land in the long prayer, when, everYbody else was still and decorous,sthe whole scene came over me with'such over- powering force that I exploded with laughter and had to be taken out of meetipg and marched home by Aunt Lois, as a:convicted criminal. What especially moved. herindignatioa was that the ,more she rebuked and upbraided, the more I laughed, till the tears rolled down my cheeks. Which Aunt • Lois construed into wilful disrespect to 6r authority, and resented accordirigly. By Sunday evening, as we gather- ed around the fire, the reaction fi!ont undue gayety to sobriety had taken place,and we were in a pensive and penitent state. Grandmother was gracious and forgiVing, but Aunt" Lois still preserved that .frosty air of reprobration which she held to be a salutary means of quickening our consciences for the future. It was, therefpre, with unusual delight that we saw our old friend Sam come in and sit himself quietly down on the block in the chimney corner. With Sam we felt assured of indulgence and .pa.tronage, - for though always rigidly moral and instructive in his turn of mind, he had. that fellow - feeling for :transgressors- which is characteristic of the loese-jointed, easy-going style of hisindivicluality. Lordy messy,, boys—yis,' said Sam, virtaously in view of some of Aunt Lois' thrusts, ye ought never to laugh no cut up in meetin', that are's so, tnit then there is times .when the best on us gets took down. We g4took unawares, 'ye sae— even ministers does. Yis, natur' will git the upper hand afore they know it.' 'Why Sam, ministers don't ever laugh in meetin', do they?' We put the question with wide eyes. Stash a supposition bordered on profanity, we thought; it was approaching the sat of 13zzah, who unwarily toached the aSk of he Lord. s_ Laws, yes. Why, haven't you. never heird howther&was a counsel ,held to try Parson Morrel for lautih- beg. out in prayer -time?' " 'Laughing in. prayer:time !' we both repeated, with uplifted bands and • • • My grandfather's mild face be- came lminous with a suppressed smile which brightened it as the moon.does a cloud, but he said no- thing. 'Yes'yes,' said my grandmother, 'that affair did make a" dreadful scandal in the time On't. But Par- son Morrel was a good man, and I'm glad the counsel wasn't hard on bina.' Wal," said Sam Lawson, after all, it was more Ike Babbit's fault than 'twas anybody's. • Ye see, Ike he was alleri for gettin' what he could out o' the towneand he would feed his sheep on the meetin' house green. Somehow or other, Ike's fences allers contrived to give out, come Sunday, and up would. come his sheep, and:Ike was too pious to drive 'em back, Sunday, and so there they was. He was talked to eneugh about it, 'Cause ye see, to have sheep andlambs a ba -a -an' and a blatin' all prayer and • sermon time, wa'n't the thing. 'Member that are old meetinChouse up to the north end, down under Blueberry. Hill, the land sort o' sloped down, so as a body hed to come into the meetin'- house steppin down instead o up. Fact was, they said 'twas Put there 'cause the land wa'n't good for nothin' else and the folks thoeght puttin' a meetin'-house on't would be a clear sayin'--but Parson Mor - rel he didn't like it—and was free to tell 'em his mind on't, that 'twag. like bringin' the lame and the blind to the Lord's service—but. there 'twas. 'There wasn't a better minister nor one more set by in all the State that Parson 'Harrel, His doctrines was right up and down good and sharp, and he give saints.and sinners their meat in due season, and for eonsblin' an.cl'comfortin' widders and orphans Parson Morrel hadn't his match. The women sot lots by him and he was allus' ready to take tea round, and, make things pleasant andcomfortable, a.nd he had a good story for every one and a word for the children, and may be an . apple or a cookey in his pocket, for 'era. Wal, you know there an't no pleas - in' everybody, and ef Gabeiel hitn- seif, right down Out o' Heaven, was to come and be a minister I expect they'd be a pickin' at his wings, and sort o' fault .finclin', Now Aunt Jerushy 'Scran and Aunt Polly Hokum they sed Parson Morrel wa' n't solemn enough. • Ye see there's them that thinksqthat a minister ought to he jest like'the'toweiliearse, SO- that ye think of aleath, judgment and eternity, and nothin' else, when ye see hint round; and ef they see a • man ros and chipper and having a pretty njice solie We sort of a time, twhy thy say he an't spiritooal !winded,. But in. my times I've seen minierb that the most awakenin' kui in Ithe pulpit was the liveliest when they' was oat on't. _ There is a time to laugh, Sciiptue say, tho'- some fo ks .119Ver Wm to remember that are 'But RID) how came you to sa it NNT4k.,,., ke Babbit's fault? Wha was it a out the sheep e _ • ' Oh val, yis-1'm a comin' t that ante It was all about them sheep—I expect they was the in strument the devil sot to work, t tempt Plarson Morrel to laugh i prayer -time. s_ , 'Ye tobe there was old Dick, Ike' bell -wether, WaS the fightin'est 01 crittur that ever yer see. Wh Dick would butt at his own shadde and evetybody said it was a sham the old crittur should be left ru loose, 'cause he run at the childre and scared the women half out o their Wits. . Wal, I used. to live ou in that 'parish in them days, ant Lem Sudoc and I used to go on sparkin' Ounday nights to see th • Larkin ls—and we we had to ge ris 'cross th lot where Dick was—s we Ted o go arid stand at the fenc and call nd Dick would see us anc put clow • his head and run at u full chise and come bunt again th fence an thenI'd ketch him by the horns anc bold him while Lem run and got ver the fence t'other side the lot, a d then I'd let go and Lem would ho ler and shake a stick a him and way he'd go full butt a Lem, an Lein would ketch his horns and hold him till I came ove —that ye s the way we managed Dick—b t ef he come sudden up behind a ellow, he'dgive him a but in the Sal 11 of his back that would make him run en all fours one while —he wa a *great rogue Dick Was. Wal, thae summer I remember they had old eacon Titkins for tithing man and tell yon he giSe it to the boys lively. Theie warn't no sleep - iii' nor fao playin.', for the deacon had eyeslike 'a ginablet, and he was quick as a cats nd the youngsters bed to look out for themselves. It did really see as if the deacon was like them four beasts in the Revelations that was ull 9' eyes behind and be- fore for ;ahich ever way he was standin' you gave only a -wink he was down oni you and hit you a tap with his tick. I know once Lem Sudoc jis wrote two worels in the psalm -boo - and passed to .1Kesial Larkin, nd the deacon give him such a tee that Lem grew red as a beet and owed he'd be up with him some clay or that. 'Well, ordy Massy, folks that is so chippei and high steppini has to have their corms downs, :old the dea- con he ha to hev his. 'That re Sunday I remember if now jet e well as if 'twas yester- day'. Th Parson be give us his great seri on, reconcilin decrees and free agency, --everybody said that are serroon as a masterpiece. He slreached it up at Cam-oridge at com- mencement, but it so happened it was one o' the bilin' hotdays that come in Augus , when you cart faidy hear the huckl berries a sizzlipg and cook - in' on t e bushes) and, the locusts .. keeps a'g tan' like a id hot Saw. Wal, sue, times, decrees or no de- crees, the best'on us will get sleepy: The old eetief-house stood right down at he foot :of a. hill that kep' off all the wind, /Ind the sun blazed away at tl em geet west winders, and there was pretty sleepy times there. Wells the deacom he flew round a spell, and woke up the children and tapped the boys on the head, and kep' ever thing straight as he could till the se 'mon was most through, awhen be railly got mor.it tuckered out., and h took a chair and he sot down in ti e door right opposite the minister a d fairly got • asleep him - broad aisle) and his wig flew• one Tth way and beoer, and Dick made a lunge at it as it flew, and carried it o'ff.woatti, hyisoihi may believe, • that broke up the meetin' for one while, for Parson Morrel laughed out. and the gals and boys they stomped' and roared, and the old deacon, he got up and begun rubbing his shins—'cause y be didn't see the joke on'ta - t '"You don't orter laugh ' says he, it's no laughing matter-12-it'S a' so - o lemnthing,' ettys he., might have been sent into 'turnity by that darn- - ed crittur,' says he. Then they all 0 roared and haw -hawed the more to a see the deacon dancin.' sound with his little shiny head, so smooth a .fly s would trip up on't. I believe, my dsoul, you'd laugh to see me in my y grave,' says he ! r Wal, the truth on't was, 'twas e jist one of them bustin' up tithes that esatur has, when there an't nothin' for it but to give in, 'twas jist hke the ice breakin' up in the Charlea Rivees-Lit all Comes,et once and no whoa to 't. Sunday.or no Sunday, sin or no sin, the most on 'ern laughed till they cried, andcould- n't help it. Butethe deacon he. went home feelin' pretty sore abent it. • Lem Sudoc he picked up his wig and • handed it to him. Says he, 'Old Dick was playing tithing -man, eva' is't he, deacon Teach you to make allowance for other folks that get sleepy.' • ,Ton Mrs. Titkins she went over to Aunt Jerusliy Scran's and Alia Polly Hokum's, and they hed a pot o' tea over it, and 'geed it was W - fill of Parson Morrel to set sich an example. and suthin' had got to be done about it. _ Miss Hokum aid she allers knew that Parson- Mo Tel • hadn't iso spiritooality, and no it had broke out into open sin, and led all the rest of 'em into it, and rs. •Titkins she said such a man wa n't fit to preaelm and Miss Hoknin said she couldnrt never heal him ag'in, and the next Sunday the deacon and his wife they hitched up and driv eight mike over to Parson LathrOp's and took Aunt Polly on the bock sea'%Vall, the thing growed and growed, till it seemed as if there warn't nothin' else talked about, 'cause Aunt Polly and Miss. Titlqns and Jerushy Scran they dichit do nothin' but talk about it, and 'that sot everybody else a-talkin.' ! Finally, it was 'greed they thust hey' ' a counsel to settlethebah. • So all/The wimmen they went 1 to choppiug mince, and neaking up punkin pies and crambierrv tats, and doughnuts, gettin.' ready for the ministers and delegate—. 'cause counsels always eats powerful --and they had quite a stir, like a gineral trakninh '. Te hosses, they was hitched all up and down the stalls, a-stompin' and switchin' their tails, and all the winamen'was a -talk - in', and they hed up everybody round for witnesses, and finally Parson Morrel he • says :-" Brethren," says he, jest let me tell you the story Jest as it happened, and if you don't every one of you laugh as .hard as I did, why, then, I'll give up." The parson be- was a master- laind at settin' off a story, andl afore he'd done, he got 'em all in sich •a roar they didn't know where to leave off. Finally, they give - sentence that there hadn't no temptation took him but such ,as is common to man ; but they aeMsed him afterward allers to pray with his eyes shet, and the,parson he confessed he orter 'a &sae it, and meant to do better in future, and so they settled it. So, boys,' said Sam, who always drew a moral, ye see it l'arns you you must take care what ye look at, ef ye want to keep from laughin' in ineetin' ' - self, jest ae the minister, got up to make the last prayer. Wel, Parson Morrel had a way o' prayin' with his eyes open. Folks said it wa'n't the best way, but it was Parso Morrel's way anyhow, and so as le was prayin' he couldn't help seein• that Deacon Titkins was a noddint nd a bobbin' out tosvarcl the place here old Dick was feedin' with the s eep, front o' the meetin'- house dom.. 'Lem a d me we was sittin' where we could lopk out and we jest sees old Dick stop feedin' and look at the deacon. The. deacon had a little round hea as smooth as an apple, with a nic powdered wig on it, and he sot • th re rnakin' bobs and bows and Dick began to think it was suthin' sor o'• pussonal. Lein and me was sittin' jest where we could look out nd see the hull picter, and Lem ' as fit to split. '"Good; now," says he, "that crit- ter'll pay the deacon off lively,. .17 pretty soo 'The de con bobbed his head a spell, and old Dick he shook his horns and stamped at him sort o' threatnin'. Finally the deacon he gave a gre t bow and brought his head right down at him, and old Dick he set out full tilt and came down on him ker chunk, and knock- ed him had over heels into the. Care of Horses. Alt horses must not be fed an. the . s same proportions, without regard to their ages, their constitutions, and their work, the impropriety of such a practice is self evident. Yet it is constantly done, and is the basis of disease of every kind. Never use bad hay en account of its cheapness, because there is no proper nourishment in it. Damaged corn is exceedingly in- jurious, because it brings on inflam- mation of the bowels and skin. dis- ease. . Chaff is better for old horses than bay, becalm they can chew and di- gest it better. Mix chaff with corn and beans, and do not give the latter alone, be - because it makes the horse eliew his food more and digest it better. Hay orgrass alone will not support a horse under hard work, because there is not• sufficient nutritive body in .either. - When a horse is worked hard, its food should be chiefly oats—if not worked hard its food should be chiefly hay—because oats supply more nourishment and flesh -making material than any other kind of food; hay ilot so xnuch. For a saddle or coach horseseha)f a peck of sound oats and I& pounds of good hay are suffieient. If the hay is not good, add a quarter of a peck more eats. A horse- which *corks harder may have rather rnore of each; one that works little ehould ha-ve less. Back feeding is wasteful. The better plan is to feed 'chopped hay, from a manger, because the food is not then thrown about, and is more easily chewed and digested. Sprinkle the hay with water that has salt dissolved in it, because it is pleasing to the animal's taste, and more easily 'digested. A teaspoon- ful *pelt in a bucket of water is sufficient. • Oats shcaild be bruised for an old horse, but npt for a young one, be- cause the former, through age and defective teeth, cannot chew them properly; the young horse can do so, and they are thus properly mixed with saliva, end turned into 'whole- some nutrimene. llorse Book, SPECIAL NOTICES. 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And NORTHROP & LYMA:N, Newcastle, Ont., Sole Agents for the Dominion NoA.—Electrie--Selected and Electrized. Sold in Seaforth by Hickson & Co. and R. Ltunsden. The Great Feinabe Itemedy. JOB MOSES' PEMODICIL PILLS. THIS invalbable medicine is unfniling in the cure of all those painful and dainiTerous diseases to which the female constitution is subject. It moderates all excess and removes all obstructions, and a speedy cure may be relied on. To married ladies, it is peculiarly suited. It will in a short time, bring on the monthly period with regularity. These Pills should not be taken by Females during the -first three months of Pregnacy, as they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but at any other time they are safe. In all cases of Nervous 'and Spinal Affections, pains in the back and limbs, fatigue on slight ex- ertion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and whites, these pills will effect a cure when a other means have failed; and although a powerful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, antiinony, or anything hurtful to the constitution. Full directions in the pamphlet around each package. which should be carefully preserved. 3 -oh Moses, New York, Sole I'sopiietor. $1.00 and 12i cents for postage, enclosed to Northop &Lyman, Newcastle, Ont'general agents for the Dominion, will insure a bottle, containing over 50 pills by retinn • I. Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickson & Co., and R. Lumsden. 107–s • RAILWAY TIME TABLE. Trains leave the Seaforth station as follows :--- Express. 1..02 P. M. Express. 10.50 A. M. G OING WEST. Mixed. 3.35 r. M. GOING EAST, Mixed. Mail. 2.20 P. M. 8.00 A. M. Alan. 8.45 P. et. .11.11inummallINIZIM • CATTLE FAIR. A CATTLE FAIR will be held hereafter at LOYD'S HOTEL, SEAFORTII, (Opposite the Station,) On the First Monday in each month, iiiMR 2, 1871, jr,OCTBEGINNI:G ON aniarge d h,lbo.ergg'istoblitt yor Vellsr.'t/af.beteYisatauratt-I ket prices. ) Ineonnection with Loyd's Hotel (Houghton's arelarge I ge and commodious stables and yards. 198 ANTI -COMBINATION. SEAFORTH NOVELTY WORKS JOHN M, MARTIN wiSHES to return thanks to his customers and V V friends for their generous patronage shire aa- atinzing charge of the above Works, and begs' to re- quest the attention of all who may require any- thing in his line to the following list of jnicei„ at whith he is prepared to furnish work of a quality that cannot be surpassedin the trade HORSE 5 00 FARM GATES, from.— 3 50 WAG -ON BACKS' • 00 WHEELBARROWS. 4 75 LAND ROLLERS .$1.5 and upwards. smipAcE DRESSING-, per 1000 ... FLOORING and beveled BOARDING per. 4 SCROLL SAWING done by the piece or set. • REPAIRING MACHINES. I am prepared at all tirnes to repair the wood- work of reaping and mowing machines, and, in fact, every other machine that can be mentiona Boxes babbited. TO WA-GON MAKERS. The undersigned would also beg to inform wag. on and Carriage Makers that he keeps constantly on hand, all kinds of Bent Stuff suitable for their work. Carpenters, Builders, Farmers, and the pnblic generally in need of any of the -above art' lea -would do well to favor me with their patrona„ in my new premises, I have facilities tor doing this branch of work vlaich cannot be eurpassed. • JOHN M. MAIITtN. Seaforth Novelty Works, Goderich Street. • 228 AINLEYVILLE PLANING MILL, SASH DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY The subi3criber having bought out the above hill, ilso the good- ill of the .late firna, is now prepared to fdl all orders in his Inc of business. Sash, Doors and Mouldings ON HAND AND - MADE TO ORDER On the shortest notice. ICTISTONI PLANING Strictly attended to. JAMES BENNETT. Ainleyville, May 16, 1872. 292-47 SEAFORTH PLANING MILL, SASH, DOOR AND BOND FACTORY I nisi subseriber begs leave to thank his numerous -1- customers for the liberal patronage extended to hint since cominencing business in Seaforth, and trusts that he may be favored with a -continuance of the same. Parties intending.to build would do well to give him a, c,alli as he will continue to keep en hand a large stock of all kinds of DRY PINE „LUMBER, 13A.SIKE 8, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC. He feels confident of giving satisfaction to those who may favour him with their patronage, as none but first-class worlapen are employed. Particular attention, paid to Custom Planing, 201 JOHN' H. BROADFOOT. WHO WANTS A GOOD SUBSTANTIAL WAGON, or a nice SirYLISII BUGGY? WILLIAM GRASSIE SEAFORTH, HAS on hand and for sale a number of handsome single and double BUGG-1ES, all well finished and manufactured of the very best rao teriaL Also, LITAIBER WAGONS, Which., for excellence of build, and ease in running cannot be suipassed by any manufacturer in the i'lliviliteewe. DEMOCRAT WAGONS on hand, and more making. . WILLIAM GRASSIE sells as cheap as any other establishment in the County. BLACKSMiTHINC And General Job Work attended to promptly. GET THE BEST. THE BLANCHARD CHURN) MANUFACTURED BY • PORTER, BLANCHARD & SONS, Concord, New.Hampshire. This Churn is decidedly the best and cheapest that has ever been offered to the Canadian public. It churns rapidly, works easily, and makes the best butter. It is also simplaand durable,. , FARMERS - TRY ONE, NO SUIT'O SALE. If it does not 'work satisfactorily it can be re- turned. These Churns can be seen at any time at John- son Brothers' Hardware Store, Seaforth. 0. C. WILSON, 230 Agricultural Implement Agent. THE BEST SEWING MACHINES Made can be had at WM. N. WATSON'S SEWING MACHINE DEPOT, SEAFORTH. - • "THE GENITIBR Sewing Machines, in all styles and sizes, and • THE OSBORN" Machthe in all styles. The subscriber has received a splendid supply of both these Machines, which are pronounced by ex- perienced hands to be superior to any others made. For strength, simplicity and perfection of con - &traction; for range of work, from light gauze t� beaver and leather ; for beauty and exactness of stitch, owing to the tension being perfect and al- ways equal on both upper and lower threads, and ler dui:ability these machines are umivalled. Try machine warranted and instructions given gratis. Machines sent out On trial, or rented by the nionth to responsible parties. 223 WM N. WATSON, Seaforth. "\,rbat aro y asked a kiterer were digging it Isioney, sur,' The man watch til the joke got his hair, and th aeorge What sio you ti the horse, ant jockey.' 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