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ds　me　to　have　'em　put　ahead　of　children；　and　sot　up　in　front　of　'em。　　I　always　did　and　always　shall　like　a　dog　as　a　dog。　Wall；　they　say　that　when　that　dog　died；　Miss　Flamm　hardly　inquired　about　it；　she　wuz　so　took　up　in　gettin'　acquainted　with　her　own　children。　　And　I　s'pose　they　improved　on　acquaintance；　for　they　say　she　is　jest　devoted　to　'em。　　And　she　got　acquainted　with　G。　Washington　too；　so　they　say。　　He　wuz　a　stiddy；　quiet　man；　and　she　had　got　to　lookin'　on　him　as　her　banker　and　business　man。　But　they　say　she　liked　him　real　well；　come　to　get　acquainted　with　him。　　He　always　jest　worshipped　her；　so　they　are　real　happy。　There　wuz　always　sunthin'　kinder　good　about　Miss　Flamm。　Thos。　J。　is　a　carryin'　on　another　lawsuit　for　her　（more　money　that　descended　onto　her　from　her　father；　or　that　ort　to　descend）。　And　he　is　carryin'　it　stiddy　and　safe。　　It　will　bring　Thomas　Jefferson　over　900　dollars　in　money　besides　fame；　a　hull　lot　of　fame。　Wall；　we　sot　sail　for　home　in　good　spirits；　and　the　noon　train。　And　we　reached　Jonesville　with　no　particular　eppisodin'　till　we　got　to　the　Jonesville　Depot。　I　rather　think　Ardelia　Tutt　wrote　a　poem　on　the　cars　goin'　home；　though　I　can't　say　for　certain。　She　and　Abram　sot　a　few　seats　in　front　of　us；　and　I　thought　I　see　a　certain　look　to　the　backside　of　her　head　that　meant　poetry。　　It　wuz　a　kind　of　a　sot　look；　and　riz　up　like。　　But　I　can't　say　for　certain　for　she　didn't　have　no　chance　to　tell　me　about　it。　　Abram　looked　down　at　her　all　the　time　as　if　he　jest　worshipped　her。　And　she　is　a　good　little　creeter；　and　will　make　him　a　happy　wife；　I　don't　make　no　doubt。　　As　I　said；　the　old　lady　is　goin'　to　live　with　Susan。　　They　went　right　on　in　the　train；　for　Ardelia's　home　lays　beyond　Jonesville；　and　Abram　wuz　goin'　home　with　her　by　Deacon　Tutt's　request。　　They　are　willin'。　Wall；　we　disembarked　from　the　cars；　and　we　found　the　old　mair　and　the　〃Democrat〃　a　waitin'　for　us。　　Thomas　J。　wuz　a　comin'　for　us；　but　had　spraint　his　wrist　and　couldn't　drive。　　Wall；　Josia　lifted　our　saddul　bags　in；　and　my　umbrell；　and　the　band　box。　　But　when　he　went　to　lift　my　trunk　he　faltered。　　It　wuz　heavy。　　I　had　got　relicts　from　Mount　McGregor；　from　the　Battlefield；　from　the　various　springs；　minerals；　stuns；　and　things；　and　Josiah　couldn't　lift　it。　What　added　to　the　hardness　of　the　job；　the　handles　had　broken　offen　it；　and　he　had　to　grip　hold　on　it；　by　the　might　of　his　finger　nails。　　It　wuz　a　hard　job；　and　Josiah's　face　got　red　and　I　felt；　as　well　as　see；　that　his　temper　wuz　a　risin'。　　And　I　sez；　instinctively；　〃Josiah；　be　calm！〃　　For　I　knew　not　what　unguarded　word　he　might　drop　as　he　vainly　tried　to　grip　hold　on't；　and　it　eluded　his　efferts　and　came　down　on　the　ground　every　time；　a　carryin'　with　it；　I　s'pose；　portions　of　his　fingernails；　broke　off　in　the　fray。　Wall；　he　wuz　a　strugglin'　with　it　and　with　his　feelin's；　for　I　kep'　on　a　sayin'；　〃Josiah；　do　be　calm！　　Do　be　careful　about　usin'　a　profane　word　so　nigh　home　and　at　this　time　of　day；　and　you　jest　home　from　a　tower。〃　And　he　kep'　his　feelin's　nobly　under　control；　and　never　said　a　word；　only　to　wonder　〃what　under　the　High　Heavens　a　woman　wanted　to　lug　round　a　ton　of　stuns　in　her　trunk　for。〃　　And　anon　sayin'　that　he　would　be　dumbed　if　he　didn't　leave　it　right　there　on　the　platform。　Savin'　these　few　slight　remarks　that　man　nobly　restrained　himself；　and　lugged　and　lifted　till　the　blood　almost　gushed　through　his　bald　head。　　And　right　in　the　midst　of　the　fray；　a　porter　came　up　and　went　to　liftin'　the　trunk　in　the　usual　highheaded；　haughty　way　Railroad　officials　have。　　But　anon　a　change　came　over　his　linement。　　And　as　it　fell　back　from　his　fingers　to　the　platform　for　the　3d　time；　he　broke　out　in　a　torrent　of　swearin'　words　dretful　to　hear。　I　felt　as　if　I　should　sink　through　the　〃Democrat〃。　　But　Josiah　listened　to　the　awful　words　with　a　warm　glow　of　pleasure　and　satisfaction　a　beamin'　from　his　face。　　I　never　saw　him　look　more　complacent。　　And　as　the　man　moistened　his　hands　and　with　another　frightful　burst　of　profanity　histed　it　into　the　end　of　the　buggy。　Wall；　I　gin　the　man　a　few　warnin'　words　aginst　profanity；　and　Josiah　gin　him　a　quarter　for　liftin'　in　the　trunk；　he　said；　and　we　drove　off　in　the　meller　glow　of　the　summer　sunset。　But　it　wuz　duskish　before　we　got　to　the　turn　of　the　road；　and　considerable　dark　before　we　got　to　the　Corners。　　But　we　went　on　tbgough　the　shadows；　a　feelin'　we　could　bear　'em；　for　we　wuz　together；　and　we　wuz　a　goin'　home。　And　pretty　soon　we　got　there！　　The　door　wuz　open；　the　warm　light　wuz　a　streamin'　out　from　doors　and　windows；　and　there　stood　the　children！　There　they　all　wuz；　all　we　loved　best；　a　waitin'　to　welcome　us。　Love；　which　is　the　light　of　Heaven；　wuz　a　shinin'　on　their　faces；　and　we　had　got　home。



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