"
The old man paused.
I sprung to my feet.
"And this," I exclaimed, "is the mitey Babel? Wood that I possessed some
of the fortins which has been made on thee. Wood that I was a
contracter," sed I, awed in presence of the great bildin' which caused
so many to sin.
In my enthusiasm I bust forth in that well-known Him:
"I want to be a contracter,
And with contracters share."
After I got cooled down I looked for the old man, and sure's your born
he had wrigged off. I took a Bee line for a naborin' Refreshment stand,
and cooled my excited brane with a fride doenut.
Adux, PUNCHINELLO.
Ewers and so 4thly,
HIRAM GBEEN, Esq, _Lait Gustise of the Peece._
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ALL STUFF!
That crusty old bachelor, CUMGRUMBLE, objects to the franchise being
extended to women, on the ground that, since they have become so
accustomed to padding their persons, they would inevitably take to
"stuffing" the ballot-boxes.
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