And I didn't know but it wuz their way to make some
present to every woman that comes there, and I didn't want to act awkward
and out of style, so I sez:
"I don't want to take anything, and don't see any reason why you should
insist on't. But if I have got to take sunthin' I had jest as soon have a
few yards of factory cloth as anything. That always comes handy."
I thought that if he wuz determined to treat me to show his good feelin's
towards me, I would git sunthin' useful and that would do me some good,
else what wuz the good of bein' treated? And I thought that if I had got to
take a present from a strange man, I would make a shirt for Josiah out of
it. I thought that would save jealousy and make it right so fur as goodness
went.
"But," sez he, "I mean beer or wine or liquor of some kind."
I riz right up in my shues and dignity, and glared at him.
Sez he, "There is a saloon right here handy in the buildin'."
Sez I in awful axents, "It is very appropriate to have it here handy!" Sez
I, "Liquor duz more towards makin' the laws of the United States from
Caucus to Convention than anything else duz, and it is highly proper to
have it here so they can soak the laws in it right off before they lay 'em
onto the table or under 'em, or pass 'em onto the people. It is highly
appropriate," sez I.
"Yes," sez he. "It is very handy for the Senators and Congressmen, and let
me get you a glass.
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