Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story (1911) (14782542662)
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Identifier: caricaturewit00newy (find matches)
Title: Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story
Year: 1911 (1910s)
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Subjects: American wit and humor Caricatures and cartoons
Publisher: New York : Leslie-Judge Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive
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is ther question. Ilowed yew mout help me out, deacon. Thats why I letyew intew ther secret. I wont tell, said the deacon, and then a twinklecame into his own eyes as he asked, Howd a big Brahma rooster suit yew, Hezekiah?I know Mis Appleby wants one, cause she told my wifenear a month ago she lowed shed get another. Wheredlgit one? asked Hezekiah quickly. Yewdont want tew part with none of yours, dew yew? I reckon I would ef yew are dead sot on havinhim, said the deacon, putting his hand up to his mouthto hide a smile from his neighbor. Ive got a bigfeller yew kin have fer a dollar-fifty. That is cheap-ern dirt, but bein its yew Ill take it, an Im obleeged tew yew, interrupt-ed the other, as he drew out a bandanna and extractedsome money from one corner. The very next day after this conversation DeaconWhite met Hannah Appleby as she was walking homefrom a quilting bee at the parsonage. Coin tew be a sorter gloomy Christmas fer yew.Mis Appleby, aint it? he asked, after the greetings.
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A DISCONCERTING QUESTION. Father— Wasnt Santa Claus good to bring you all these things r Johnny (quaveringly, and looking earnestly at his trains of cars, tin soldiers, games, books, sets of blocks, patrolwagons, mechanical toys, plaster schoolhouses, Noahs Arks, music boxes, toy phonographs, trolley cars, Teddy Bears,picture cards, candy boxes, soldier suits, bows and arrows, toy gun», and other things too numerous to mention)— Yes ; but aint you an ma goin ter give me nothin ?