to tell you the entire willage is gone on a pic-nic, an' "It's a wonderful sight, eh, Susanna?" supposin' I wuz to brace you for fifty cents, an' then " Won-der-ful ! " supposin' you cussed a bit an' refused to giv' it, wot 'd " I dunno how it is with you wimmin folks, but it makes us men you do…
Poor children · City and town life · American wit and humor, Pictorial
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
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