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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 189

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d geeses. But mind you, he ainttell de wild geeses why he come back. He sayto dem dat dis-hyer place where he stopped defolks was quality, for true; dat dey had a waiterfor to serve dey meals, reglar; an dey wasso uppish dey change dey fedders everyspring; an, more dan dat, dey had a body-sarvant… … de man what live on dat plantation M aint got de same notion dat yo pa have — he shoot a wild goose wherever he can find hit. He turn loose on dem wild geeses wid he gun; but de onliest one he kill was de lazy goose what start de trouble — an sarve him good an right! THE SKEETER AND PETER. (A…

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