Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 301
fine points if he has any, so it does; and it snowise surprisin that parties callin after night-fallshould be secretly mistakin me for the boss him-self, thought Mr. McSwiver, as he took a final,anxious look at his well-scrubbed countenancebefore starting to make a formal call on Liddy. Half an… … lady s gone an had a runaway on horseback ! Isshe kilt ? says I. Mercy, no ! says she ; but Ishall be special engaged all the evnin, Mr. Mc-Swiver, says she; and with that she fastens hereyes on me (mighty pooty ones they are, too!)a-noddin good-bye, till 1 was forced, like, to takemeself off. Miss…
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