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sods Fear Clarence would notice and ask me what I wanted 'em fer�察�So I 

got teeny bits o' turf here and ther�察�And no one couldn't tell ther'd be'n any 

diggin' When I got through。 They was awful days after that�察�Mis' Priest�察�I 

used ter go every mornin' and poke about them bushes�察�An' up and down 

the fence�察�Ter find the body that hand come off of。 But I couldn't   never 

find    nothin'。   I'd  lay  awake     nights   Hearin'    them    laylocks    blowin'    and 

whiskin'。 At last I had Clarence cut 'em down An' make a big bonfire of 

'em。 I told him the smell made me sick�察�An' that warn't no lie�察�I can't abear 

the smell on 'em now�察�An' no wonder�察�es you say。 I fretted somethin' awful 

'bout    that  hand    I  wondered�察    �could    it  be  Hiram's�察   �But   folks   don't   rob 

graveyards   hereabouts。   Besides�察  �Hiram's   hands   warn't   that   awful�察  �starin' 

white。 I give up seein' people�察�I was afeared I'd say somethin'。 You know 

what folks thought o' me Better'n I do�察�I dessay�察�But mebbe now you'll see 

I   couldn't   do   nothin'   diff'rent。   But   I   stuck   it   out�察  �I   warn't   goin'   to   be 

downed By no loose hand�察�no matter how it come ther But that ain't the 

worst�察�Mis' Priest�察�Not by a long ways。 Two year ago�察�Mr。 Densmore made 

me an offer for Cherry's Orchard。 Well�察�I'd got used to th' thought o' bein' 

sort o' blighted�察�An' I warn't scared no more。 Lived down my fear�察�I guess。 

I'd   kinder   got used to   th' thought   o' that   awful night�察�And   I didn't   mope 

much about it。 Only I never went out o' doors by moonlight�察�That stuck。 

Well�察�when Mr。 Densmore's offer come�察�I started thinkin' 'bout the place 

An' all the things that had gone on ther。 Thinks I�察�I guess I'll go and see 



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where I put the hand。 I was foolhardy with the long time that had gone by。 

I know'd the place real well�察�Fer I'd put it right in between two o' the apple 

roots。 I don't know what possessed me�察�Mis' Priest�察�But I kinder wanted to 

know      That   the   hand    had   been    flesh   and   bone�察   �anyway。     It  had   sorter 

bothered me�察�thinkin' I might ha' imagined it。 I took a mornin' when the 

sun was real pleasant and warm�察�I guessed I wouldn't jump for a few old 

bones。   But   I   did   jump�察  �somethin'   wicked。   Ther   warn't   no   bones�   �Ther 

warn't nothin'� �Not ev'n the gold ring I'd minded bein' on the little finger。 I 

don't   know  ef ther   ever   was   anythin'。   I've   worried   myself   sick   over it。   I 

be'n diggin' and diggin' day in and day out Till Clarence ketched me at it。 

Oh�察�I know'd real well what you all thought�察�An' I ain't sayin' you're not 

right�察  �But   I   ain't   goin'   to   end   in   no   county   'sylum   If   I   c'n   help   it。   The 

shiv'rin' fits come on me sudden like。 I know 'em�察�don't you trouble。 I've 

fretted considerable about the 'sylum�察�I guess I be'n frettin' all the time I 

ain't be'n diggin'。 But anyhow I can't dig to Chicago�察�can I�拭�Thank   you�察�

Mis'   Priest�察  �I'm   better   now。     I   only   dropped   in   in   passin'。   I'll   jest   be 

steppin'   along   down   to   French's。   No�察  �I   won't   be   seein'   nobody   in       the 

mornin'�察  �It's   a   pretty   early   start。   Don't   you   stand   ther�察  �Mis'   Priest�察  �The 

wind'll blow yer lamp out�察�An' I c'n see easy�察�I got aholt o' the gate now。 I 

ain't a mite tired�察�thank you。 Good´night。 



                                       The Grocery 



     ;Hullo�察�Alice� ─   �Hullo�察  �Leon� ─   �Say�察�Alice�察  �gi'   me   a   couple   O'   them 

two   for   five   cigars�察�Will   yer�拭─   �Where's   your   nickel�拭─   �My�         �Ain't   you 

close� �Can't trust a feller�察�can yer。; ;Trust you�              �Why What you owe this 

store Would set you up in business。 I can't think why Father 'lows it。; ;Yer 

Father's a sight more neighbourly Than you be。                  That's a fact。 Besides�察�he 

knows I got a vote。; ;A vote�             �Oh�察�yes�察�you got a vote� �A lot o' good the 

Senate'll be to Father When all his bank account Has run away in credits。 

There's     your    cigars�察  �If  you   can    relish   smokin'    With    all  you    owe    us 

standin'。; ;I dunno as that makes 'em taste any diff'rent。 You ain't fair to 

me�察    �Alice�察  �'deed    you    ain't。  I  work     when     anythin's    doin'。   I'll  get  a 

carpenterin' job next Summer sure。 Cleve was tellin' me to´day he'd take 



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me on come Spring。; ;Come Spring�察�and this December� �I've no patience 

with   you�察  �Leon�察  �Shilly´shallyin'   the   way   you   do。   Here�察  �lift   over   them 

crates o' oranges I wanter fix 'em in the winder。; ;It riles yer�察�don't it�察�me 

not havin' work。 You pepper up about it somethin' good。 You pick an' pick�察�

and that don't help a mite。 Say�察�Alice�察�do come in out o' that winder。 Th' 

oranges c'n wait�察�An' I don't like talkin' to yer back。; ;Don't you�                       �Well�察�

you'd better make the best o' what you can git。 Maybe you won't have my 

back to talk to soon。 They look good in pyramids with the 'lectric light on 

'em�察  �Don't   they�拭  �Now   hand   me   them   bananas   An'   I'll   string   'em   right 

acrost。; ;What do yer   mean 'Bout me not havin' you to talk to�拭�Are   yer 

springin' somethin' on me�拭─ �I don't know 'bout springin' When I'm tellin' 

you right out。 I'm goin' away�察�that's all。; ;Where�拭               �Why�拭�What yer mean ´ 

´ goin' away�拭─ �I've took a place Down to Boston�察�in a candy store For the 

holidays。; ;Good Land�察�Alice�察�What in the Heavens fer� ─ �To earn some 

money�察�And to git away from here�察�I guess。; ;Ain't yer Father got enough�拭�

Don't he give yer proper pocket´money�拭─ �He'd have a plenty�察�if you folks 

paid him。;   ;He's   rich   I tell   yer。  I   never   figured he'd   be   close   with   you。; 

;Oh�察�he ain't。       Not close。 That ain't why。 But I must git away from here。 I 

must�      �I must� ─ �You got a lot o' reason in yer To´night。 How long d' you 

cal'late    You'll   be   gone�拭─     �Maybe      for   always。;    ;What      ails  yer�察 �Alice�拭�

Talkin'   wild   like   that。 Ain't   you   an'   me   goin'   to   be   married   Some   day。; 

;Some day�         �Some day� �I guess the sun'll never rise on some day。; ;So 

that's the trouble。 Same old story。 'Cause I ain't got the cash to settle right 

now。 You   know   I   love   yer�察�An'   I'll   marry   yer   as   soon As   I   c'n   raise   the 

money。;   ;You've   said   that   any   time   these   five   year�察  �But   you   don't   do 

nothin'。;   ;Wot   could   I   do�拭  �Ther   ain't   no   work   here   Winters。   Not   fer   a 

carpenter�察  �ther   ain't。;   ;I   guess   you   warn't   born   a   carpenter。   Ther's   ice´ 

cuttin'   a   plenty。;   ;I   got   a   dret'ful   tender   throat�察  �Dr。   Smiles   he   told   me   I 

mustn't resk ice´cuttin'。; ;Why haven't you gone to Boston�察�And hunted up 

a job�拭─ �Have yer forgot the time I went expressin' In the American office�察�

down   ther�拭─   �And   come   back   two   weeks   later�   �No�察  �I   ain't。;   ;You   didn't 

want I should git hurted�察�Did yer�拭�I'm a sight too light fer all that liftin' 

work。   My   back   was   commencin'   to   strain�察  �as   'twas。   Ef   I   was   like   yer 

brother now�察�I'd ha' be'n down to the city long ago。 But I'm too clumsy fer 



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a dancer。 I ain't got Arthur's luck。; ;Do you call it luck to be a disgrace to 

your folks�察�And git locked up in jail� ─ �Oh�察�come now�察�Alice�察 �Disgrace' is 

a mite strong。 Why�察�the jail was a joke。 Art's all right。; ;All right� �All right 

to dance�察�and smirk�察�and lie For a livin'�察�An

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