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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