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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...a peck of sut out on it. However was I to know as Old Sinful were a-settin' agin our palin's with a couple of friends, a-smokin' of their pipes under the shadder of his own water-butt, thro' the weather bein' that sultry as nearly smothered the lot, and I'm sure I should 'ave been that sorry if he'd only 'ave mentioned it like a man; but no, he was a reg'lar Rooshin spy, and took and sent a boy, as he give a penny to, for to fetch the injins, as come a-'oopin' and a-bowlin' down the street, as I could 'ear 'em in my back parlor, as I were doin' a bit of clear-starchin' in. I runs to the door as they knocked at, like life and death, with boys a-clamberin' over the front rails, and the plugs all up in the road, jest in time for to 'ave the large 'ose played slap in my face, as sent me flyin' backards on the door-step drenched to the skin, and the 'ouse all flooded to the back door, and 'ad to pay a sovrin for the injin into the bargain; and all thro1 a man as I've tried to be friends with, jest the same as the Rooshins, for I'm sure the fust words as ever we 'ad was thro' me a-'actin' naybourly the day arter he moved in, as was a-settin' with 'is family a-'avin' of their teas, with the back parlor winder open, as is jest over the dust'ole, as I see the led on was leanin' back on our palin's, as I knowed smelt very faint and unpleasant, as dust'oles will, partikler thro' the parties as 'ad went out, not 'avin' the dustman reg'lar, as there's no layin' 'old on, with lobster shells thrown in constant, as will bring blue bottles in swarms, as big as donkeys, for miles round, so I gets a close-prop and gives that dust'ole a wiolent shove, as I didn't mean so 'ard, but sent it down with a flop, as sounded werry 'oller, and 'eard some one shout...