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In the next range below are Jerusalem and Damascus and Levant and Purgatory Mills. If them unorganized townships to the north of us are ever took up and made towns of, it would be just like some whifflehead to name 'em Heaven, Hell, Hooray, and Hackmetack. But the name of Egypt fits this town all right," stated Mr. Files, disconsolately, and in his perturbation raising his voice.
The animal may be seen at Deacon Seth's livery stables. "Well, it was soon known that Mandarin was for sale, and several persons came to know the lowest figure. 'Four thousand dollars, said I, 'and if I didn't want to leave Boston in a hurry, six would be the price. "'I will answer any questions you ask, I said, candidly. "'Is he sound? "'Sound as a new hackmetack trenail.
"You'll do what I tell you to! You're an officer, and under orders." "You told me once to take up Hiram Look's el'funt and put her in the pound," remonstrated the constable. "But I didn't do it, and I wasn't holden to do it. And I ain't holden to run up and git blowed to everlastin' hackmetack with a bag of dynamite."
So, sais I, 'Doctor, I will play possum1 with these folks, and take a rise out of them, that will astonish their weak narves, I know, while I put several hundred dollars in my pocket at the same time. So I advertised that I would give four pounds ten shillings for the largest Hackmetack knee in the island, four pounds for the second, three pounds ten shillings for the third, and three pounds for the fourth biggest one.
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