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I was too agitated, and wrought up; and I says agin, in tones witherin' enough to wither him, "The idee of sellin' me a feller!" But the chap didn't look withered a mite: he stood there firm and immovible, and says he, "I didn't mean no offense, mom. Sellin' attachments is what I get my living by" "Wall, I should ruther not get a livin'," says I, interruptin' of him. "I should ruther not live."
He said that 5 dollars wuz what he said, that is, if we heard anything about a 5. But he thought we wuz deef, and dident hear him. He thought he spoke plain, and said 4 dollars for the trip. And on that price he sot down immovible. They arged, and Josiah Allen even went so far as to use language that grated on my nerve, it wuz so voyalent and vergin' on the profane.
And I, ev'ry now and then, and mebby oftener, would get him a extra good meal, and attack him on the subject immegatly afterwards. But all in vain. And I see that when he had that immovible sotness onto him, one extra meal wouldn't soften or molify him. No, I see plain I must make a more voyalent effort. And I made it.
I tell you, they cost tarnation high." "I can understand you without swearin', Josiah Allen." "I hain't a swearin': 'tarnation' hain't swearin', nor never wuz. I shall use that word most likely in Washington, D.C." "Wall," says I coldly, "there will have to be some tea and sugar got." He did not demur. But, oh! how I see that immovible setness of his mind! "Yes, I will get some.
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