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He had shipped the colored eggs somewhere, and of course he couldn't pay as much, and he never had hearn of Ratage or Satage. He wuz a real pleasant Middleman, and hearing me say how much I wanted to see the Woman's Parade, he invited us to go upstairs and set by a winder, where there was a good view on't.
They charged him for freightage, carage, storage, porterage, weightage, and to make their bill longer, they put in ratage and satage. "Uncle Sime writ back 'You infarnel thief, you, put in "stealage" and keep the whole on't." But I sez, "They're not all dishonest. There are good men among 'em as well as bad."
"Well, I lay out to see to it myself, and if they ever charge me for 'ratage' and 'satage' I'm goin' to see what they are, and how they look." "Well," sez I, "if you're bound to go, I'll get up and get a good breakfast and go with you." It was the day of the Woman's Suffrage Parade and I wanted to see it. I wanted to like a dog, and had ever since I hearn of it.
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