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Updated: June 20, 2025
"Wa'al, wa'al, ma don't let's fight 'bout it," said Ephr'm, with a sigh, as he tenderly scraped down a new ax-helve with a piece of glass, while his wife made the churn-dasher hurry up and down as if the innocent cream was Ephr'm's back, and she was avenging thereon Ephr'm's insults to Crankett and its people.
Disgraceful!" "It's what I'd call a powerful conversion," remarked the deacon. "But ther's more," said Miss Peekin, with a sigh, and yet with an air of importance befitting the bearer of wonderful tidings. "What?" eagerly asked Mrs. Crankett. "Jim's back," said Miss Peekin. "Mercy on us!" cried Mrs. Crankett. "The Lord bless and prosper him!" earnestly exclaimed the deacon.
He had picked up a great many ideas, too, wherever he had been, and his wife was immensely proud of him and them, whenever she could compare them with the men and ideas which existed at Crankett; but when Ephr'm displayed his memories and knowledge to her alone oh, that was a very different thing. "Anyhow," resumed Mrs.
Suddenly the door opened, and a female figure ran so violently against the ax-helve, that the said figure was instantly tumbled to the floor, and seemed an irregular mass of faded pink calico, and subdued plaid shawl. "Miss Peekin!" exclaimed Mrs. Crankett, dropping the churn-dasher and opening her eyes.
"Don't be provokin', Ephr'm what makes you talk in that dou'fle way?" "Wa'al, ma, the world hain't all squeezed into this yere little town of Crankett. I've been elsewheres, some, an' I've seed some funny things, and likewise some that wuzn't so funny ez they might be." "P'r'aps ye hev, but ye needn't allus be a-settin' other folks down.
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