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"One day, down there at Franklin, Eliph' says to me, 'Jim, you know that book pa wrote? That's what Eliph' remarked to me on the aforesaid day, but I wish to state his name wasn't Eliph' on that date, an' it wasn't Hewlitt, neither. It was plain Sammy; Sammy Mills. Eliph' Hewlitt was a sort of fancy name my pa had give to a horse he had that he thought was a racer, but wasn't.
"I don't want to buy a book," she said quickly. "I've got one. Mrs. Smith gave me the one she had. So you needn't pester me any more." "I didn't want to sell you a book," said Eliph' gently, "although I am glad to learn you have one.
But there's jist one thing I dread more than anything else. If Doc should take up with the Mormon religion and start a harem, I believe I'd coax him to be Shakespeare again. It's bad enough to have a double husband, but, land's sakes, I'd rather that than be part of a wife." Althought Eliph' Hewlitt was not making much progress in his courtship he was far from idle in the succeeding weeks.
And," he continued quickly as Skinner was about to interrupt him, "among the slot machines of which William Rossiter had charge were twenty-four lung-testers." "Twenty-four!" exclaimed Skinner. "Them St. Louis folks must like to test their lungs!" "No," said Eliph', "they don't, and that is what makes me feel so bad about William Rossiter. The St Louis people didn't care for lung-testers at all.
Miss Sally, too, would gladly have had the Colonel remain, to protect her from the book agent, and to say "no" when the appeal to buy was reached, but Eliph' retreated into the darkness of the parlor, and took a seat in the corner of the room, and Miss Sally, unable now to escape him, seated herself as far from him as she could.
I wisht you wouldn't let him git to talkin' about new-fangled religions and sich. It ain't for his good nor mine." Eliph' nodded good-naturedly. "Why, ma'm," he exclaimed, "we were only discussing faith cures, and neither of us believes in them wholly, that is.
"We are glad to announce that Kilo has secured as a citizen Eliph' Hewlitt, a man whose work in behalf of good literature entitles him to the highest praise. Mr.
Eliph' coughed behind his hand. "Yes," he said, "Miss Briggs. I followed Jarby's advice and won." "Congratulations!" said the editor. "Have it your own way then. I'll be at Miss Sally's after supper, if Sue wants to coax."
The cashiers were counting the results of the evening's business, and the other ladies were grouped about the minister, who stood in the middle of the parlor, laughingly explaining the merits of a plush-covered rolling-pin he had purchased in a moment of folly. Eliph' Hewlitt tapped on the door to call attention to his presence, and walked into the parlor. Mrs.
Eliph' was still sitting there when T. J. came, and when Susan proposed a walk down to the corner he knew that it would be all right with T. J. Jones. A light coming suddenly over his shoulder from the parlor behind him told him that Miss Sally was ready to receive him, and he took his hat and went into the house.
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