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And I had listened to the revivalist and heard the singin' and the experience speeches. And heard the revivalist say that you had to be immersed, that baptized meant to be put clear under, and that sprinklin' wouldn't do. So I got Mitch to go the next night after the wedding, to see what he thought, but also to pay him back a little for takin' me to the fight and to the wedding.
These consisted mostly of garments that had been plundered from the people of the Mexican towns, and were of all cuts and colours. "I'd recommend 'ee, cap," suggested Rube, seeing that Seguin was looking out to choose the men for his advance party, "I'd recommend 'ee to take a smart sprinklin' of the Delawars. Them Navaghs is mighty 'cute and not easily bamfoozled.
When I see the Doll, I go over and slap her on the Back, pull out a Sprinklin' Can and water the Flowers. You'll have to fix me up a Line to introduce the Sprinkler. As soon as she sees me, she gets stuck, so she hands me one of the Flowers. I say, 'Ah, a night-blooming Pazizum' then I take a Salt-Cellar out of my Vest and shake some Salt on the Flower and eat it.
"Nex' Sunday I intend to preach Uncle Dave Dickey's funeral sermon. I've talked to Dave about it an' he tells me he has got all kinds of heart disease with a fair sprinklin' of liver an' kidney trouble an' that he is liable to drap off any day.
"That's well, me son," replied Father Higgins. "I s'pose y' 'ave done it rather on the wholesale, sprinklin' a hundred or so at a fling, but I've no doubt y' 'ave done it the best ye could in the time y' 'ave had; and surely it's a great work, no matter how done.
"Huh!" says I. "Stanley must be huntin' a burglar, or something." "No," says Vee. "Hear the music. If I didn't know I should think they were giving a party." "Who would they give it to?" I asks. And yet when the maid lets us in hanged if the place ain't full of people, mostly young hicks in evenin' clothes, but with a fair sprinklin' of girls in flossy party dresses.
I did as she advised, and stepped rite down in a place where there was a mighty display of trees, flowers, and fountains, and a pretty big sprinklin' of people.
When I see James a-waterin' an' a-weedin' on the next lot to mine, therefore, I knowed his sorrer was new, even though the band of crape on his hat was rusty an' old. "Bein' fellow-mourners, in a way, we struck up kind of a melancholy friendship, an' finally got to borrerin' water from each other's sprinklin' cans an' exchangin' flower seeds an' slips, an' even hull plants.
"I ain't drinkin'," answered the giant monotonously. "Then I'll go up and bum one off'n Pale Annie. About time he come through with a little charity." So he unfurled his length and stalked through the crowd up to the bar. Here he leaned and confidentially whispered in the ear of Pale Annie. "Partner, I been sprinklin' dust for a long time in here, and there ain't been any reward. I'm dry, Annie."
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