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In a twinkling his clothing was torn to shreds too small for carpet-rags, and in two minutes by the sand-glass, when he got back to the bars, lustily calling for help, he was as naked as a cherub, even if not as innocent.
They always had such fun at the Bristows'. Polly brought out her basket of carpet-rags, a peach basket nearly full. "I just hate to sew carpet-rags!" she declared. "Couldn't I help you?" asked Hanny. "Why, to be sure you could, if you would, and knew how to sew." "Of course I know how to sew," said Hanny, rather affronted. "Oh, I was only in fun! I'll find you a thimble.
As for Mallett's agreement to pay Shepherd and Barnum five pounds of carpet-rags and twelve yards of broadcloth "lists" for their services, owing to his ill success, they compromised for one-half the amount. About this time Barnum, with a Mr. Samuel Sherwood, of Bridgeport, started for Pittsburg, where they proposed to open a lottery office.
Very artistic carpets and rugs are made out of old carpets and sold at reasonable figures, and there still remain in some small towns throughout the country weavers who weave into carpets the carpet-rags sewn together by housewives for the price of their labor alone. There is a reason additional to its economy why this practice should not die out.
Then curiosity overcame her. "Does it do really and truly sewing?" "Why, yes. When you come down, I'll ask Joe to take us over to see it." "Carpet-rags?" "Well I don't know. Long straight seams, and hems and stitching." "Well, I'm going to have one when I'm married. I wonder if they cost very much!" "There'll be lots of things for you to do before you are married.
I donno's 't 's goin' to be much uv a place for carpet-weavin' though, anywheres raound 'n this yer country; not but what thar's plenty o' rags, but folks seems to be wearin' 'em; pooty gen'ral wear, I sh'd say. I've seen more cloes on folks' backs hyar, thet wan't no more'n fit for carpet-rags, than any place ever I struck.
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