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"Didn't git a chance to, p'r'aps?" said Siination a-workin' an'

workin' inside of 'im, an' fillin' 'im up 'Ows'ever, at last,

one day, 'e up an' axed 'er to marry 'im, an' she, bein' all took

by surprise, said 'yes,' an' went an' o and marry another chap for?"

"Sio askin' fulish questions

'Ows'ever, she did, an' poor Nicodeinative

than ever; arter that, 'e took to turnips"

"Turnips?" exclai

"Turnips as ever was!" nodded the Ancient, "used to stand, for

hours at a time, a-lookin' at 'is turnips an' shakin' 'is 'ead

over 'eo shakin' of 'is

'ead over a lot o' turnips!"

"Well, I don't know," rejoined the Ancient; "'is turnips was very

good uns, as a rule, an' fetched top prices in the markets"

At this juncture there appeared a man in a cart, ahead of us, who

flourished his whip and roared a greeting, a coarse-visaged,

loud-voiced fellohose beefy face was adorned with a pair of

enor to hide his