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Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950

"A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy"

In my opinion you're about fat enough for the present. Le's stick
to the job till four o'clock. Then we'll knock off for refreshments."
The young revelers gathered in a group and began to whisper together.
Samson writes that it became evident then they were going to make trouble
and says:
* * * * *
"We had left the children at Rutledge's in the care of Ann. I went to
Sarah and told her she had better go on and see if they were all right.
"'Don't you get in any fight,' she said, which shows that the women knew
what was in the air.
"Sarah led the way and the others followed her."
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Those big, brawny fellows from the grove when they got merry were looking
always for a chance to get mad at some man and turn him into a plaything.
A victim had been a necessary part of their sprees. Many a poor fellow
had been fastened in a barrel and rolled down hill or nearly drowned in a
ducking for their amusement.


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