Versos English James Whitcomb Riley Lxxxviii

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Lxxxviii

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And then he'll likely kind o' tetch on old John Brown, and dwell On what his warnin's wuz; and ketch his breath and cough, and tell On down to Lincoln's death. And then-- well, he jes chokes and quits With "I must go now, gentlemen!" and grabs his hat, and gits!