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Wall sir, they had flowers and birds everywhere, and trees a settin' in wash tubs, didn't look to me as though they would stand much of a gale; and about a hundred and fifty patent wind mills runnin' all to onct, and out in the woods somewhar they had a band a playin'. I couldn't see 'em but I could hear 'em; guess some of 'em wuz a havin' a dance to settle down their dinner; I couldn't tell whether it was a society festival or a camp meetin' at feedin' time. WELL SIR THEY HAD FLOWERS AND BIRDS EVERYWHERE AND TREES A SETTIN IN WASH TUBS DIDN'T LOOK TO ME EZ THOUGH THEY WAD STAND MUCH OF A GALLE AN ABOUT A HUNDRED AND FIFTY PATENT WINDMILLS RUNNIN ALL AT ONCE AN OUT IN THE WOODS SOMEWHERE THEY HAD A BAND TO PLAY IT I COULDN'T SEE EM BUT I COULD HEAR EM GUESS SOME OF EM WAS HAVIN A DANCE TO SETTLE DOWN THE DINNER I COULDN'T TELL WHETHER WUZ A SOCIETY FESTIVAL OR A CAMP MEETIN AT FEEDIN TIME
, and he wanted to sot her between the sun and the moon and make an eklips. And as usual he busted up the whole doin's. Uncle Josh at Delmonico's I USED to hear the summer boarders tell a whole lot about a place here in New York kept by Mr. Delmonico. Thar's bin about ten thousand summer boarders down to Punkin Centre one time and another, and I guess I've carried the bundles and stood the grumblin' from about all of them; and when anyone of 'em would find fault with anythin' I used to ast him whar he boarded at in New York, and they all told me at Mr. Delmonico's; so I'd cum to the conclusion that Mr. Delmonico must hav a right smart purty good sized tavern; and I sed to mother--now mother, when I git down to New York that's whar I'm goin' to board, at Mr. Delmonico's. Wall, I got a feller to show me whar it wuz, and when I got on the inside I don't s'pose I wuz ever more sot back in all my life; guess you could have knocked my eyes off with a club; they stuck out like bumps on a log. JOSH'S PUNKIN CENTER STORIES BY COW STUART THIS LIVER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY PHILIP MARTIN UNCLE JOSH AT DELMONICO'S I USED TO HEAR THE SUMMER BOARDERS TELL A WHOLE LOT ABOUT A PLACE HERE IN NEW YORK KEPT BY MISTER DELMONICO THERE'S BEEN ABOUT TEN THOUSAND SUMMER BOARDERS DOWN THE PUNKIN CENTER ONE TIME AND ANOTHER AND I GUESS I'VE CARRIED THE BUNDLES AND STOOD THE GRUMBLING FROM ABOUT ALL OF EM AND WHEN ANY ONE OF EM WOULD FIND FAULT WITH ANYTHING I USED TO ASK HIM WHERE HE BOARDED AT IN NEW YORK AND THEY ALL TOLD ME AT MISTER DELMONICO'S SO I'D COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MISTER DELMONICO MUST HAVE A RIGHT SMART PRETTY GOOD SIZED TAVERN AND I SAID TO MOTHER NOW MOTHER WHEN I GIT TO NEW YORK THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO BOARD AT MISTER DELMONICO'S WELL I GOT A FELLER TO SHOW ME WHAR IT WAS AND WHEN I GOT ON THE INSIDE I DON'T S'POSE I WAS EVER MORE SOUGHT BACK IN ALL MY LIFE GUESS YOU COULD A KNOCKED MY EYES OFF WITH A CLUB THEY STUCK OUT LIKE BUMPS ON A LOG
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