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English
1823
How a man like that would enjoy a real joke! One day he will perhaps hear a real joke. Who knows? It will, however, probably kill him. One grows to love the stage peasant after awhile. He is so good, so child like, so unworldly. He realizes one's ideal of Christianity. HOW A MAN LIKE THAT WOULD ENJOY A REAL JOKE ONE DAY HE WILL PERHAPS HEAR A REAL JOKE WHO KNOWS HE WILL HOWEVER PROPERLY KILL HIM WRONG GROWS TO LOVE THE STATE PLEASANT AFTER A WHILE HE IS SO GOOD SO CHILDLIKE SO UNWORLDLY HE REALIZES ONE'S IDEAL OF CHRISTIANITY
tage villages and no children (consequently, of course--happy village! oh, to discover it and spend a month there!). There are just the same number of men as there are women in all stage villages, and they are all about the same age and each young man loves some young woman. But they never marry. They talk a lot about it, but they never do it. The artful beggars! They see too much what it's like among the principals. The stage peasant is fond of drinking, and when he drinks he likes to let you know he is drinking. None of your quiet half-pint inside the bar for him. He likes to come out in the street and sing about it and do tricks with it, such as turning it topsy-turvy over his head. Notwithstanding all this he is moderate, mind you. You can't say he takes too much. One small jug of ale among forty is his usual allowance. He has a keen sense of humor and is easily amused. There is something almost pathetic about the way he goes into convulsions of laughter over such very small jokes. ARE NO MARRIED PEOPLE IN STAGE VILLAGES AND NO CHILDREN CONSEQUENTLY OF COURSE HAPPY VILLAGE OH TO DISCOVER IT AND SPEND A MONTH THERE THERE ARE JUST THE SAME NUMBER OF MEN AS THERE ARE WOMEN IN ALL STAGE VILLAGES AND THEY ARE ALL ABOUT THE SAME AGE AND EACH YOUNG MAN LOVES SOME YOUNG WOMAN BUT THEY NEVER MARRY THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT IT BUT THEY NEVER DO IT THE ARTFUL BEGGARS THEY SEE TOO MUCH OF WHAT IS LIKE AMONG THE PRINCIPALS THE STAGE PEASANT IS FOND OF DRINKING AND WHEN HE DRINKS HE LIKES TO LET HIM KNOW HE IS DRINKING NONE OF YOUR QUIET HALF PINT INSIDE THE BAR FOR HIM HE LIKES TO COME OUT IN THE STREET AND SING ABOUT IT AND DO TRICKS WITH IT SUCH AS TURNING IT TOPSY TURVY OVER HIS HEAD NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THIS HE'S MODERATE MIND YOU YOU CAN'T SAY HE TAKES TOO MUCH ONE SMALL JUG OF ALE AMONG FORTY IS HIS USUAL ALLOWANCE HE HAS A KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR AND IS EASILY AMUSED THERE IS SOMETHING ALMOST PATHETIC ABOUT THE WAY HE GOES INTO CONVULSIONS OF LAUGHTER OVER SUCH VERY SMALL JOKES
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