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When I read in Scripter about slayin'—like them Midianites was slew—I kinder think things, but I ain't got no picter of it. Here a body kin see all they is to it—I s'pose 'tis sinful, but ain't we all born an' livin' in sin? WHEN I READ IN SCRIPTURE ABOUT SLAYIN LIKE THEM MIDIONITES WAS SLEW I KIND ER THINK THINGS BUT I AIN'T GOT NO PICTURE OF IT HERE A BODY CAN SEE ALL THEY IS TO IT I SUPPOSE TIS SINFUL BUT AIN'T WE ALL BORN AND LIVIN IN SIN
t describe as a sort of dragon with the head of an alligator. “But naow I’ll shew ye the best un—over here nigh the middle—” The old man’s speech grew a trifle thicker and his eyes assumed a brighter glow; but his fumbling hands, though seemingly clumsier than before, were entirely adequate to their mission. The book fell open, almost of its own accord and as if from frequent consultation at this place, to the repellent twelfth plate shewing a butcher’s shop amongst the Anzique cannibals. My sense of restlessness returned, though I did not exhibit it. The especially bizarre thing was that the artist had made his Africans look like white men—the limbs and quarters hanging about the walls of the shop were ghastly, while the butcher with his axe was hideously incongruous. But my host seemed to relish the view as much as I disliked it. “What d’ye think o’ this—ain’t never see the like hereabouts, eh? When I see this I telled Eb Holt, ‘That’s suthin’ ta stir ye up an’ make yer blood tickle! ARTIST WHICH ONE MIGHT DESCRIBE AS A SORT OF DRAGON WITH THE HEAD OF AN ALLIGATOR BUT NOW I'LL SHOW YE THE BEST UN OVER HERE NIGH THE MIDDLE THE OLD MAN'S SPEECH GREW A TRIFLE THICKER AND HIS EYES ASSUMED A BRIGHTER GLOW BUT HIS FUMBLING HANDS THOUGH SEEMINGLY CLUMSIER THAN BEFORE WERE ENTIRELY ADEQUATE TO THEIR MISSION THE BOOK FELL OPEN ALMOST OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND IF FROM FREQUENT CONSULTATION AT THIS PLACE TO THE REPELLENT TWELFTH PLATE SHOWING A BUTCHER'S SHOP AMONGST THE ANZICUS CANNIBALS MY SENSE OF RESTLESSNESS RETURNED THOUGH I DID NOT EXHIBIT IT THE ESPECIALLY BIZARRE THING WAS THAT THE ARTIST HAD MADE HIS AFRICANS LOOK LIKE WHITE MEN THE LIMBS AND QUARTERS HANGING ABOUT THE WALLS OF THE SHOP WERE GHASTLY WHILE THE BUTCHER WITH HIS AXE WAS HIDEOUSLY INCONGRUOUS BUT MY HOST SEEMED TO RELISH THE VIEW AS MUCH AS I DISLIKED IT WHAT DO YOU THINK O THIS AIN'T NEVER SEEN THE LIKE HEREABOUTS EH WHEN I SEE THIS I TELLED EB HOLT THAT'S SOMETHING TO STIR YOU UP AN MAKE YOUR BLOOD TICKLE
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