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Wall, I took hold of them handles and he turned on a crank, and that durned masheen jist made me dance all over the porch, and it wouldn't let go. WELL I TOOK HOLD OF THEM HANDLES AND HE TURNED ON A CRANK AND THAT DURNED MACHINE JEST MADE ME DANCE ALL OVER THE PORCH AND IT WOULDN'T LET GO
htning rod agents. Wall, he jist cum right up and commenced a-talkin' at me jist as if he'd bin the town marshal or a tax assessor, or like he'd known me all his life. He sed, "My dear sir, I am astonished at you. I've looked over your entire premises and I find you haven't got a lightning rod on any buildin' that you possess. Why, my dear sir, don't you know you are flyin' right in the face of Providence? Don't you know that lightning may strike at any time and demolish everything within the sound of my voice? Don't you know you are criminally negligent? Why, my dear sir, I am astonished to think that a man of your jedgment and good common sense should allow yourself to----" Wall, about that time I'd got my breath and wits at the same time, and I sed, "Now hold on, gosh durn ye, what hav ye got to sell anyhow?" Wall, he told me he had some lightnin' rods, and he brought out a little masheen and told me to take hold of the handles and he'd show me what a powerful thing 'lectricity wuz. LONG COME ONE OF THEM THAR LINEN ROD AGENTS WELL HE JEST COME RIGHT UP AN COMMENCED TO TALKIN AT ME JEST AS IF HE'D BEEN THE TOWN MARSHAL OR A TAX ASSESSOR OR LIKE HE'D KNOWN ME ALL HIS LIFE HE SAID MY DEAR SIR I AM ASTONISHED AT YOU I'VE LOOKED OVER YOUR ENTIRE PREMISES AND I FIND YOU HAVEN'T GOT A LIGHTNING ROD ON ANY BUILDING THAT YOU POSSESS WHY MY DEAR SIR DON'T YOU KNOW YOU ARE FLYING RIGHT IN THE FACE OF PROVIDENCE DON'T YOU KNOW THAT LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE AT ANY TIME AND DEMOLISH EVERYTHING WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE DON'T YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT WHY MY DEAR SIR I AM ASTONISHED TO THINK THAT A MAN OF YOUR JUDGMENT AND GOOD COMMON SENSE SHOULD ALLOW YOURSELF TO WHILE ABOUT THAT TIME I GOT MY BREATH AND MY WITS AT THE SAME TIME AND I SAID NOW HOLD ON GOSH DURN YE WHY'D YOU GOT TO SELL ANYHOW WELL HE TOLD ME HE HAD SOME LIGHTING RODS AND HE BROUGHT OUT A LITTLE MACHINE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE HOLD OF THE HANDLES AND HID SHOW ME WHAT A POWERFUL THING ELECTRICITY WAS
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