. St. Nicholas [serial]. •AND —UNCLE WILL— I —I — ARE NT COIN —TO BITE-ANY — WHEN IT RAINED BUFFALOES. By Lewis B. Miller. Yes, I wuz the first settler in this part o the pect us to believe that, do you, grandpa ? country, said Grandpa Coburn. We moved The old man and his wife were grandpa and out hyer when Ben there wuz only twelve. Ye grandma to everybody in the neighborhood, 11 be fifty-three on yer next birthday, wont ye, as well as to their numerous grandchildren. Ben ? Forty year ago ! but I would nt blieve Blieve it or not, it s so, Grandpa Coburn it if the almanick did nt say so.


. St. Nicholas [serial]. •AND —UNCLE WILL— I —I — ARE NT COIN —TO BITE-ANY — WHEN IT RAINED BUFFALOES. By Lewis B. Miller. Yes, I wuz the first settler in this part o the pect us to believe that, do you, grandpa ? country, said Grandpa Coburn. We moved The old man and his wife were grandpa and out hyer when Ben there wuz only twelve. Ye grandma to everybody in the neighborhood, 11 be fifty-three on yer next birthday, wont ye, as well as to their numerous grandchildren. Ben ? Forty year ago ! but I would nt blieve Blieve it or not, it s so, Grandpa Coburn it if the almanick did nt say so. Seems like it replied, chuckling gleefully. This was his favor- wuz only yisterday when we druv up through ite story, and he delighted to surprise people by hyer an camped out yander at the foot o the announcing the title in advance. The more they were startled at it the better he waspleased. After waiting until the curiosity had beenthoroughly aroused, the old farmer settled him- hill, right close to the spring. It wuz a gooddays travel to the nearest house then. We had some


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