. "The fambly album"; another "fotygraft album," shown to the new preacher by Rebecca Sparks Peters, aged eleven; the "bigger album from upstairs". Harry Van Pelt, that is. Hes a grocer, butpa says a man weth a name like that had ortt be in th hide and fur business. Dont astme what that means! One time Harry and pa and a lot uh otherfellers went t a lodge convention t Chicago, andone mornin Mrs. Van Pelt got a telegram frompa, sayin, Harry passed away at one oclockthis mornin. Meet remains on four oclocktrain. Well, sir, there was jist a turribul crowd tth deepo and they hadnt no moren got thb
. "The fambly album"; another "fotygraft album," shown to the new preacher by Rebecca Sparks Peters, aged eleven; the "bigger album from upstairs". Harry Van Pelt, that is. Hes a grocer, butpa says a man weth a name like that had ortt be in th hide and fur business. Dont astme what that means! One time Harry and pa and a lot uh otherfellers went t a lodge convention t Chicago, andone mornin Mrs. Van Pelt got a telegram frompa, sayin, Harry passed away at one oclockthis mornin. Meet remains on four oclocktrain. Well, sir, there was jist a turribul crowd tth deepo and they hadnt no moren got thbox offm th train till there was a turribul hol-lerin and kickin in it. Th* deepo agent tookand prized th cover off and Harry set up, alldressed in his lodge unyform, weth his orstrich-feather hat tied under his chin and tipped downover one eye. He was th comicalest lookinsight yuh ever seen. His wife, she give onelook, then she says, Well, pa Van Pelt, ef youaint a fright! she says. Then she busted outlaughin fit t kill. Pa, he dodged Mrs. Van Pelt fer a spell, butshe never was mad at him. Said it servedHarry Het Simpkins. She ust t work fer UncleMel Burgstressers, but they told her theyguessed they wouldnt want her no more andshe got mad and quit. Turn over.
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