. The dune country . WAITIN AT THE GATE him to break if he should attempt to run away,fixed a small bag of oats so that he could munchthem, and went over to the platform. John was greeted with solemn nods, good-na- [140] CATFISH JOHN tured sallies, in which there was more or less wit—generally less—and various questions about thefishin\ One old fellow had bin over to theriver and seen a feller with a couple o catfishan a pickVel, but eM bin all day gittin em, ane didnt need no wheelbarrow to git em home. We went inside the store to make a few pur-chases, and to inquire for any mail which we mi
. The dune country . WAITIN AT THE GATE him to break if he should attempt to run away,fixed a small bag of oats so that he could munchthem, and went over to the platform. John was greeted with solemn nods, good-na- [140] CATFISH JOHN tured sallies, in which there was more or less wit—generally less—and various questions about thefishin\ One old fellow had bin over to theriver and seen a feller with a couple o catfishan a pickVel, but eM bin all day gittin em, ane didnt need no wheelbarrow to git em home. We went inside the store to make a few pur-chases, and to inquire for any mail which we mightbe able to leave with people who lived on the re-turn route. John bought several pounds of number six shot,three dozen heavy lead sinkers, and a pound ofnatural leaf for Sipes, and two pounds ofnatural leaf for himself. I was tempted topurchase a few cakes of soap and present themto John as a souvenir of the trip, but remember-ing that it is the tactless people on this mundanesphere that have most of the troub
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