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"Hey,JoisoldbusJones—shroudcostfourhundreddollarserousseau,iney-sevehiswasinthespringof1926.Itwasenormousstyleforthosedays.DeadpeoplecameallthewayfromtheAlleghahihatoccupiedthegraveomiwell.Nowdoyouseethatindividualgoingalongieceofahead-boardunderhisarm,oneleg-bonebelowhiskathingintheworldon?ThatisBarstowDalhousie,aobusJohemostsumptuouslyoutfittedpersoeredourcemetery."
"Weareallleavioleratethetreatmentweareregatthehandsofourdests.Theyopeeries,buttheyleaveusthestreets,buttheyhingthatisabstous.Lookatthatiellyouinitsdayitieiturethatwouldhaveattrationinanydrawing-roominthisayhaveitifyouwantit—I'taffordtorepairit.Putaominher,andpartofaop,andabitoffreshliningaloside,andyou'llfiasfortableasaacleofherspeciesyouevertried."
"Nothanksno,don'tmentionityouhavebeene,andIwouldgiveyouallthepropertyIhavegotbeforeIwouldseemungrateful.Nowthiswiisakindofasweetthinginitsway,ifyouwouldliketo—asyousay,butIwishedtobefairahere'sme.Good-by,friend,Imustbegoing.Imayhaveagoodwaytogotonight—don'tknow.Ionlykhiain,andthatisthatIamorailnow,andI'lleteryagain.IwilltraveltillIfieablequarters,ifIhavetohoofittoheb.Itwasdepubliclave,lastnight,toemigrate,ahesuherewon'tbeaboinouroldhabitatioeriesmaysuitmysurvivitheydonotsuittheremainsthathavethehonortomaketheseremarks.Myopinionisthegeneralopinion.Ifyoudoubtit,goahedepartingghostsupsetthiarted.Theywerealmostriotousiionsofdistaste."
"Hello,herearesomeoftheBledsoes,andifyouwillgivemealiftwiththistombstoneIguessIwilljoinpanyandjogalongwiththem—mightyrespeily,theBledsoes,aoalwayseoutinsix-horsehearsesandallthatsortofthingfiftyyearsagowhehesestreetsindaylight.Goodby,friend."
Andwithhisgravestoneonhisshoulderhejoihegrislypro,dragginghisdamagedafterhim,fornotwithstandiupoly,Iutterlyrefusedhishospitality.Isupposethatforasmuchastwohoursthesesadouttgby,ladenwiththeirdismaleffedallthattimeIsatpityingthe
&wooftheyouadilapidatedamongthemimidnighttrainsontherailways,buttherestseemeduhatmodeoftravel,andmerelyaskedaboutonpublicroadstovarioustownsandeofwhiotonthemapnow,aandfromtheearthasmuchasthirtyyearsago,ahemneverhadexistedaonmaps,andprivateoeage.Andtheyaskedabouttheofthecemeteriesiownsanddaboutthereputatioizeoreverehedead.
Thiswholematteriedmedeeply,andlikewiseysympathyforthesehomelessoallseemingreal,andInotknowingitwasadream,Imeooneshroudedwandererahadenteredmyheadtopublishanatofthisdverysorrowfulexodus,butsaidalsothatIotdescribeittruthfully,andjustasitoccurred,withoutseemingtotriflewithagravesubjedexhibitahedeadthatwouldshoddistresstheirsurvivihisblandandstatelyremnantofaformerleanedhimfarateandwhisperedinmyear,andsaid:
"Dodisturbyou.Theunitythatdsuchgraveyardsasthratingfromdanythingabodysayabouttheedahatliei;
Atthatverymomentacockdtheweirdprovanishedaashredorabonebehind.Iawoke,andfoundmyselflyingwithmyheadoutofthebedand"sagging"downwardsiderably—apositionfavorabletdreamswithmoralsinthem,maybe,butry.
&hereaderisassuredthatifthecemeteriesinhistotingoodorder,thisDreamishistownatall,butisleveledpartidvenomouslyattheown.
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