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48 "How old are you?" "About eighteen." "How old is Mary?" "Noa ? I don't know." "Is she younger or older than yourself?" "Well, I believe she be younger." "There is not getting anything out of you, I see." "Noa ?, you can't. I never have any money." Cursing his stupidity, I left him, and went to the house, where I accomplished my object without further trouble. Pursuing my way, I met a tall, [share ?} woman, whom I took at once to be a real genuine down-earther, and my supposition was confirmed as she acos-ted ? me with - "I say, mister, haven't you seen nothin' none of these places, no where, haven't you? I just dropped one, and come back to see if I couldn't find nothin' of it." "no, my good women, I haven't seen nothin' of no red ? silk handkerchief none of these places along here, no where, " I replied, and passes on. At three or four of the houses I found the occupants' ? knowing ones' and finished them up instanter, but my last visit that day put me considerably to my wits end. The