THE COUNTRY BOY 



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pop at any attempt to get easy and relax to 

 anything" like a natural pose. Finally I was 

 escorted to a table and sworn, while the mob 

 kept singing. They produced a book; I 



signed and paid two dollars. Then they es- 

 corted me to a seat, and a recess was declared 

 to congratulate the brother. Even then I 

 made an attempt to walk across the floor, and 



