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THE COUNTRY BOY 



tops of his shoes, so he had those of us who 

 wanted to follow fashion killed at that junc- 

 tion; but a few of us got busy with the local 



tailor and we run him prett}^ close on tight 

 pants. Some of us had to grease our insteps 

 and heels to get into them; but the brand of 

 perfume he wore, aside of the bottle he had, 

 Avas evidently distinct and extinct, and owing 

 to that fact he was the envy of the town. 



