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THE COUNTRY BOY 



stupor. We ate until our hands and feet went 



to sleep. 



It was with the greatest difficulty that we 

 mastered sufficient energy to pack up the re- 



maining carcasses and uncut pies and cakes 

 and the general debris that would follow such 

 a meeting. 



We drove into Silverton, taking our time. 

 As we approached town we met people coming 



