The Republican journal., 1871-12-28
Jim Wolf and the Tom Cats.
nT MARK TW AIN.

knew by the sympathetic glow upon
his bald head-1 knew by the thoughtful
look upon his face [ knew ~ tilt emo
tional flush upon the strawberry on The
end Of the old free liver's nose, that Simon
Wheeler's memory was busy with the old
en- times. And so | prepared to ieaYc,
because all these were symptoms OF
reminiscenCe-sign that he was going to
be delivered of another Of his tiresome
personal experiences; but was too slow;
he got the start OF me. As nearly AS
can recollect, the intlctIon was couchrd
in the following language:
We were all boys then and didn't care
for nothing. and didn't worry about moth
ing. only to shirk school and keep mp in 4
reYiyin' state OF divilment all the time
This yer Jim Wolf | was talking about
WAS the prentice, and he was the best
hearted fellar, he was, and the most for
couldn't have been 4 hullier boy than lie
was, take him how YOU would, and sorry,
sorry enough | was when | saw him for
the last time. Me and Harry was always
pestering him, and plasterin9 hoSs bills
on his back, and putting bumhe-hep7 in
his he'd. snd 80 on, and some times we'd
cro"n IN ana Dunk "hil MN h"t"ilh-
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a seen MN cFe-r-llh@ over 'hit nee anu
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dozen sasserS OF not candy Whi"h theV y
sot IN the snow to coot. ANA they WaS
all laughih anu talklh liVeiE pnl' oIeS7
you' they didn know nolhlh about the
panorama that was gon on over ,leW
headS. Well I'm ne wen! Sneahin ', UP
uhoeknoWh 70 mem Il, toln cals-lhey were
swlshih men lails, yo"-yowlh I-'tl''
threatenln TO chnch' you Know ana NOT
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