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 And he sez, pintin' to a woman who wuz walkin' round locked arms with a man and holdin' a gold eyeglass to her eye, "I d'no but he would feel to home with her."

And, as I looked on her, I see my pardner wuz right, her waist wuz jest a mockery of a waist, a belt and a string over her shoulder wuz about all, and her arms bare to her shoulders, only some gloves drawed on part way. I drawed him away at a good jog and walked him into what I thought wuz a place of safety, but, good land! I see I had got him into a worse place by far, for whereas there had been only one female heathen, as you may say, here wuz more than a dozen. I was so took up with the seen that I didn't realize what wuz about us till I hearn Josiah gin a low chuckle, and I sez:

"What is the matter, Josiah Allen?"

And he sez, "Oh, nothin'." But as I looked round I see plain what he wuz chucklin' over, and I hurried him away. As we went, he sez:

"You no need to worried, Samantha, about that naked Heathen not feelin' to home."

"Well," sez I, "they have got clothes enough on from their waist down." I will stand up for my sect, anyway.

"Yes," sez Josiah, "if these wimmen and girls would take some of the silk and gauzes that are straingin' down on the ground to cover up their nakedness they would look better, enough sight."

Sez I, "You hain't obleeged to look on 'em."

"Well," sez he, real impatient, "put girl blinders on me if you want to, but I have got to look round some till you do."

And I sez, "We will go into the booths and trade a