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Rh East and West because St. Looey is sore at the New York Giants and Long Island is trying to outshoot Hollywood and competition is what makes trouble.

Auntie would say were're on a vacation now at Lake Hopatcong and let's hire a bout of Will Morrisey and go over to see the Latzes. Uncle would brighten up and ask Morrisey what he wanted for a canoe. Morrisey would tell him about two dollars for about an hour.

Uncle would holler what in the name of something insulting is about stuff. About this? And about what? Do you figure that ten cents is about two dollars?

Morrisey would say all right, ten cents is about two dollars and ten seconds is about an hour.

Uncle would get mad and say that he hated these about guys and he didn't like 'em about. Morrisey would tell him that if he didn't like it he could lump it. So Uncle would ask a lump of what and Morrisey would say a lump of cheese. Then Uncle would tell him something sudden and quick and ask him what he charged for drowning by the hour. Morrisey would say about two dollars, and Uncle would tell him to take three hour's worth and charge it to him.