In a Little Town

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ep open doors. In fact, when doubt began to creep into his own idle soul and a feeling of shame depressed him, as the butt of the

e where the usurper, Jabez Pittinger, sat enthroned at the hallowed desk, tossing copious libations of tobacco-juice toward a huge

ous as second lieutenants; and there are soldiers who are worthless as first sergeants, but irresistible as major-generals. Eddie

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