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Excerpt from Abe Martin: Of Brown County, Indiana In fifteen years' acquaintance I have never known Mr. Hubbard to be serious but once, and that was when he described Bellefontaine as a place that the expectant pilgrim could always identify by the two sparrows on the south end of the water tank near the Big Four sta tion. I have passed that tank twentyseven times since, and have found Mr. Hubbard's statement accurate in every particular. It ...

Excerpt from Abe Martin's Primer: The Collected Writings of Abe Martin and His Brown County, Indiana, Neighbors Some folks are called green when they're only respectable. What has become 0' all th' child wonders we used t' know in school? Mrs. Birdie Moon, whose brilliant weddin' wuz th' event 0' th' Yuletide, would like \t, trade some silver sugar trays fer a ton o' coal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousand...

Excerpt from Short Furrows If the town is dry, a grand marshal drinks in a box stall. If it is wet, he drinks in the saddle at the handiest side door. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the o...

Excerpt from Abe Martin's Almanack Abe Martin of Brown Country, Indiana The artist, Kin Hubbard, 's so keerless He draws Abe 'most eyeless and earless, But he's never yit pictured him cheerless Er with fun 'at tries to conceal - Whunther onto the fence er clean over A-rootin' up ragweed er clover, Skeert stiff at some "Rambler" er "Rover" Er new fangled automobeel. - James Whitcomb Riley About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hu...

This is an absolutely delightful book.... Hubbard is considered tobe a regional humorist, but like all really good humorists, he speaks toeveryone." -- Humor: International Journal of HumorResearch"Now an' then an innocent man is sent t' th'legislature."When a feller says, 'It hain't th' money, but th' principle o' th' thing, it's the money."During theearly years of this century, the fictional Abe Martin became one of the most popularcracker-b...

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Excerpt from Abe Martin's Almanack Procure a box of roach powder from the nearest drug store, being careful to have the druggist guar antee it. Scatter the powder freely in the crevices about the sink and pantry, repeating the dose each day until the powder is all gone. In a few days the roaches will arrive at the conclusion that you are not going to buy any more and will desert the premises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hu...

Excerpt from Brown County Folks: Being a Full Year's Review of the Sayings and Doings of Abe Martin and His Brown County, Indiana, Neighbors, Including a Stirring Tale by Miss. Fawn Lippincut, Entitled the Lost Heiress of Red Stone HallA feller kind 0' feels like givin' up when he sees his grocer pour a quart o' oysters in a pint bucket.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

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