THE FAMILY ALBUM
GRANDPOP HAS A SUBTLE ARGUMENT
WITH THE MINISTER
THAT’S the family carry-all. When Grandpop made his will, he left that carriage to Uncle Abner with complete equipment. These was a whip and harness and a full set of carriage dogs.
Aunt Moosie cried a little when grandpop died. She was always crying. In fact, she wept so much she made everybody’s corns ache.
It was grandpop’s own fault that he died. He was opposed to not drinking. It broke granny’s spirit when grandpop used to come home every night and try to catch the goldfish in the parlor aquarium, using his whiskers for bait. He would let his beard hang down in the fish bowl and the goldfish would snap at them.
He never caught any goldfish, but it used to clean his whiskers because grandpop was a careful drinker but a careless eater. There was always some bread
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