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...Irish dialect that magically permitted him to speak his mind. He once called John D. Rockefeller "a kind iv society f'r th' prevention iv croolty to money," and had a skill at reworking slogans that has turned up again in Sahl. "Hands acrost th' sea and into somewan's pocket," said Dooley. Sahl rallied for Ike with the line: "He kept us out of Mars...
...stiddy." Sometimes Grandma turns to television, "though it's gettin' to be monotonous," or more likely just chats with Winona. Grandma's hearing is perfect, and she says, "I love the gossip." Now & then she entertains her neighboring great-grandchildren who "come troopin' acrost the field, lookin' like Coxey's Army...
...Hackberry, Tex., the men run so fast barefoot that when they turn a flinty corner they fill the night with sparks. The old shotgun feuds keep going and the rattle of musketry at dawn is just "my folks and his'n . . . exchangin' good mornin's acrost the river." Oldest Inhabitant Grandpappy Sears dresses comfortably in nothing but cowboy boots and a suit of heavy underwear. He likes to eat in Gus Popupolis' restaurant, whose sign reads: WHERE GREEK FEEDS GREEK. Hackberry has annual huntin', shootin' and bird-dog competitions. When there...
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