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Chapter 12

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           WhenIgothomeatnight,anddeliveredthismessageforJoe,mysister"wentontheRampage,"inamorealarmingdegreethanatanypreviousperiod.SheaskedmeandJoewhetherwesupposedshewasdoor-matsunderourfeet,andhowwedaredtouseherso,andwhatcompanywegraciouslythoughtshewasfitfor?Whenshehadexhaustedatorrentofsuchinquiries,shethrewacandlestickatJoe,burstintoaloudsobbing,gotoutthedustpanwhichwasalwaysaverybadsignputonhercoarseapron,andbegancleaninguptoaterribleextent.Notsatisfiedwithadrycleaning,shetooktoapailandscrubbing-brush,andcleanedusoutofhouseandhome,sothatwestoodshiveringintheback-yard.Itwasteno’clockatnightbeforeweventuredtocreepinagain,andthensheaskedJoewhyhehadn’tmarriedaNegressSlaveatonce?Joeofferednoanswer,poorfellow,butstoodfeelinghiswhiskerandlookingdejectedlyatme,asifhethoughtitreallymighthavebeenabetterspeculation.

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