Excerpt: ...violent terms. A few nights later the Browns had a tea-party, to which Mr. Lamb was invited. He went, determined to do his full share of entertaining the company. While supper was in progress, Mr. Lamb said in a loud voice, "By the way, did you read that mighty good thing in the Patriot the other day about the woman over in Bridgeport? It was one of the most amusing things that ever came under my observation. The woman's name, you see, was Emma. Well, there were two young fellows paying attention to her, and ...
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Excerpt: ...violent terms. A few nights later the Browns had a tea-party, to which Mr. Lamb was invited. He went, determined to do his full share of entertaining the company. While supper was in progress, Mr. Lamb said in a loud voice, "By the way, did you read that mighty good thing in the Patriot the other day about the woman over in Bridgeport? It was one of the most amusing things that ever came under my observation. The woman's name, you see, was Emma. Well, there were two young fellows paying attention to her, and after she'd accepted one of them the other also proposed to her and as she felt certain that the first one wasn't in earnest, she accepted the second one too. So a few days later both of 'em called at the same time, both claimed her hand, and both insisted on marrying her at once. Then, of course, she found herself face to face with a mighty unpleasant-unpleasant-Er-er-er-Less see; what's the word I want? Unpleasant-Er-er-Blamed if I haven't forgotten that word." "Predicament," suggested Mr. Potts. "No, that's not it. What's the name of that thing with two horns? Unpleasant-Er-er-Hang it! it's gone clear out of my mind." "A cow," hinted Miss Mooney. "No, not a cow." "Maybe it's a buffalo," remarked Dr. Dox. "No, no kind of an animal. Something else with two horns. Mighty queer I can't recall it." "Perhaps it's a brass band," observed Butterwick. "Or a man who's had a couple of drinks," suggested Dr. Brown. "Of course not." "You don't mean a fire company?" asked Mrs. Banger. "N-no. That's the confounded queerest thing I ever heard of, that I can't remember that word," said Mr. Lamb, getting warm and beginning to feel miserable. "Well, give us the rest of the story without it," said Potts. "That's the mischief of it," said Mr. Lamb. "The whole joke turns on that infernal word." "Two horns did you say?" asked Dr. Dox. "Maybe it is a catfish." "Or a snail," remarked Judge Twiddler. "N-no; none of those." "Is it an elephant...
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