unearths some literary gems.
From "A Regular Fix," by John Maddison Morton:
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De Brass: The property had to be divided; but unluckily in the meantime—(very rapidly)—Jacob marries; Alexander disappears; Jonathan dies, and up starts Timothy. I don't know why he should, but he did, and what does Timothy say? Why, Timothy says, “Oh, oh!” says Timothy, “thirty days hath September, April, June and November” but if this is the way the cat jumps, up goes the income tax, and then what becomes of Aunt Sally? Don't you see? (Poking SURPLUS in the ribs.)
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Mrs. Surplus: (L., aside, and coquettishly). A strange gentleman! Can it be the pale, interesting youth who upset the lobster salad in my lap at the supper table last night, from excess of emotion?
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Mrs. Surplus: (tenderly to SURPLUS). Oh, Barnaby!
Surplus: Don't Barnaby me!
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