`` Mrs. Lynde was awful mad the other day because I asked her if she was alive in Noah 's time . I dident mean to hurt her feelings . I just wanted to know . Was she , Anne ? `` Mr. Harrison wanted to get rid of his dog . So he hunged him once but he come to life and scooted for the barn while Mr. Harrison was digging the grave , so he hunged him again and he stayed dead that time . Mr. Harrison has a new man working for him . He 's awful okward . Mr. Harrison says he is left handed in both his feet . Mr. Barry 's hired man is lazy . Mrs. Barry says that but Mr. Barry says he aint lazy exactly only he thinks it easier to pray for things than to work for them . `` Mrs. Harmon Andrews prize pig that she talked so much of died in a fit . Mrs. Lynde says it was a judgment on her for pride . But I think it was hard on the pig . Milty Boulter has been sick . The doctor gave him medicine and it tasted horrid . I offered to take it for him for a quarter but the Boulters are so mean . Milty says he 'd rather take it himself and save his money . I asked Mrs. Boulter how a person would go about catching a man and she got awful mad and said she dident know , shed never chased men . `` The A.V.I.S. is going to paint the hall again .
They 're tired XXXXX having it blue .
So because for if in of on that to while