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True Scene in a Railroad office.

--Dutchman--‘" I vants to git pay for a pig vat ter railroad is runned ofer. "’ Secretary--‘"How came the engine to run over your pig?"’ Dutchman--‘"Vy, mine pig vas comin' along and ter railroad vas comin' along, and ter pig did not see ter railroad comin' along, and ter railroad did not see ter pig comin' along, and ter pig vent to run under ter railroad ven it vas comin' along, and ter railroad runned ofer ter pig ven he vas comin' along."’ Secretary--‘"My friend, I don't think this is a case in which the road ought to pay."’ Dutchman-- ‘"Ten, aftervards, I keeps mine pigs from coomin' along ven ter railroad is coomin' along."’

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