Королі та капуста
The Phonograph and the Graft
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"Ihatedtomakeashowofeducation;butIwasdisinclinedtobeoverdoneinsyntaxbyamereIndian,amemberofaracetowhichweowenothingexceptthelandonwhichtheUnitedStatesissituated.
"WeboughtafinephonographinTexarkana—oneofthebestmake—andhalfatrunkfulofrecords.Wepackedup,andtooktheT.andP.forNewOrleans.FromthatcelebratedcentreofmolassesanddisfranchisedcoonsongswetookasteamerforSouthAmerica.
"WelandedatSolitas,fortymilesupthecoastfromhere.’Twasapalatableenoughplacetolookat.Thehouseswerecleanandwhite;andtolookat’emstuckaroundamongthescenerytheyremindedyouofhard-boiledeggsservedwithlettuce.Therewasablockofskyscrapermountainsinthesuburbs;andtheykeptprettyquiet,liketheyhadcreptupthereandwerewatchingthetown.Andtheseawasremarking‘Sh-sh-sh’onthebeach;andnowandthenaripecocoanutwoulddropkerblipinthesand;andthatwasalltherewasdoing.Yes,Ijudgethattownwasconsiderablyonthequiet.IjudgethatafterGabrielquitsblowinghishorn,andthecarstarts,withPhiladelphiaswingingtothelaststrap,andPineGully,Arkansas,hangingontotherearstep,thistownofSolitaswillwakeupandaskifanybodyspoke.
