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Show FAILING FAST. J H i -Silas Scavcr. Uncle Peter White H ain't as young as he once was, is hc;? H I been noticiu' him a lot lately. 7 jH Wallis Weaver. He's a-fail'n' fast H is Uncle Peter. He wasn't yesterday H no more than able to do the chores, H saw an split his usual two cords 6' H wood and bring up the day's water H from th' spring. Then he came down H street in th' mornin' fcr his usual H constitutional over to Art's, played H two games o' seven-up; went home to H dinner an' drove a beef ctittcr over H to Alex Lapc's in th' afternoon. He H was just barely able to totter down 1 to the store for a few hours last even- M ing after doin' his chores an' hednly H eighty-seven last May. lie ain't th' H man he wuz. H |