New York Library and Lions
Lum and Abner · November 13, 1941 · 11 min · 1,958 words
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I mean, I believe that's our ring. I know it's llama, I believe you're right. No, see. Hello, Johnum Downstone. This is Lamin' Abner. Let's see what's going on down in Pine Ridge. Well, Lamin' Abner are working hard trying to organize their newest public service venture, a library for Pine Ridge.
Lom is especially pleased with the center prize because it's helping him to gain the attention of Miss Fredericks, the new school teacher. As we look in on the little community today, we find Abner in the Jotam Down store.
Grandpappy Spears has just entered. Well, come in Grandpappy. Glad to see you. Well, howdy, howdy, howdy, howdy. How are you? You're asking you. Oh, Tommy, how are you? Know by yourself? Yeah, I'm going to get some advice from Miss Frederick on running a library.
Oh, Miss Frederick, huh? Yeah. I thought that was when I was seen a while ago heading over towards the school house. Had only Sunday suit, didn't he? Oh, yeah, he's blue surge. Yeah, that's so long.
He's getting all for big guidance in his head since he took up being a library area. And then Miss Frederick told him he was doing a good thing for Pine Ridge. A good thing. Yeah, I'm putting in the free public library.
She said he's helping both the young ones and the grown-up folks get educated and get book learning all the such as that. That's your friend. Tassy, fresh. What does grown up folks need as you're getting for?
Well, I don't know, but Lam, he believes every word Miss Frederick says. He's even got the way he going around here calling himself Andrew. Andrew? Yeah, Miss Frederick told him he'd just like some fella named Andrew Carnegie, I think that's how I spruen out.
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