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Ben Sells Life Insurance

The Great Gildersleeve · January 13, 1946 · 29 min · 4,564 words

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The Craft Foods Company presents The Great Gilder's Leaves. It's The Great Gilder's Leaves, starring Harold Perry, brought to you by The Craft Foods Company, makers of Parquet Margarind, and a complete line of famous quality food products.

Now let's join The Great Gilder's Leaves. Yesterday, they arrived in his mail, greetings from the collector of internal revenue, together with his 1945 income tax blanks. Instead of tossing them in a drawer, there to wipe them until March 15th, as anyone normally would, he sat right down and figured them out.

Maybe that's why Gilder's sleeve slept like a baby last night, and why he's the first man downstairs this morning. Well, where is everybody? All out of hands on deck! I just happened to be feeling good this morning, Bertie.

Did my whole income tax last night? Well, I'm glad you're feeling good. Yes, sir. When I feel good, Bernie, I tend to get hungry. What's for breakfast? Mr. Gilsey, that's a fair question. What do you mean?

Well, I said the milkman didn't leave no eggs this morning. He didn't hardly leave no milk. He didn't hardly leave nothing. She... I told him I said... I don't know why you bother to come round here, Tom.

What did he say? He did, Tom. I'm so beautiful. I told him if his egg was eggless, hey, if his precious, he'd talk, he wouldn't get so many complaints, and that's a fact. Well, do the best you can, Bernie, because I've got big things to do today, big things to do, and it's gonna take plenty of fuel.

Good morning, Bessie! Good morning, Mr. Gail, this lead. Gee, you're early. Early? Not at all. I've been up for hours. Oh, well, let me in up your cup for ya. Oh, thanks. You know what I did last night, Bessie?

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