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Lou was on a local from Fall River that
stopped at every pair of bars and even hesitated at the pigpens along the
right of way.
Getting aboard and getting off again at the innumerable little stations,
were people whose like she had never before seen. And their speech,
plentifully sprinkled with colloquialisms of a salt flavor, amused her,
and sometimes puzzled her. Some of the men who rode short distances in
the car wore fishermen's boots and jerseys. They called the conductor
"skipper," and hailed each other in familiar idioms.
The women were not uncomely, nor did they dress in outlandish manner.
Great is the sway of the modern Catalogue House! But their speech was
blunt and the three topics of conversation most popular were the fish
harvest, clamming, and summer boarders.
"Land sakes! is that you, Em'line Scudder? What sent you cruisin' in
these waters? I thought you never got away from the Haven."
"Good-day, Mrs. Eldredge. You're fairin' well? I just _had_ to come
over to Littlebridge for some fixin's.


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