(The person who told me this story
told me that he'd read it in a book
by Carl Sandburg.)
| GET OFF THIS LAND! THIS IS MY LAND! | ||
| | The stranger didn't move; he just looked at the angry farmer coming toward him across the field. | |
| Where did you get it? | ||
| the stranger asked, when the farmer was in earshot. | |
| I GOT IT FROM MY DADDY! | ||
| | the farmer replied as he came up to the stranger. | |
| NOW GIT! | ||
| | The stranger smiled at the farmer. | Where did your daddy get it? |
| HE GOT IT FROM HIS DADDY, NOW GIT! | ||
| Where did his daddy get it? | ||
| GODDAM IT, MISTER, HE FOUGHT FOR IT! | ||
| Very well, then, | ||
| | the stranger said, | |
| I'LL FIGHT YOU FOR IT. | ||
|
(The person who told me this story | ||
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