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Going to Shrewsbury
Sarah Orne Jewett
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Strangers & Wayfarers Atlantic Monthly

1 a perturbed old countrywoman a perturbed old country woman

3 as soon as she had recovered herself as soon as she recovered herself

7 an' being broke o' my rest an' bein' broke o' my rest

9 an' live twenty-two miles from where an' live forty-two miles from where

11 and go 'long some o' my own folks and go 'long o' some o' my own folks

14 the misery o' movin', an'
She's an [an'] old creatur',

mousin' there's goin' to be for me."
the misery o' changin', an'
She's an old creatur',

mousin' there's goin' to be for me!"

17 'prove of nothing Is'iah
an' p'r'aps [p'r'haps] 't is his misfortune
'prove of anything Is'iah
an' p'r'aps 't is his misfortune

20 Where do you s'pose they be all goin'?
quite up to the average, be they?
Where do you suppose they be all goin'?
quite up to the everage, be they?

23 I did undertake to read it over
awful tedious readin' and my head
I did ondertake to read it over
awful tedious, and my head

25 that she would never be persuaded that she never would be persuaded

26 had written a letter for her had written for her

27 be all that she could save be all she could save

29 brought our former journey freshly to my mind. I had last heard from her just after she got to Shrewsbury brought our journey freshly to my mind. I had heard from her last just after she got to Shrewsbury

31 come back to live, but she wouldn't hear of it, and thought they would miss too many privileges. She has been going to concerts and lectures this winter come back to live; but she wouldn't hear of it, and thought they would miss too many privileges. She has been going to concerts this winter

34 She's be'n extry smart She's b'en extry smart

35 I wondered what had become of the cat I wonder what has become of the cat

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	Strangers & Wayfarers	Atlantic Monthly
1	a perturbed old countrywoman	a perturbed old country woman
3	as soon as she had recovered herself	as soon as she recovered herself
7	an' being broke o' my rest	an' bein' broke o' my rest
9	an' live twenty-two miles from where	an' live forty-two miles from where
11	and go 'long some o' my own folks	and go 'long o' some o' my own folks
14	the misery o' movin', an' She's an [an'] old creatur', mousin' there's goin' to be for me."	the misery o' changin', an' She's an old creatur', mousin' there's goin' to be for me!"
17	'prove of nothing Is'iah an' p'r'aps [p'r'haps] 't is his misfortune	'prove of anything Is'iah an' p'r'aps 't is his misfortune
20	Where do you s'pose they be all goin'? quite up to the average, be they?	Where do you suppose they be all goin'? quite up to the everage, be they?
23	I did undertake to read it over awful tedious readin' and my head	I did ondertake to read it over awful tedious, and my head
25	that she would never be persuaded	that she never would be persuaded
26	had written a letter for her	had written for her
27	be all that she could save	be all she could save
29	brought our former journey freshly to my mind. I had last heard from her just after she got to Shrewsbury	brought our journey freshly to my mind. I had heard from her last just after she got to Shrewsbury
31	come back to live, but she wouldn't hear of it, and thought they would miss too many privileges. She has been going to concerts and lectures this winter	come back to live; but she wouldn't hear of it, and thought they would miss too many privileges. She has been going to concerts this winter
34	She's be'n extry smart	She's b'en extry smart
35	I wondered what had become of the cat	I wonder what has become of the cat