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The Goophered Grapevine  31

Yankee had done bus' de watermillyum.
One time de vimes picked up a bit, en
Mars Dugal' 'lowed dey wuz gwine ter
come out ag'in; but dat Yankee done
dug too close under de roots, en prune
de branches too close ter de vime, en all 
dat lime en ashes done burn' de life
out'n de vimes, en dey des kep' a-with'in'
en a-swivelin'.
"All dis time de goopher wuz a-wuk-kin'.
When de vimes sta'ted ter wither,
Henry 'mence' ter complain er his rheumatiz;
en when de leaves begin ter dry 
up, his ha'r 'mence' ter drap out. When 
de vimes fresh' up a bit, Henry'd git
peart ag'in, Hnery'd git ole ag'in, en des kep'
gittin' mo' en mo' fitten fer nuffin; he
des pined away, en pined away, en
fine'ly tuk ter his cabin; en when de
big vime whar he got de sap ter 'n'int
his head withered en turned yaller en
died, Henry dies too, -des went out