An extremely funny story about an argument
over shipping costs of two guinea pigs..
Originally published in 1905 by American Magazine
http://www.ellisparkerbutler.info/epb/biblio.asp?id=2149
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2 comments:
LMAO
JDS
I loved this story too.lol
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