A couple of Saint Louis oddities

[Wilson Gray]

The pronunciation of "sundae" as though it were spelled "sunda" and
the pronunciation of "tassel" as though it were spelled "tossel."

-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"---a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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-Sam Clemens

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