coincidental or not (?) "Too much Malarkey" 1904

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
> "… the millers began to _break ground_ …"

What does this mean, in this context?

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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
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