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Now, don't jump to the conclusion that I did nothing during those winters In Philadelphia but strenuous gymnasium stunts tt fit me for the road. Even in those days the Quaker City enjoyed the reputation of being a model village, but I found it somewhat lively in spots, certainly more so than Marshalltown. When I left the Iowa town I was at the know-it-all age, when the world seemed populated with idiots—all except myself. I regarded the old gentleman as too hidebound in his ignorance to be worthy of any attention whatever. When I arrived In Philadelphia some of that foolishness had been knocked out of me, but I was still in the rough and needed mighty vigorous trimming.
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