As for bread, I count that for nothin'. We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold … - James F. Cooper

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The attraction of a life devoted to sensation, pleasure and self would probably wear thin one day, but there was still plenty of time for that yet.

James F. Cooper

As for bread, I count that for nothin'. We always have bread and potatoes enough; but I hold a family to be in a desperate way when the mother can see the bottom of the pork barrel. Give me children that's raised on good sound pork afore all the game in the country. Game's good as a relish and so's bread; but pork is the staff of life. . . My children I calkerlate to bring up on pork with just as much bread and butter as they want.

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