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-I'm new to this leg of the canal.
-Well then, welcome to the Ohio and Erie Canal, sir.
I'm Mrs. James.
-Thank you.
My name's Murphy.
-Well Mr. Murphy, will you be laying up here or moving on?
-Pushing on until midnight.
-Are you in need of supplies or a meal?
-I could use a meal.
What's on the menu?
-We've got roast mutton and currant jelly, corn bread,
and stewed liver.
A good meal for $0.50.
And I think it rivals any steakhouse in New York.
So where are you from?
-Back east.
-The canal has brought the best of Boston and New York to Ohio.
-It opened up the west, no doubt.
[LAUGHTER]
-Before the canal, getting goods across rough roads
was prohibitively pricey.
-I might go inside, pick up a few sundries.
-Well the boy inside can help you.
Good day, sir.