Lum and Abner – Phinus Peabody Arrives In Pine Ridge. 440525

Abner has gone to pick up his poppa, after disturbing the peace. Today Cedric and Lum discuss Phinus, and that he needs to be treated like the fine old gentleman that he is.

As abner approaches, they describe the old man’s appearance. He seems every bit as eccentric as all the claims have made him out to be. The ramblings of the old man make little sense as he mistakes Cedric for someone he has known before. There’s a good boy, ain’t he?

The mind of Phinus wanders from one incom0plete thought as he recounts civil war battles, inquires about Lizabeth, and how business is going. Bouncing from topic to topic, he think Lum reminds him of somebody… but then he looks different. Even Cedric, who he has never met before, is someone he mistakes for having met before. It’s enough to make Lum forget his own name.