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Show • ROEBUCK . Pn1mer, I W[lS ricling- this way, and I con1tl not think of r~ ~ino- yonr h onsc· without dropping in on you, indcc<1 I con1<1n't. 1\:nowing yonr ho~ pital>1c <li:position, I inYitc<1 lllY friends Lo ~oinl' in with 111c. I.Jet 111 e ha\'c the honor to introL1nec thctn." 1 Ie pro eedccl to call the r oll, nnd nppcnc1C'c1 to eaeh na1nc a brief C'xposilion, as thns: "Bob is a ch~tnpion of free government; n.ll he owns in the 'vorl<l is n. principle, nnd he values it accordingly; he'd die for it. This In;tn with a bonfire on hib heacl-thi" woodpeck er ha: been P cckino· that head there that looks like dc:u1 \\'OOd, but ~ now, you sec, 'vc are a1l bin1~ of a feather a.nc1 flock together. This iR n. i1oblcn1an, and he enrries his patent in hi: faee, for it was oneo white', bHt. tho pnrch· n1ent is now brown, which .·how · the anLiqnity of his , title; he ifj des ·en<lc<l rrotn one of t1 so old . ca· rovers who n1aclc a wharf on A.r<\rat whC'n tho wn-ter was up, but it is not crrtain ,vhi(:h or them, nfter Noah, was his ancestor. This is P eter the IIcnnit ; ho li\·cs a retired li{c in day-time ; he roan1s nbro:t<l nt night, bccan ·e l10 stands on ccJtUtl rights, nuLl he is cqunl to any of us in the clark ; he has a 'vny of eqn:tl· izing property too, by the stars "-nna so on. Mr. P:1.1Iner bowed stiftly to the visitors ancl re· que. ted thCin to be seated, he n.n cl his wil'o ·etLin0o -tho exnn1ple. Baxter rcc1incc1 at case in a lar:<-.:'>~ "C ann· chair. Jljs followers rcrnainecl slandi n g. Presently he s1id: "~Ir. Paln1er, I ·was telling t1tcsc gentlemen yon were as hospitable as a lord.'' l~ither this hint or the appearance of the guests, . ngg lste(1 to :Mr. Pahner thnt they h:Hl co nte in to he trcatec1 anc1 th:tt the shortest way to o·ct rid of thern ,vould be to treat b th.cn1 at once. l-Ie said: " Gentlerncn, pcrh:tps you Wlll do n1e the honor of takin o- SOlUethin o· to drink 0 0 with n1e." RO.I!;BUCit. 03 t "P:Je rhaps ·we 1YOnl<,l , " s,,.o., l' c] D axt· cr " It}" I en . Ctrops of thnt ihl c 11 ~ ' llll\.::thout 0 <. braJJ rl . 11 ag;unst the njo-ht ... ·., Y \\ uu ( be g·ood ;-:, tdl. vVhen the host rose to have . h . hronght in, the hostess we~t . ~ ~ h qnot· nnd glasses Fluttered if not ala. J 1 ghding ont of the r oonl. . ' ' , uneo, s lC had o . . . to r ctJre bnt resnnlcdl . nee 01 twice nscn , 4 • 11 . . lei sent. IIer Sui r cctihncar bnt . } moverncnt ·were 'v nt I at ler SJ) :l rnod. "'V: out the Rm~ll . . ' · IC. r hC'n she 1 ~ · l mnmnder of 13 t , n so dcp:Htea. "\VI . ax er s difliclence i1 1Cn the hqnor c 1 ow, his in .·olcnec 11o . l . :unc nn< beo-nn to b . 1 '' C<. " 'lth full ti 1 \ ' I 1·1 1 :1IH y, Pabner" he . · 1 1 . <. e, t \:e your 11 ' S:l.IC, :1pJHno-t} 4 1e ·h o uJdcr " f'l ll . o tn.~.~ gcntlen1n.n on . . ngmn." lie f . by hts practice ancl J • , ~n Ol ced the precept . ' lHs CODl}):tlliOn . t} urg m g folio we 1 1 . ' . ' "\VI lout niuch .11. L.' liS cxan1J)lc JH . }> 1 "\VI Jngly have r ef' · . l b . I . a Jner 'vould ~ I ame< Ut he Rfll] glass " ·ould be the J· t ' l . . ' .. 1 lope l that every 1 .t. ':tiH tlunktno- ·t \:eep the rioton .. . T • o 1 necc .--ary to he did not rcfus~ t~J ~'.~ Il.n g_ood humor by politene. " 1 J .r , ''In < "\VI th the " T 1 ' o Ct 1ello,v fill UJ) .• I , ~ 10 ·a ' ' a ure you th •1 . a. \:C more' Sal Baxter no·ain J • e Iqnor IS aood, • b' an(L no·ain "N I 11 b ' ton.~t. A bumr)er I> 1 '=' • ow, ' give you a t ' a Jncr A bn ng-rno- and alL llcre's the. h 1 mper, everybody, success to the Co f' 1 ea th of J eif. Davis and · n e< cr·tte St t ddnk that old fcllo "" a es of America. You'll ' "\V. "Cet1ainly j)J1· T)''xt . P ' ahncr and h.e1. d• . 0 ·"k· er ? "\Vll·l1 p ] en.sure," replied l\fr . -.' . t:tn · "\Vlth the . t 'I"' . · m nl aftectJonately ro d 1 . -. I c . hrowing an 1 1 un l1 n ee]- B t . l g a< ' I srael to find \..' ax cr smc : ,, I anl 1 ' you are one of y yv o nnteer' jndced us. ou nln ~t you must. To , . · on arc no Yankee-cl ) onr tents, 0 I "ntcl. " Of l\ n the Y ankee " course, Ir. Baxter I . . "IIo,v's that <l "\.V . ' go With Jny SLate." Yankee tricks. y hwh State? None of your up. I have a~otl outomust have another drink. Fill ler ast to propose.'' |
