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ham, and Pll do the same for this tur
key. You sample the side dishes Will,
we carve,n said he to US, and we wen
in, "whiIe the game was young" will
a looseness that was pleasant to look al
aStage! gentlemen, stagew shouted
the landlord from the door-yard
"Now then, SAM" said the Majo
Hquick's your play /! Lively's the
wordn .--' za~.
In an instant the two large dishe.
were set on one side, the cotton hand
kerchiefs were opened, and the contentl
of the bread baskets spread.two slices
thick, over some foot and half square
and the contents of the large dishes fol
lowed suit. and Sam started out; Majol
Bob stopped to secure a couple of pie:
and the pepper, and gathering up the
borders of his bandanna, broke for the
stage, amid the roars of the rest of US
as we followed close at his heels. Be
fore the astonished landlord had spotted
the game, all were oil board, and Major
Bob sang out
"Stage, gentlemen, stage! Through
by daylight"
"Stop moment, driver" said the
landlord, as he entered the house, and
returned with large plate and knife
and fork, which he held towards Major
Bob, with bow and polite +" "allow me p
And to his surprise, (for he had intended
this to "touch him on the TENDER" the
Major took it, with
"Thankee won't set US back nary
peg, will it Samp %
'Blow'd if it WILL" replied that indi-
vidual, as usual.
The stage started.
"Gentlemen,n said the enraged land
lord, keeping up with US, "allow me 10
say that"
"Try drum-stick, old boym said the
Major.
s.-that your a set Of"
"Or second jointH suggested the
Major.
set of id sneakin'. mean
"P'raps wing, or delicate slice of
the breastm from the Major again.
mean, thieving. low-li-"
Now don't, old cock!'
"-low-Lived blackguardsw p
Sans head stuck out of the window !:
|" wouldn't STAN it, old hoss-blow'd if
| wouldw
"You may all go to o-F' said the
landlord. ~
"Any message to your friends 2" said
Major Bob.
"And be id to you all, blast your
ugly pictursw
Stage, gentlemen, stage! Through
by daylight"
The landlord shook his fist at US as
we tnrned corner.
aGot eUen, at lastr said Major Bob.
"Blow'd if we hain;t!n quoth Sam.
'Tis needless TO say that our party did
justice 10 the contents of the hancher-
pockerchiefs AS Major Bob and |
occupied the middle seat we let down
the strap which forms the back in such
conveYances. and sitting saddlewise
over the seat, with our knees meeting,
formed a table upon which the spread
was made.
"Fali to, boysm said Major Bob.
And at it we went. The turkey and
ham had disappeared, and we were
doing stevedore's duty to the pies, when
Sam said
.Major Bob, blow'd il. this isn't dry
work p s E&
"Clear the wreck thenm said the
Major, and we shook the bandannas out
the windows, and the owner slowed
them in the carpet-bag, from which he
produced "dubus" black bottle, and
passing it over to Sam, said, sample
that, and pass the dealp
Sam did sample it, and the deal went
around to Major Bob, who turned it up
and held it there; and when he took it
down, he sung out "Domino ,'' and
shyed it past my head out of the win
dow. The cigar cases went around
again. together with another "dubus"
accompaniment, which the Major stuck
out of the window, saying
Driver, won't you take hand in
our game2"
The driver, seeing what kind of
hand the Major was dealing him, stop
ped his team, and did the polite, with
.sHere's luck, sir! Thankee sir!-
Very putty spirits them ere p
And the bottle came back to the old
Major, who said, AGENTS, here's through
by daylight on the sFast-Line when
we meet again. and taking the empty
bottle from his head, he exclaimed,
game ?" and it followed its predeces-
sor out Of the window.
"Sam, what shall we do with these ?n
asked Major Bob, showing the pepper
box, plate, &c.
@Blowed if wouldn't send 'em back
in the boot this side up, with care ?"
"Agreed! One more question, Sam;
have we got eueD 2" eq
/" Blond # sce bai'a't, Major ~ ia
We thought so, and hope you'll all
agree in saying Major Bob got even"
70 An Italian boy Of l5 years of
age, the only son of a poor shoemaker