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| guess II know wat you be come about,
too. old gentleman
'Oh. you do, do vou?' he returned, then
thank Heaven. Tn all right at last
You be cone o out Miss. to be sure
I'm up to snuff and Hodge gave him 0
rather unceremoniaus nudge OF the elbow
Indeed rather strange they should
make their servants acquainted with such
matters. Then ssl have been expecting
me?r
TO be sure hase-you, and dozen
more on ye.'
"A dozen more tinviled some friends
TO meet me dare ~fy. thought Mr.. P
What, you are g ng to have party
here are you?
'Ees. suppose SO. There generally
be rather a strong party. you know, in
such cases. ell? old chap
'Oh. certainly; it's the usual custom.
He has very unpleasanI manner. this
fellow. said Mr.. P aside.
'Ay. and SO you determined TO come
early. eh? and Try te get the promise be-
fore the others as-iyed. Oh. you're a
deep old file. that ygu be-
Get the promise of marriage, | pre-
sumo he means.
Now. wouldn't Tee like the perform
ing on the ceremony-eh, old chap?
Mr.. Punctiho m4gined this to allude
to the nuptials. Of course. and req.ied. -
Certainly that is ST object Of my wish
es.'
Devil doubt thee,' returned Hodge
with familiar pok of the ribs; 'thee'd
got pretty penny " il now. wouldn't
theo?'
The gentleman thought it like his i'm
pertinence. and mersly replied thai he
supposed he should 5s no loser By the af-
fair.
I'll be bound thss.woaidn't; thee ben I
the man 20 work for nothing. | know.
Work for nothirI muttered Mr.. P.
This fellows impudaace is past bearing;
bu. I'll put an end tc this. And SO say
ing he took his card case from his coat
pocket, and tenderin, one of his cards to
Hodge. said. There is MY card. and be
pleased to take it up stairs.
Hodge grinned knowingly at his visi-
tor, and, without Offering to lay finger
to the small bit of lsste board extended
to him, exclaimed, I thought il 'ud come
to that. SO. that b your card, be it,
and ye wants to ts= it up stairs. do ee?
I'll tell thee what u wv, old gentleman,
III see thee id Yst.
See me d f~st!' cried Mr.. Pune
tillio. do you know whom year speaking
to?'
'Ees. 70 be sure .ldo: ard I'll tell thee
: ;ss-. Old f-rIotsss Il thee does't take tbs
self off without any more bother. ! will
make thee want an undertaken :hyself be.
fore I've done with thee. And Hodge
threw himself into an attitude which
seemed to forebode breach Of the peace.
What is the meaning of all tnis?' de-
manded Mr.. Punctilie.
why. that man Of thy years ought
10 be asha med on himself. so he ought. to
come here for such purpose as thee
hast.
What is my purpose to you, sir? There
is my card, with my name and address
upon twill you take it or not?
i told thee fore I'd see thee Id
first-don'. want nothing TO do with your
card, knows what's on it well enough
Nicholas Cannibal. or some sich name
coffin maker and ndertaker-funerals
performed on the most reasonable terms
Nicholas Cannibal, coffin maker and
undertakeri What does the BOBBY meanl
What! do thee mean to have the face
10 tell that thee didn't come here to lIy
and bury miss, eh2
Bury miss. | came here, exclaimed The
bewildered Punctilio. to bury no miss,
but 10 marry one.'
What. and thee be'est not Of them un.
dertaking rascals really?
Devil an undertaken, am L.
We'll. dang it, but this be pretty mis-
take o'thine. Hodge, said that person 10
himself. 'Hows- ever, it were quite nat
raj, you know. master; for seeing you
dressed all in black, / in course took you
for ar undertaken
AN undertaken First to be mistaken
for doctor, then a lawyer. and then ar
undertaken, and all because happened tC
be dressed in black-devil take the black
say!
We'll, / AK your pardon. sir, for the
mistake; but. la bless ye. thee did look SO
deadly like one of them death hunters.
thee can't blame for it. Besides who'd
a thought thee'd have come love. max
ing to lady who's more like to want a
windingsheei than wedding gown?'
Gracious heavens! what, then. is the
ward of Mr.. Solid dangerously il9
No, but Miss Hollyhock be-
The devil take Miss Hollyhock, roarec
out the enraged Mr.. Punctilio: what is
Miss Hollyhock to me? Was there ever
such blundering BOBBY as this! tell
YOU came here TO pay my addresses 10
the ward of Mr.. Solid-can ] see the la
dy?'
Miss Hollyhock da live here. sir
Il tell you l have got nothing. onc
want nothing to do with your Miss Hol
lyhock. Does not Mr. Solid live here?-
answer me that
La! bless your innocent heart. replied
Hodge. mo- Mr.. Solid do live at No. 10
the Bell Hotel. down in the town, to be
sure: and do know, coz misses was took
there after the haxident.'
"A pretty fool, then. that puppy has
made of me, most assuredly-and made
me break my appointment into the bar