The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-11-24


then his nose was Grecian in the ex-
treme. If not, we will avoid rash
classification of the organ, which at q
glance happily reminded one of q plati.
ma shell, with which lightning rods arc
tipped, to guard against meteorological
disasters.
Hill saw 1t was no use to thwart the
fellow, for talk he would, "come what,
come may" The words bubbled through
his lips as will-o'-the-wisps swell to
the surface of marsh. The comedian
laid down his book, and the Yankees
eyes sparkled in anticipation of long,
gossipy, old-fashioned chat.
7" You're an American, sposo ?" he
asked.
"Yes.n
"Du yew know thought you wuz ?''
Indeed!"
"Great country this, eh ?" after 9
moments hesitation.
Extraordinary country"
Good kind of land tew be born in.''
"True."
"Our mountains tower up as if they
knew what they were about, ell 2"
"Unquestionably."
"Our rivers am'tno puddles, nuther.' y
"Quite right"
"And / guess our lakes would make
folks look if they were,hard pushed"
"To be sure"
"pm glad you agree with me on them
pints, am"-then relapsing for a mo.
ment into blank silence, he started ur
again with
What teown were you born in, if it's
not an extravagant question ?"
Boston,"
"Crinky, how odd Tive often been
there"
"Ah, indeed !"
Pause of at least flfty-five seconds.
"Dew yeou knew-now don't say it's
curiosity-but since we haze got to talk.
i'm, mister, dew yeou know l should
like to know yeour name.n
"Would you?" said the comedian
laughing.
at runs in my head I've seen yor
somewhere"
Every possible"
"And yeour name is-?"
"IIill."
so, indeed! l know good many
Hills living in Narmount; our heat
thresher's name is Hill, | swow. How
odd! There's II goodish sprinklin' OF
Hills all over Yarmouth"
The comedian fancicd for an instant
but only for an instant, that his namt
had "given rise" to pun, but glance
at the hardleatures of his friend convinc
ed him that the play on the word was
grossly unintentional.
"Well, how very strange L should
know so very many of yeour name!
shouldn't wonder if / knew people will
your full name. What might yeoul
ChriStian--?"
Hill saw what was coming, and re
Piled
"George."
I" Is that fact? Oh, you're certainly
joking. Why my names George, too
Wheeler-George Weeler's my name."
"Ohw
"Ies. Naow yeou were born"
"In Boston,"
Ia-as, 'zactly so. Boston, jfdSSd.
chatSetts, of COURSE"
Certainly; Boston, Massachusetts,
New England-North America" said
Hill, who, bored to death by this time
with inquiries, placidly settled down in
the corner of the coach and shut his
eyes. Vermont was not to be thrown
aside so easily, however; and contract
ing his sharp features-every angle of
which seemed to ask question-he
stretched his neck, and said
"S'kuse me, but what part of Boston
We're yeou born in?"
Hills patience evaporated at that
moment, and determining to tie up in
a packet every interrogatory, replied
Near the centre, close by the sold
South, about fouro o'clock in the morning,
in the dead Of Winter, in Milk Street."
Hill thought he had left the fellow no
margin now, and judge his surprise
when he leaned over and said
"If it's not troublin' yeou too much,
,ohat side Of Ilfikk Street lcdS yeOu born
on, AND WHAT wUZ THE NUMBER?"
The comedian avows that after that
4" last stroke" ho got out of the coach,
and pursued the balance of the journey
ON the box with the driver.