American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-02-13
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And not caring to be deluged with
interrogatives, as lie could see the "breed'
of his friend, the comedian took from
his pocket a copy of Humphrey Clink-
Ell" and soon his mind was psycologically
with that notable persouage."
Umph |" grunted Vermont 81 beg
your pardon, Mister, but is it for to-"
Hill affected not to hear him, He re-
peated the question.
Don't know, replied he, without tak>
ing his eyes from the book
Well, shou d yeou think it wuz con>
siderin' what we've come ?"
Can't say"
Another "slighG" silence.
" Like this part of the country p
' Yes"-in sruf tone.
'' So do P'-edging still closer to Hill.
A moments intermission,i e. M. ~, ~,
" Yeou don't live abeout here, pre-,
haps p,
No"
Nuther dew l."
Jmph I"
That's a strange coincidence"
Vermont here adjusted his cravat-a
lowered velvet of strong gamboge tint
- the bow of which, terminating into a
resemblance of a tipsy letter X, had im>
perceptibly logged round and got under
his oar. Bringing the bow back to its
original position under his chin, he re-
marked
Excuse me, Mister, do ycu ever ex-
pect tew come this way agin 2"
" Have no positive knowledge lacon.
ically replied Hill.
q spose you don't like coach ridin' p
ono"
* Not half SO nice as steamboat or cars
is it?"
quite agree with you"
Here he cased off for moment or two
and then renewed the attack. Nudging
his victim, he said:
"Pm an American, am"
Shouldn't have taken you for an In.
dian or 81 Ianiard," drily remarked the
comedian.
"No? Pu glad to hear you say so
I've been told afore now that had a real
Russian mouth, and that my nose was on
the Greek style, but | reckon they ain'i
if the truth was told.
What possible affinity there could ex>
ist between his mouth and Russia, unless
it was it, extent, would be hard to con,
lecture. If Greek noses are of that
long sort that hasten down to red point
then his nose was Grecian in the ex.
treme. If not, we will avoid rash elias.
si6cation of the organ, which at a lance
happily reminded one of piatina shell
with which lightning rods are dipped tc
guard against meteorological disasters.
Hill saw it was no use to thwart the
fellow, for talk he would, "come what
come may" The words bubbled thro
his lips as wiil-o-the wisps swell to the
surface of a marsh The comedian laid
down his book, aud the Yankees eyes
sparkled in anticipation of long, gos'
sipy, old fashioned chat.
You're an American, I spose ?" he
asked.
&" Yes"
"Du yew know, l thought you wuz
"Indecd !"
"Great country this, eh ?" after mo
n cuts hesitation.
." Extraordinary county"
GOOD kind of land to be born in y
" True"
"Our mountains tower up as if the.
knew what they were about, eh p
"Unquestiouably."
"Our rivers ain't no puddles, nuther.
"Quite right"
Aud l guess our lakes would mak'
folks look if they were hard pushed"
q To be sure"
I'm glad you agree with me on then
pints, am'-then relapsing for mo
meut into blank silence, lie started u
again with
What teown were you born in, if it
not an extravagant question z!
Boston"
Crinky, how odd 1--we often beel
there.
All indeed p
/ Pause of at least fifty>fve seconds.
Dew yeou know-now don't say 1t
curosity-but since'we have got tew talk