The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-11
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EZek.el Perkins Hnt.

lhe following story IS told of Il gencr-
Gl and festive lawyer, Of the olden time
by the name Ezekiel Perkins-a-well-to-
do bachelor who was always made vel
come at social gatherings, and was very
popular. His weakness was too GREAT .
fondness for good wine. Now Eir Per-
E!ns had a few peculimities; among them
he had Nu enormous head, his hat al
ways having to Lemade for him. Then,
having got one 10 fit his immense Gran.
mum, be took the prccaution Of putting
q liable IN the crown thereof, reading,
"2Zckiel Perkins, Counselor and At-tor-
ney-uL-Law, Hartford, Conn"
His peculiar social failing was, that
Mt all stag dinner parties (and to them
he cottoncd the most) he got-Le got
well Lhera is no use shirking i, he
got rather Intoxicated cally in the even
inG, He, however, hal the faculty of
knowing when he had got as much as
he couldcomtortably carry, and knowing
this to take his leave.
One evening, Mr. Perkins wended hia
way to one OF the best mansions of Hart
ford. Iewls in full dinner dress-bluo
coat, with gilt buttons, white vest, with
black coitinuations, and spotless linen.
Lightly he stepped along, his hat httlo
to one side, e,swinging his cane, and hum
ming an air as he went, He was in high
spirits, i'll view of spending an unusually
pleasant evenins-enjoymg the alImr
III anticipation; and how often docs it
exceed the reality, Having arrived,
and deposited his hat among u number
OF other hats on the half table, he in due
course sat down to dinner
Now, u joke, knowing his head and
tao propensity to indulge too freely at
these meets, determined to have little
fun his expense, SO, during the time
which occurred before dinner was an
noucod, Lo managed to take the label
out Of Mir. Perkins that, and affixed it Tie
crown oftho smallest hat on the table.
He then retired and awaited events.
The dinner was as Mr.. Perkins expect.
ed, a prime affair; so that, what with
'omS' JcS'' WIZ, ana WINE, lie louhd NM
self, at the end Of n capitol story by his
host, down to his bearings" rs asail-
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dono more, and expatiating ON tho
goo" t'ine ,i lie i'"u hao' ana the excellence
VI .y t'''' Nt'1 JoHo' ho So' out OIL Tile room
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" tIC ,G Ms l'''U' ,.,,
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,., ,','' lI'onco i over tAe taolo' looking lot
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