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dccs Of this nature Hence Mrs. Waddington's
republican soul was ultimately thrilled with tne
touch of Royal fingers.
PoRTHos GoETH UP INTO THE
TENT, -.

tent d: great cla1uor went up. and. 10 they
stamped With.thefr feet and piowed around WIN
their hands md howlcd IN d loud voice, saving:
"Whoop 'er up. that we may hear the words OF
wisdom for which we are gathered togetnef.
Bring yeunto u.s. therefore, the great man. tnar
we may he9r him shoot forth his mouth, Tor
verify We are weary OF tarrying."-
And they brought forth the great man, and
him which did preside, and even him which did
1nscribc. tho minutes Of the meeting, and vas
called the secrotnry thereof. did bow.unto him
and welcome him, and the multitude did I'LL
their lungs with wind and. expel the same With
great force, saying: FL vi; hoop Ia, hyarf' for
they loved the great man, md were willing tnAt
he should spenk Unto them
Now when Porthos, who was without, nfaro
these things he colntnunod With hinseH, sayihngtt
a4Se tnoy ea9 eaV 1ba and be viii
speak unto tAen fat words and will tell them IN
which why they Shall cast their votes, even unto
that thoy shai1 do as he may direct, md $onfu-
sion shall settle upon me and my hosts. mere
fore wilt I bust up this meeting in row and cast
them forth. iest they work injury un'o my y, ano
ut And ~ when he Ind come TO- the portal Of the
tent, the. centurion refused that he should en.
ter, and sru6p1ng his garments by the neck with
one hai,d and the fulness thereof with the other,
did fire him out. SO that he fell down in the m1re,
and wns fain to shuttle around even like unto
i And wien Porthos beheid this, be gathered
himself up, like unto twelve baskets OF rag
aroand around about s upon the m other side Of the tent,
and cruwicd upon his belly beneath the canvas
thereof And behold. he placed bis 1t thumo rl1a
and he did wiggle his diEits at the centurion.
who wot not where hc vas, but waited @ watnons u
to paste him with 9 ,psf2sdSfous p'sfs snite when he
And Porthos cutne not forth.
and while the great MIN. was speaking words
of wisdom unto tho .nu!ti1ide, saving unto them hem
Yhrt r1p1aS shoyr16 tn that EQ9if
purity should beIt' the stuftins out OF the otner
| purity on the dny. which il election, the land
10 seized with a N mnrratn, Porthos did draw
| back his arm and throw. with exceeding great
| force an oniol, which betoGk the great 1n1a on
| the ear and did paralyze him even unto silence;
| But tho multitude wOt not whnt had happened
| him. and cried out with vast noise:
uras fa Gqs aowe q? ydar i e ssf! 1
| Dockcrty! Turn 'er loosei" -.
And when PorThos heard these things he agnin
thut it smote the great man oven upon tho
| mouth of his ;face- and did straighten h'tn out
| like tho fshRole' Of tho .ungodly, so that no
tipped over bnckward and WIS temporarily no
'15; but the poople who had gathered together say
that it was Porfhos who hs1i Tipped The r Sreas
hoasee snoa S%! Plag him in the ear. Snatch
| him baEdheAdedI Let us at him :. :.
ButPortnos Rad thought Of these things, for
| nsmuch as be had had them all done unto him,
| and he was prepared therefor. And when ne
| heard the cries he agnin drew buck his arm, ana
| when be had stra1ghtcned it. To-. carrot naa
| fn'len oyer agnlnst tho limp. und the hosrs we're
| left In darkness.
| And each man did mistake his neighbor for
| Porthos. md did bump him grievousfy, anu all
| tho Multitude did Join With clamor and great
| din Of blows. But Porthos was not any Of them.
| but climbed him hiuh above on tho scanoldlng
| upon which lnr the great min, and did thu1np
| him sorc1y upon his nose. ana upon the eyes,
yea. even upon the mouth with which he. did
| RI
'pSSn pWhem N the he, pfher centur}ons heard tho row,
| they broke In with torches and did club the
| multitude SO thar must If thcm fell ueau.
| Wherefore; they who had NOT been dubbed DID
! lift thei1 yotGes saying: -: -
| "Lct up, o ye who are snoozers! Bang ye not
tho faithful, but him who puncheth the great
| man and who hath brought ull this upon us-
| And tho ccnturions garnered Porthos. oven as
| the cleaner grabbeth the spoons and bore him
| forth unto the enptaiu 0f the temple. :And
when the captain of the. temple had spoken
| unto Porthos on the sly he did mulct him II
and costs. Wherefore Porthos paid the 81 and
| costs, and did bump himself out OF tho. temple
/ and find his way buck into his people, ''
| And his people did bring myrrh and franklin
| ccpse, ond did anoint him, and did ma ke him
Alderman, and did set crown upon his head
| and horn in his stomach. And Porthos reiRned
| many years, for he Ind bursted up IN opposl-
| ton meeting and had XII led many advcrsaries.
| Wherefore bis. people wero grateful, unto him
| and gave him bousr- -.