Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18

Fortune.u said an embryotic divine, slap I
ninr me on the shoulder, Here you 70 |
eut there to ride elephants and shoot tigers
and order hunkies and enrich yourself from
ipexhaustible treasures OF gold and gems, |
while am left to wrestle with narrowing |
problems In theology. Do you call that
iari"
was 10 write them volumes about the |
wonders Of the Indies and WAS to give par
ticular information on these two points
namely. the feeling inspired by wounded
tiger charging full upon you when your gun
is empty aud what thought OF the hea-
then gods-irom financial point Of view.
~ believe" remarked one with taste
for finance. those uuconsconable pagans
make themselves deities Of the finest ore
set with precious stones while we haven't
cash enough for an afternoons outing. Just
send us a god. old chappe, till we see how
the beathen abomnaton would melt In the
crucible Of Christian goldsmith.
They escorted me in body TO my coach.
For, being prosperous now, acquaintance
became friends. They gave prolonged
cheer as the vehicle moved on and q .unani-
nous Injunction to mind my liver and be
on my guard against the Entertainments OF
pride when, as nabob with a retinue OF
slaves, hobnobbed with the dusky and
luxurious potentates OF the east.
Only one thing marred my enjoyment.
had it set in my mind to give Peter C.e-
phane the soundest drubblng he had ever
had In his life, but as he happened to be
absent in Dundee my virtuous intent did
not blossom into action.
Arrived ia London, my first business was
to find Captain Rogers. He had heard
from Sir Thomas and received me with
great aiTability and consideration, under
tnkiHg to have me bestowed In the best
part OF the ship and TO let me see something
OF the town before we started. In me, as 1
remember, our Sightseeing expeditions pro-
duced perhaps as much bewilderment as
pleasure. | wandered through the seeth-
ing. roaring wilderness OF the largest city
Of the world eager to learn and admire, yet
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