The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-18

| ed his glass MS one OF the old gentle
men cried:
"A toast TO Mr.-Mr,--2"
Samuel Maryland Mapes!"
Samuel Maryland Mapes of-of?-'
THE l.. S. Al" replied the gay
young patriot.
Samuel Maryland Mapes OF the
L. S. A. declared the POSTMASTER
and young Mr.. Mapes bowed low.
It was as Samuel Maryland Mapes
u. S. A." also that he was listed on
the roster OF the ships passengers
no town or city Of residence given
just ~. S. A."
Now, not only did young Mr. Mapos
win favor among the Yankees" of
the smoking room set, but though
irrepressible and with his patriotism
always to the fore, he nevertheless
captivated the American matrons and
American girls aboard
When the ship was within two
days of port it became palpable that
the young patriot simply could not
stand the nervous strain of the an.
ticipation of once more stepping upon
the soil of the land of his alteration.
He began to cause the head steward
worry-for fear the champagne
wouldn't hold out He sent cham
payne to the American ladies with
little American flags on tiny staffs
set in tiny corks floating over the
bubbles; forty times in the smoking
room he lifted glass and burst into
patriotic song.
The pretty girls and the matrons
were saddened to hear of these eT-
cessive indulgences.
SO, although young Mr.. Mapes
paced the deck that morning and
afternoon looking a trile glum and
subdued, the greetings from all
sources were as cordial as ever
even when it wassrumored that the
last night at sea he hadn't gone to
bed at all, but had sat up with a wine
bottle in one hand and the flag of his
country tied turban-wise around his
flushed brow. absolution was still ac-
corded him and no social bars fell
athwart his path.
No-not in spite Of the fact that
the next morning, with Fire Island in
sight, Samuel Maryland Mapes gave
every indication of keeping his spree
going. lie was everywhere along the
deck, shouting, laughing,
e-home-hOme!" he shouted
repeatedly, and did sort of combina-
tion fandango and cakewalk the
length of the shore-side promenade
He almost had a fit of Mysteries when
off the Fire Island reefs the big liner
settled down to a very much reduced
speed.
Everybody winked and smiled at
everybody else and turned indulgently
only when they heard him yell:
"Oh what bully idea! What a
peach of a notion! Hooray!"
The patriot rushed off the prom
enade and for few minutes quiet had
an inning on the deck. But only for
a few minutes.
With his arms loaded with bottles
of wine, Samuel Maryland Mapes
came back. There was an added
decoration on the corks Of the bottles
On each was sticking a little Amer
lean flag.
These" cried out Mr.. Mapes, u
S. A., "are for the very first Amer
lean | meet on the pier-whoever he
or she may be-the very first real
sure enough male or female citizen
of the United without respect
Of race, color or previous condition OF
servitude that | bump into will get
these bottles-four of 'em-and each
one decorated with the dear old
flag"
Suddenly one Of the passengers
turned to Mapes and laughed as he
pointed to an old, battered oyster
sloop with a big, dirty white sail that
was calmly sailing along beside the
great ocean steamship and owing to
the reduced speed Of the liner just
then was able to hold her own.