The Ordway new era., 1913-09-05
ed his glass rs one of the old gentle

ed his glass rs one of the old gentle
men cried:
A toast to Mr-Mr.-r
Samuel Maryland Mapes!"
Samuel Maryland Mapes of-of?-
The U. 8. A." replied the gay
young patriot.
Samuel Maryland Mapes of the
U. 8. Al" declared the toastmaster.
and young Mr.. Mapes bowed low.
1t was as Samuel Maryland Mapes.
U. 8. A." also that he was listed on
the roster of the ships passengers
no town or city of residence given
Just ~. 9. A.
Now. not only did young Mr. Mapes
win favor among the "Yankees Of
the smoking room set. but though
irrepressfble and with his patriotism
always to the fore. he nevertheless
captivated the American matrons and
American girls aboard.
When the ship was within two
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
paxne to the American ladies with
little American dags on tiny STATS
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 ex-
cessive indulsences.
So. although young Mr.. Mapes
paced the deck that morning and
afternoon looking tribe glum and
subdued. the greetings from all
sources were as cordial as ever
even when It was rumored that the
last night at sea he hadn't gone to
bed at all, but had sat up with wine
bottle in one hand and the nag 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. He was everywhere along the
deck. shouting. laughing.
Characterization he shouted
repeatedly. and did sort Of combina-
ton fandango and cakewalk the
length of the shore-side promenade
He almost had At of Mysteries when
otf 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 a bully idea! What q
peach Of a notion! Hooray!"
The patriot rushed OF the prom
enade and for a 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 little Amer
ican nag.
These cried out Mr. Mapes. o.
s. A., "are for the very first Amer
lean I meet on the pier-whoever he
or she may be-the very first real
sure enough male or female citizen
of the United States-without respect
of race color or previous condition of
seryitude 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 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