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

would end the yarn with a good ma
tured chuckle in spite of himself.
In the passenger list Of the big
ocean liner which the patriotic young
man boarded at Southampton bound
for New York he was listed as Sam
uel Maryland Mapes-a name that
fairly waved and snapped like star
spangled banner in a breeze.
And Patrick Henry George Wash.
ington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham
Lincoln and Nathan Hale all rolled
into one could have produced no
greater patriot than Samuel Maryland
Mapes-'named right after my Uncle
Sam" he told score of the passen-
gers before the ship had been three
hours out of Southampton.
"Ah gentlemen" cried young Mr.,
Mapes in the smoking room the very
first night out as he lifted his cham
payne glass high, drink with me TO
my country hope you are all so for
tunate as to be able to call it your
country-to the United States" He
eulped down the toast and imme-
diately held out his glass to the wait
er for replenishment. II drink again."
he continued, "to home--home-
HOME! Holy mackerel, how | long
for the United States! It's two years
since I waved gay hand in farewell
to Liberty in New York harbor. Wait
till we get back! You'll have to hold
me on the deck, gentlemen, when We
pass her for | feel capable of leap
ing off the boat and landing right
on the dear old girls bronze shoul-
der-bee-lieve mel"
The guv'nor gave me three years
to travel in. Two's been enough
plenty for anybody who's got the
United States for a permanent home
and New York for a playground"
Tie young man brought his voice
to a more moderate key ana changed
the clutch on the speed Of his con
versation; at the same time rounding
with his glance several wealthy old
gentlemen who were looking with in
dulgent consideration on his high
spiritedness. I'm so glad to be home
ward bound my pulse is beating about
ninety above normal I know mother
and my sisters will be dreadfully dis
appointed. | know they are expecting
me TO come back with a sassy little
French mustache sticking on my lip
and my legs held tight in narrow Eng
lish pants, and maybe they're expect
ing a single pane of glass in my face
and top hat pushed down over my
ears"
''All I want to do is get back; pick
out my sweet Amerian girl; sit in at
a desk as nearly next to father as
the old gentleman will permit; get
into the game; put on my hustling
clothes and wave the good old star
spangled banner till the gong rings"
When he said that, two Of the afore-
said old gentlemen were moved to
arise and slap him on the back and
announce:
Good boy! That's the talk! That's
the stuff You're the right kind of
an American" And one of them said
LUZ lItI IOul tdu OuSlil " Dt plOuu
of you"
= I'm proud Of him!" replied young
Mr. Mapes. 81 haven't got any use
for a belted earl or duke or a prince
no, not even a gosh-blamed king as
a father-or anything else. My old
dada straight American business
man and gentleman-he's plenty good
enough for me-"
Both the old gentlemen were so
overcome at this point that they
simultaneously called to the steward
to fetch more champagne, And even
a red-faced Englishman, with a string
less monocle maintained quite mar
velously in his eye, accepted glass /.
He observed with good-humored |
smile that the lad had mo end Of
cheek" but declared that patriotism
even Of young Mr. Mapes' violent |
brand was most pardonable on any
and all occasions and graciously lift