THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , MAY 11 , MOO-TWENTY PAGES ,
A SECRET SHE CAN KEEP ,
If You \7ould Know It Just Ask a Woman
Her Age ,
BOMB VERY UNOALLANT SAWS.
Dauglitcrr * Dickens Drntvn Mnjr
l IK : Mating Month A "Woman's
Knot A Scnroli Warrant
Torn Hrlile.
The provqrbs of most countries nro
rich In nil subjects relating to woman ,
although frequently they uro far from
complimuutary , says the American
Notes nnd Queries ,
Indeed , It is curious that in this
fJouroo of lltcrntu.ro wo should find so
much ill-natured sarcasm oftimcs as
unjust us it is untruo. According to a
Troll-known Italian ndngo , "Whatever a
vromaii will , she can , " n saying which
has its equivalent in other countries.
Hence , too , wo nro warned how :
The innu'H n fool who thinks by force or skill
To Btom the torrent of a woman's will ;
I'or If she will , she will , you umy depend
on't ,
And If lie won't , Hho won't , nnd there's on
cud on't.
The notion that woman cannot keep a
secret is embodied in many a proverb ,
und it is alluded to by Shakespeare , who
makes Hotspur Bay to his wife , in King
Henry IV. :
Constant you nro ,
But yet n woman ; and for secrecy
No lady closer ; for I well believe
Thou wilt not utter what them dost not know ,
And HO fur I will trust thcc , gcntlo Knto.
Mr. Koll remarks , in his little book on
Iproverbs : "If there bo truth in proverbs -
' > \ verbs , men have no right to reproach
\ women for blabbing. A woman can at
least keep her own secret. Try her on
the subject of her ago. " The industry
ol woman has long ago become pro-
yorbial , as in the couplet :
The woman Hints honest , her chlefost delight
Is still to ho doing from morning till night
With which wo may compare the com-
tnon maxim , "A woman's work is never
nt end. " On the other hand it was for
merly wild of the woman who , after
being a busy , industrious maid , becnmo
nn indolent wife. "Hho hath broken
her elbow at the church door , " the
ceremony of tho'church porch where
oftentimes part of the marriage service
was performed having disabled her for
domestic duties. Thus another adage
affirmed how
The wife that expects to have n good name ,
Is always at home , as if she wcro Ituno.
According to our forefathers it did
not look well for a woman to bo always
sightseeing , as such was an indication
that shw wns not sulllcicutly domesti
cated , and was too fond of pleasure.
' Hence- was usually said :
y A woman oft seen , a gown oft worn ,
' Ait1 disesteemcd nud held In scorn.
Kvon at the present day , according tea
a well known Yorkshire proverb , "A
zo'nktown ( a gossip ) is seldom a good
housewife at homo. " Many of our
proverbs speak of the llcklonoss of
women , but'surely this is a libel on their
constancy :
The love of a woman , nnd n hottloof wlno ,
Arc sweet for a season , anil last for u timo.
Ono ndago tolls' us how "Maids says
Jiny and tnlco u kibs , n ring , or an offer
s of marriage. ! ' Qn.tho bnmo principle it
has been commonly said : "Tuko n
woman's first advico/nd ; not her second. "
Among some of tluMnany other prov-
Orbs rehiting to women is the familiar
one :
Thorn's no mischief In the world done
Hut , u woman is always one.
This is somewhat severe judgmentand
ono which must bo received with cau
tion. According to another ndago ,
"Women in mischief are wiser than
men , " and it was also said that
"Women's jars breed men's wars. " The
Germans have the following variation of
this proverb : "Thoro'a no mischief done
in the world but there's a woman or a
at the bottom of it. "
There is the popular proverb which
B ays that "John is as good as my lady in
the dark- , " for , as an ancient Latin bay-
iug reminds us , "Blemishes are unseen
by night. " Whether wo agree with this
statement or not , yet , as Mr. Kelly ro-
- . juarks , quoting the following lines :
' > . , , t The night
Shows stars nnd women in n better light :
with which may go the French .hyper
bole , "By candlelight a goat looks like
0 lady. "
Tin ; DniiKlitcrN Dickens Draws.
ThtTO is much truth in the articles on
"Dickons' Mothers , " published in n
recent number of the Frco Press , and
[ \ilniirers of the great novelist will bo
pained to acknowledge the justice of the
cjvitlelsin , nud ndmit that the heads of
His5 families , both fathers itnd mothers ,
nre ruUS ir unnatural creatures , writes a
correspondent of the Detroit Free Press.
But his old bachelors are delightful , and
llll a father's place in all cases so well
that it seems a pity not to have given
. thorn a chance. John .Tarndyco , for in-
T Blanco , the Cherryblo Brothers , Captain
Cuttle and Peggoty provo this , nor can
nuy fault bo found with his daughters ;
tlioy must redeem bomowhat the failings
of their elders. And ono class in which
his portraiture cannot bo excelled is the
faithful servant. Ho must have known
and loved such ; to present them so
Vividly.
There is Little Dorrlt , faithful nnd
loving to that vacillating wreck , her
father , and to brother and sister , with
such poor return ; the most pathetic
proof of her love shown when his mind
gives way at the height of his prido.
She was unspoiled by riches , as by years
pf . .poverty.
. , , , / - " Florence Domboy , gentle and loving
through all the neglect of her father
\vhoMt overweening pride was justly
punished by the loss of a son , while BO
unmindful of the faithful daughter.
Who does not feel such a personal in
terest in her as not to feel glad she has
BO true a friend and servant ns the
- * " " "blnek-oyoh one , " sharp of tongue , but
lender hearted to poor , neglected Flor
ence * .
Agnes Wicklicld is so often quoted ,
und always as. ' 'pointing upward , " that
ono is too apt to think of her as too good
for evory-dny life , but It Is her every
day life , full of duties to her father , and
often most unpleasant ones , that she
uhows to the best advantage.
Knto Nlckleby , the pationtlwrd-work-
Ing daughter , with a mother most tiro-
home ; and Madeline , sacrificing every
lie | > of her llfo , willing oven to marry
the- old Usurer Grydo , to save her fath
er's life and honor ; Esther Summorsou ,
faithful to the nnuio of her unhappy
mother , though debarred from serving
her , as she wished to do. Coddy Jollaby ,
ulso , must not bo forgotten. Attractive
us much for her attention to the old
f model of deportment , as to her own poor
r father , victim of foreign missions.
tV 1" "Hani Times , " Louisa la not a very
prominent character , yet , considering
licrreprosf-ed childhood nnd "practical"
education , a peed bister to the ecapo-
grace , and timilly u comfort to her
Iwi'lonly ' mention ona more , Bella
\ \ iH r , not at h"r Ik-a nthome , but very
fliMub'o In the hci-nes with "It. W , , ' and
showing ono how charming the lonely
woman could bo with "poor neg
lected pa. "
Wedding * .
Tlioro ia an old Kngllsh saying -that
Mny mnrringcfl nro unlucky , but It Is
plain that the proverb Hies In the face
of nature. It Is In the spring that ani
mated beitigi feel the thrill of renewed
vitality and the pulsations of sympathy
and joy , and May , In our latitude , Is the
quihtcsscnco of the vernal Reason , Bays
the Now York Lodger. The May-day
festival of our English forefathers was
of immemorial antiquity , and , although
its symbolism was lost sight of , it bore
interesting testimony to the primeval
recognition of the promptings of
spring.
If May wcro not pre-eminently the
month of weddings , human beings would
disobey an nll-porvuwlvo impulse of the
world in which they live. They can no
inoro resist the incitntion to connubial
happiness that dawns with the vernal
equinox , than they can withstand the
sense of decay and depression that seems
inseparable from the short December
days. It was a profound physiological
principle 10 whlcli Tennyson gave felicl-
tious expression In "Locksloy Ilnll" :
"In the spring n livelier iris changes on the
burnished dove ,
In the spring n young man's fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love. "
Tennyson Is not , however , the only
poet who has been n clo o observer of
physiological phenomena and who has
noticed how , in the heyday of vernal ex
pansion , the animal as well as the vege
table world takes on a new and special
beauty , and is fraught with suggestions
of nuptial bliss. The Greek anthology
is full of pwans to the spring. The Latin
singers nlso delighted to celebrate the
vernal period as the sweet rekindle ! * of
all genial impulses. .In Dante , in Po-
trach , in Arioslo , in Clement Marot and
Konsnrd , and in old English ballads , the
oeiiignant witchery of spring is signal
ized. All agree that in the vernal sea
son the heart of the young lover is pe
culiarly susceptible , and that then the
lady of his dreams is clothed with a
transccndnnt loveliness. It has often
been remarked , moreover , that in nov
els , which , as Fielding says , are modern
epics , a marriage destined to bo happy
is reprcbcnted as solemnized in the
spring , and indeed , by preference , in the
merry month of May.
The pleasant season decked by nature
for wedding festivities is now at hand ,
and who that has a heart in his bo om
will not look on with gladncbs , while the
jocund bells ring out , the orange blos
soms exhale their intoxicating sweet
ness and the fruitful rico is scattered.
Appearance of n Woman's Foot.
On the principle that "All's well that
ends well , " the appearance of a woman's
foot is of supreme importance. Treat
your shoes tenderly. Have ono pair
sacred to rainy weather , for rubbers
ruin fine leather. Avoid varnish and
blacking of ull kinds , and' substitute
vn&eline. First , rub your shoes with n
piece of old black silk , then apply the
vaseline with a soft , black kid glove ,
says a writer in the Ladies' Homo Jour
nal. If you insist on your dressmaker
facing your gowns with velvet or velve
teen instead of braid , you will lessen
your shoemaker's bills and be saved
from the purple blemish on the instep
caused bv the movements of the skirts
in walking. When buttons come oil
don't hunt up old shoes nnd use the
shabby buttons , but invest 5 cents in a
card of shining black beauties , and have
them ready for emergencies. Ono old
button spoils the style of a shoo. Guit-
ors are characteristic things nnd cover
n multitude of defects. Half-worn boots
will last a long time under their kindly
protection. Now is a good time to buy
them , and in most shops you can got a
pair for. $1.65. To save your'over.ing
shoes and slippers invest in a pair of
white tloeco-lined arctic boots , which
will cost $2 , but save ten times that
amount in carriage hire und medicine ,
not to mention the shoes themselves.
After removing your shoos put them in
correct position by pulling up the uppers
and lapping the Oap over and fastening
ono or two buttons. Then pinch the instep
stop down to the too , bringing the full
ness up instead of allowing it to sag
down into the blovonly breadth of half-
worn foot-gear. A boot that is kicked
off and allowed to lie whore it falls , or is
thrown into the closet , will soon lose
bhttdo and gloss.
Too Much Ijl lit for Women.
A good many young club men have
been wondering all winter why the la
dies wliom the escort to the theaters and
other evening amusements object , 'with
singular unanimity , to going to a cer
tain well known restaurant for a mid
night supper , says the Now York Sun.
The cuibino nnd attendance there nro
universally praised , and the hotel is a
very popular eating place with , the la
dies of society in the daytime.
"I have been puzzled all winter over
this , " said a club man yesterday , "and
only last night did I discover it. I had
been to the opera with a very charming
young woman. As wo drove away after
the play I suggested this restaurant for
supper.
" 'I don't like the Brunswick , ' she
said.
said."I
"I have asked a dozen ladles to explain -
plain to mo this objection without suc
cess , nnd I repeated the inquiry. My
companion looked nt mo with an amused
and half-wicked expression , and then
said , with a toss of the head and a laugh :
" 'You men are awfully btupid. Really ,
don't you know ? '
"I reasserted my Ignorance.
' 'Never toll any ono I told you , ' ro-
plled my companion , 'but It is because
the electric lights at the Brunswick nro
brighter tlmu those of any other cafe in
town. '
" 'What's that got to do with it ? I
never know women objected to being
seen when they nro dressed up. I
thought they liked It. '
" 'Thoy do , but the electric light is a
spv on n woman's complexion. If she is
painted , the olectrlo light tells the story.
If there bo a hidden wrinkle , the light
points it out. Now drive down to the
house , and in the future don't ask
your friends too many questions. '
Grant's Sudileii ItUo to Great ness.
Ho was nt West Point only to bo a
poor scholar and to graduate with llttlo
promise nnd less expectancy from his
instructors. In the "barter nnd trade o
his western homo ho was invariably
cheated , says Chauncoy Depow in his
"After Dinner Speeches. " As 11 subaltern
olllcer in the Moxlcan war , which ho detested -
tested , ho simply did his duty and made
no impress upon his companions or
superiors. Asawood-eollor hownsbcuton
by nil the wood-choppers of Missouri.
As iv merchant ho could not compote
with his rivals. As a clerk ho was ti
listless dreamer , nnd yet the moment
supreme command devolved upon
him the dross disappeared , dullness and
indifference gave way to a clarlllcd In
tellect which grasped the situation with
the power of inspiration. The larger the
Hold , the greater the peril , the more
mighty the results dependent upon the
isbuo , the more superbly ho rose to all
the requirements of the emergency.
From serene heights , unclouded by pas
sion , jealousy , or fear , ho surveyed the
whole boundless field of operations , nnd
with unerring skill forced each part to
work in harmony with the general plan.
The only commander v , ho never lost a
battle , his victories wcro not luck , but
catno from genius und pluck.
NOT SO BIC AS HE TIIOUCIIT ,
President Adams Waa a Qreat Surprise to
This Cowboy ,
BISMAKOK GROUND TEE ORGAN.
The Crown Prince Danced to Ills PipIng -
Ing on This "Occasion Ilnmlnll
on Christianity IJInninrok
Got Ills Boom.
It is voraciously chronicled that once
upon n time , while traveling west of
Omaha , Mr. Charles Francis Adams was
visited in his private car by a typical
cowboy , dressed in regulation costume ,
says the Now York Tribune. Ho was us
much above the average height as Mr.
Adams was below It. Turning to the
railway president , ho inquired :
"Bo you Charles Francis Adams ? "
"Yes , " was the reply.
"Charles Francis Adams , president of
the Pacific road ? "
"Yes. "
"Then you are the man who writes
thobo heavy railroad .articles for the
papers ? "
"Yes. "
"Gracious , but I expected to sco some
body seven feet high ! _ . You ain't as big
a man as I thought you was , anyhow ! "
IHsiunrok ns nn Organ Grinder.
Prince Bismarck was ono day passing
through the royal palace at Berlin ,
when ho entered a room in which the
young princes wore merrily romping
and dancing to the music of a barrel or
gan. The youngsters insisted that Prince
Bismarck should stay and dance with
them , says the St. James Gazette. "I
am too old , " said the stilt and stately
septuagenarian , "and really I cannot
dance , but if the crown prince
will dance I will grind the organ. "
The bargain was at once
struck. The crown prince joined
his two brothers , and Prince Bismarck
ground away merrily at the organ while
the children dauucd"on in high glee. .In
the midst of their mirth the door opened
and the young kaiser entered. V-IIo
smiled to see the redoubtable relcli'i-
kanzler grinding the barrel organ and ,
after a word of greeting to his hens , ho
observed in mock displeasure to Prince
Bismarck , "You begin in good time to
make the heir apparent dance to your
piping. Why , this is the fourth genera
tion of Hohcn/ollcrus to whom you de
vote yourself I"
BliifTGeneral Sherman.
Not long ago the phonograph was ex
hibited at a meeting in the Equitable
building and a message which Mr. Glad
stone had talked into it in London was
whined out by the mysterious instrument
for the amusement of the audience. Gen
eral Sherman and other distinguished
persons had been invited to at
tend for the purpose of hear
ing this , says a Now York let
ter. But after Gladstone had spoken
via the phonograph the representative
of some building and iron associations
undertook , as an eve witness expressed
it , "to ring in his little ad. " "Hold on
there ! " said General Sherman. "We
came to hear the phonograph , and our
mission is now ended. I " "But ,
general , " "I pronounce this meet
ing adjourned. " And the other celeb
rities , seeing that an effort was in progress -
gross for "using" them , applauded the
general to the echo.
Itnmlull on Christianity.
"Two years ago , " said Mr. John P.
Miller , "I happened to be in the room of
the house committee on appropriations
talking with several of the members of
the committee , " says the Boston Her
ald. "Randall , then chairman of the
committee , sat in his place at the head
of the table writing letters and appar
ently paying no attention to the con
versation. Wo talked about many sub
jects , and finally drifted past philosophy
on to religion. I said nothing on the
subject , but the others expressed in turn
skeptical views of religion. Apparently
Knndnll was not listening , but when wo
got through ho rose to his feet in that
masterful way which made him so im
pressive in the house , his face stern but
bright , and said in his crisp way :
" Gentlemen , Christianity is truth.
The man who doubts it discredits his
own intelligence. I have examined this
matter for myself. '
"I think I never heard anything
more solemn or impressive. No ono else
had a word to say. Itandall waited for a
response , and seeing that none was forth
coming walked dignifiedly out. "
IIuvvthorno'H Juice on Ills Uncle.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Uncle Manning
was a horticulturist , and in the spring of
18 ± 3 was much troubled by nn insect
which attacked his trecH , says the Lewiston -
ton Journal. Just at tl s time there ap
peared in the Palladium newspaper a mi
nute description of t ° ho insect , its origin ,
progress and the best method for exter
minating it. Mr. Manning was so pleased
with the article that he ordered several
copies of the paper for distribution among
his horticultural friends. At this time
Hawthorne was a student at Bow-
doin college , and happened to arrive
homo just when his uncle was receiving
the paper and commenting freely on the
article. Hawthorne said to u young
friend , "I wrote that article. " "But
what do you know about bugs ? " inquired
his friend , "Nothing , " was the reply ;
"I wrote It to pass away an idle hour ,
and it was entirely made up from my
imagination. Now , if Uncle Robert
should find it out ho would bo very
angry ; so vou must keep my secret. I
have not the slightest knowledge of this
or any other insect.
IllHiiiarok Got III * Rootfl.
Stories about Bismarck are in order
now and hero is ono which goes back to
the days when ho was a student in the
university , says the Now York Sun , IIo
was invited to nn evening party , where
there was a chance to dance with the
prettiest girl of the tcwn. Ho ordered
a pair of patent leather boots for the oc
casion and gave the shoemaker to under
stand that they should bo promptly dono.
The latter was very busy and although
ho promised ; like all sons of Crispin ho
intended to defer the job to a future
period. The evening before the party
Bismarck came to him. "Well , how
about my boots ? " said ho. "Can't pos
sibly have them done , sir , " was the an
swer.
"Ah , by thunder , I have something to
Bay about that ! " roared Bismarck , and
ho loft the shop. In about half an hour
ho returned with "two enormous dogs.
"Do you see these dogs ? " ho asked.
"Yes , sir. "
"Well , I swear now that if you haven't
my boots ready tomorrow evening 111
make them tear you to pieces. "
Every hour afterward a hired messen
ger came to the bootmaker and warned
him to hnvo the boots done , tolling him
that his llfo really was in danger because -
cause the tudont was eruzy , and would
surely s < f ih > dogs on him If ho failed.
BlbiuuivK got his boots.
Von Moltko Hunted Hnhtor KK I > .
In the court news of the first Euster
holiday was the announcement : "After
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It is worse than nonsense to buy a cheap article with -which to damage valuable
a property. Scouring soap is at best only a trifling expense , but with a poor and cheap
article it ia likely to do considerable damage to fine marble or other property.
For Sapolio has stood as the finest and best article of this kind in the world. It knows no equal , and ,
many years
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Auy grocer will supply it.
breakfast the emperor and empress went
out to Bollcvuo to hunt Etibtor eggs. "
This egg hunting was accomplinietl with
sonio curious and intorg.sting scenes , says
the Berliner Botvon-C'ouricr. The peu-
oral field marshal. Count Moltko , had
boon invited by the emperor to take part
hi the sport , nnd appeared in the after
noon nt Castle Bellevue with a big bas
ket of colored eggs. The emperor and
empress and the old field marshal hid
the eggs and then followed the little
princes about in the shrubbery to watch
them capture the gay prizes.
That lasted thrco-qimrtora of nn
hour. At length the children were
called and the empress hid some mag
nificently decorated eggs for the great
Moltko himself. The famous strategist
concentrated every ono of his wits on
the egg hunt. Indeed , ho was not
n&htuned to pick hi * way on his hands
and knees through the flower gardens ,
where the empress had concealed most
of the eggs , llo worked conscientiously
till almost 0 o'clock. At 0'tho pedestri
ans in the Thiorgartcn saw the emperor
and empress lenvo the castle with
Moltko in his carriage close behind
them. On the seat bcsido the dignified
field marshal was a big basketful of
fancy colored oggs. Every ono stared
at the eggs und wondered how they got
on the same scat with Count Moltko , but
few , if any , guo&sed that his venerable
excellency had earned thorn with the
sweat of his brow.
A Good Ono on the Governor.
Ex-Govornor Harrison of Connecticut
was a fisherman of the Izauk Walton
typo in the days of his physical activity ,
and thereby hangs n story which ho has
been known to toll on himself with great
gusto , says nn exchange. Ho had been
into the streams in thu northern part of
the state for trout when a mongrel dog
followed him out of the woods and in
sisted on accompanying him to town.
The cur was so sorry looking that the
governor stopped nt the first house ,
where an Irish laborer lived , and gnvo
the man u dollar to tie up the animal.
The event was forgotten , when six or
eight weeks later , as ho was fishing
again in the same neighborhood ,
the governor was confronted with nn
irate man wlio demanded an accounting
for that dog. "You etolo my dog and
sold him to Tim Mulcahy for n dollar , "
assorted the man , us hp brandished n big
club. It took the governor n long time
to explain matters , nnd ho did not suc
ceed in satisfying the owner of the dog
until n $5 bill had pa s&u between them.
The governor's drivetv was nn Irish lad.
As they wcro going libjno that night the
governor was very thoughtful. IIo had
told the lad nbout tlio occurcuoo , und
finally ho said :
c-'Mvu pretty rough on mo , Pat. I was
never accused of stealing a dog before. "
"That is pretty rough , yor honor , "
said the lad nalvly , "but I wor never ac
cused of btealin' aunything bofaro. "
Dr. Dopow's Mneiy Faccta.
Mr. Dopow lias bl'on interviewed
oftener , perhaps , than.othor two mon In
the United States , nml his good nature
and tact in that line id somr-thing pro
verbial , says the All4uta Constitution.
"No , " ho laughed , in rc'jily to the
question , "I don't know that I o\or got
tired of thorn reporters and I believe
that the year round an average of ton a
day call at my olllce. Of cour.so , experi
ence is as valuable to a man frequently
interviewed ns to the man who inter
views by profession.
" 1 read all the New York papers , and
very frequently I wonder at the ingenu
ity of thc&o people. For example : Mr.
Vnndorbilt fell dead at 3 o'clock ono
afternoon. By 4 o'clock it was known
all over the city , nnd there was a regi
ment of reporters at the hou&o in little
or no timo. I told them all to meet at
my ofllco at 7 o'clock , and they wcro
thoro. For two hours I was talking and
then for two hours more I was kept busy
answering questions. The agreement
was that I was not to bo known in the
matter.
"Next morning there was Mr. Vandor-
biltns a financier , by a prominent broker.
Mr. Vnndorbilt ab a lover of fine hoitcsby )
a prominent road man. Mr. Vanderbilt
as a lover of sports , by an old friend
found at the Windsor. Thcro wore from
six to a do/en dilTerent people talking in
each paper , and as a matter of fact they
had scon only one. Of course it was ten
fold more Interesting as they made it
up. "
Colonel Hooker's Good Dinner.
A good story is going the rounds of the
press now about Colonel Gcorgo W.
Hooker of Vermont telling how ho nnd
ex-Congressman W. L. Scott of Penn
sylvania breakfasted together inTTow
York ono day , nnd how the millionaire
coal operator told Colonel Hooker that
ho would give all his worldly possessions
for a good appetite this after seeing
Colonel Hooker devour n breakfast of
enormous proportions. A gentleman who
read the paragraph in a Washington
paper said to n correspondent of the Now
York Tribune :
"I have a sequel to that story , without
which it is really not complete. Colonel
Hooker is fond of drinking tis well as of
eating. Ono day ho was going down
Broadway in Now York , with the light
of a recent experience beaming in his
eye , when ho mot a friend who was well
acquainted with his convivial habits.
' 'Hollo , Hooker ! ' said thin friend.
'Whore have you becnV
" 'Been to dinner,1 said Colonel Hooker -
or , his oycs rolling in his head nnd hit *
lips moving as though some sweet ilavor
lingered on them still.
" 'Did you have u good dinner ? ' said
his friend.
" 'Good dinner ? ' said Hooker. 'Good
dinner ? The finest dinner I over had. '
" "What did you oat ? ' said his friend.
" 'EatV'faaid Colonel Hooker. 'Eat ? Wo
didn't cat. Wo drank. ' "
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