"Quad's odds"; . In the Stocks. zens came at me with stocks as soon as I got off the seemed to take me for a banker, and they shovedstocks at me until my head swam. 80 DIVIDED BY SIXTEEN. 81 When they found that I didnt want any stocks they ten-dered me the hospitalities of the town—at #6 per day. Iwas astonished at the way they charged for things at FortScott. It was two shillings an inch to ride in the omni-bus for instance. I couldnt be convinced of the fact untilthe omnibus driver hauled out a revolver and said he hadnttime to count more than four. In the afternoon one of the ald
"Quad's odds"; . In the Stocks. zens came at me with stocks as soon as I got off the seemed to take me for a banker, and they shovedstocks at me until my head swam. 80 DIVIDED BY SIXTEEN. 81 When they found that I didnt want any stocks they ten-dered me the hospitalities of the town—at #6 per day. Iwas astonished at the way they charged for things at FortScott. It was two shillings an inch to ride in the omni-bus for instance. I couldnt be convinced of the fact untilthe omnibus driver hauled out a revolver and said he hadnttime to count more than four. In the afternoon one of the aldermen wanted me to goover and look at some city lots, with a view to gladly consented, having in mind the establishment of a. Astor Would Have Done It. soap factory which should make the town uninhabitable,but I didnt strike a bargain. His lots didnt seem to bewell drained. He remarked that I didnt have that specu-lative turn of nature which made Astor what he is, and Igot back to the depot and paid a dollar an hour for theprivilege of sitting on the edge of a half-inch fence-boarduntil the train came along. I also visited Denver. Denver is a very enterprisingtown. Sixteen different hackmen seized me as soon as Igot off the cars, and I was divided into sixteen pieces anddistributed among the hotels and boarding houses. I wasa whole day getting together again, and I have neverfelt like my old self since. The landlords of Denver are very nice men, and they F 82 SUDDEN LOSS OF APPETITE. dont let the residents of the country around there inter-rupt a strangers harmony of mind. I happened incident-ally, at the supper table, to remark that the earth movedaround the sun, when a native sprang up and yelled at me : Y
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