. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . 90 WIT BOUGHT. energy, and enlivened the way by his jokesand his pleasant observations. It was in the autumn when we began OUTjourney, and I remember one evening, whenwe had stopped at a tavern, and were sittingby a blazing fire, a young fellow came in witha new hat on: it was very glossy, and theyouth seemed not a little proud of it. Heappeared also to be in excellent humor withhimself, and had, withal, a presuming andconceited air. Approaching where Mat wassitting, warming himself by the fire, theyoung man shoved him a little aside,
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . 90 WIT BOUGHT. energy, and enlivened the way by his jokesand his pleasant observations. It was in the autumn when we began OUTjourney, and I remember one evening, whenwe had stopped at a tavern, and were sittingby a blazing fire, a young fellow came in witha new hat on: it was very glossy, and theyouth seemed not a little proud of it. Heappeared also to be in excellent humor withhimself, and had, withal, a presuming andconceited air. Approaching where Mat wassitting, warming himself by the fire, theyoung man shoved him a little aside, saying, Come, cannot you make room for yourbetters? To be sure I can for such a handsomegentleman as yourself, said Mat, good na-turedly: he then added, That is a beautiful hat you have got on, si: ; it looks like areal salamander! Well, said the youth, it is a prettygood hat, I believe; but whether it is a s?1^-mander or not, I cannot say. Let me see it, said Olmsted and,taking it in his hand, he felt it with histhumb ard finger, smelt it, and smoothed. s THE JOURNEY To VTK A.,
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