A Kentucky cardinal ; and, Aftermath . HE Cobbs will be the deathof me before they gethere. The report spreadthat they and I had al-ready had a tremendousquarrel, and that, ratherthan live beside them, Ihad sold them my set flowing towards me for days a streamof people, like a line of ants passing to andfrom the scene of a terrific false alarm. I hadnothing to do but sit perfectly still and let eachant, as it ran up, touch me with its antennae,get the counter-sign, and turn back to the vil-lage ant-hill. Not all, however. Some remainedto hear me abuse the Cobbs; or, counting on30 my
A Kentucky cardinal ; and, Aftermath . HE Cobbs will be the deathof me before they gethere. The report spreadthat they and I had al-ready had a tremendousquarrel, and that, ratherthan live beside them, Ihad sold them my set flowing towards me for days a streamof people, like a line of ants passing to andfrom the scene of a terrific false alarm. I hadnothing to do but sit perfectly still and let eachant, as it ran up, touch me with its antennae,get the counter-sign, and turn back to the vil-lage ant-hill. Not all, however. Some remainedto hear me abuse the Cobbs; or, counting on30 my support, fell to abusing the Cobbs them-selves. When I made not a word of reply,except to assure them that I really had not quar-relled with the Cobbs, had nothing against theCobbs, and was immensely delighted that theCobbs were coming, they went away amazing!)cool and indignant. But for days I continuedto hear such things attributed to me that, hadthat young West-Pointer been in the neighbour-hood, and known how to shoot, he must in
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