Eye openers [electronic resource]: good things, immensely funny sayings and stories that will bring a smile upon the gruffest countenance . mout and bury him somewhere. All the boystook a drink and climbed down. It is notwell to go into further particulars. Let usdraw the curtain upon this act. 128 MARK TWAIN. Well, now, to think that after three chang-ing years I should hear from that curious oldrelic again, and see Dan advertising it for salefor the benefit of a benevolent object. Dan ieDot treating that present right. I gave thaipipe to him for a keepsake. However, heprobably finds that it
Eye openers [electronic resource]: good things, immensely funny sayings and stories that will bring a smile upon the gruffest countenance . mout and bury him somewhere. All the boystook a drink and climbed down. It is notwell to go into further particulars. Let usdraw the curtain upon this act. 128 MARK TWAIN. Well, now, to think that after three chang-ing years I should hear from that curious oldrelic again, and see Dan advertising it for salefor the benefit of a benevolent object. Dan ieDot treating that present right. I gave thaipipe to him for a keepsake. However, heprobably finds that it keeps away custom andinterferes with business. It is the most con-vincing inanimate object in all this part of theworld perhaps. Dan and I were room-matesin all that long Quaker City voyage, andwhenever I desired to have a little season ofprivacy I used to fire up on that pipe andpersuade Dan to go out; and he seldom waitedto change his clothes either. In about aquarter, or from that to three-quarters of aminute, he would be propping up the smoke*btack on the upper deck and cursing. Iwonder how the faithful old relic is goingto sell?. XXL SCIENCE v. LUCK. AT that time, in Kentucky (said the Knott, M. C), the law was verystrict against what it termed games ofchance. About a dozen of the boys weredetected playing seven-up or old sledge for money, and the grand jury found a truebill against them. Jim Sturgis was retainedto defend them when the case came up, ofcourse. The more he studied over the matterand looked into the evidence the plainer itwas that he must lose a case at last—therewas no getting around that painful boys had certainly been betting moneyon a game of chance. Even public sympathywas roused in behalf of Sturgis. People saidit was a pity to see him mar his successfulcareer with a big prominent case like this,which must go against him. But after several restless nights an inspiredidea flashed upon Sturgis, and he sprang outof bed delighted. He th
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