"Quad's odds"; . permit. When he fell, his companions hastened away,jumping their bills without even a promise to return someday and square up. Then, when the sailors had sailed away, the nativesfound themselves with one hundred and fifty pounds offresh meat on their hands. The weather was warm, theice supply had given out, and the question arose whetherthey should let all that meat spoil or eat it. Times wereclose, taxes high, and who can blame them for havingdecided to bake the Captain and have the good of him ? He was duly baked, and if he could have only realizedwhat a gorgeous bread-brown
"Quad's odds"; . permit. When he fell, his companions hastened away,jumping their bills without even a promise to return someday and square up. Then, when the sailors had sailed away, the nativesfound themselves with one hundred and fifty pounds offresh meat on their hands. The weather was warm, theice supply had given out, and the question arose whetherthey should let all that meat spoil or eat it. Times wereclose, taxes high, and who can blame them for havingdecided to bake the Captain and have the good of him ? He was duly baked, and if he could have only realizedwhat a gorgeous bread-brown color they got on him hewouldnt have laid up a hard thought against the Hooper took advantage of the occasion to make anational banquet, and all his friends were invited in. TheCaptain had been baked whole, and he occupied the centerof the table. The King did the carving, and as one calledout that he would take an ear, another a wing, another aleg, and so forth, the royal carver carved away, and not. a thing occurred to mar the harmony of the the provisions had been disposed of, the glasseswere filled and the King himself announced the toast: Heres to the man we have eaten ! THOMAS TOMS, DECEASED.
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