Agin he bowed that dretful perlite, courteous bow, and agin I put in
that noble curchey.

It wuz a hour long to be remembered by any one who wuz fortunate enough
to witness it; and sez he--

"I am sensible of the distinguished honor you do me, Madam; accept my
profound thanks."

I then turned to his wife, and sez I, "Miss Christobel Colon Toledo
Ohio--"

I got kinder mixed up here by my emotions, and the efforts my curcheys
had cost me; I hadn't ort to mentioned the word Ohio.

But I waded out agin--"De La Cerda Y Gante--

"As a pardner of Columbus, and also as a female woman, I bid you also
welcome to America in the name of woman, and I tender to you also the
freedom of Jonesville, and Loontown, and Zoar.

"And you," sez I, "Honorable Maria Del Pillow Colon Y Aguilera--

"You sweet little creeter you, I'd love to have you come and stay with
me a week right along, you pretty thing." Sez I, "How proud your Grandpa
would be of you if he wuz here!"

My feelin's had carried me away, and I felt that I had lost the formal,
polite tone of etiquette that I had intended to carry on through the