| Show one man lia lil the pessimism of some men is simply astounding said a visitor in the city why I 1 know a fellow who actually insulted another man for saving his life the way it happened was this A devilish brig bright but sort of a chap named whittaker was casono one day sitting bitting on the veranda of a country I 1 hotel in a southwestern town chatting with a number of 61 friends someone bomena happened to call him byname by name a and nd an old white edid ing near byname I By i came me wal waltzing thins ap alj to totne me crow crowd d and landholding holding out oat his hia hand to whittaker said Is your name whittaker yes was tho the reply I 1 aint you yon little willie offlie whittaker of lesville balesville Ba ark yes again well dont you remember the tha time you fell off a flatboat into the river about twenty years tom ago a and nd h how 0 w yo yond U d W a got drowned it 1 I dived in and saved I 1 you 11 yes whittaker said 1 I do you old fool what good d did ill it d do ive been playing poker for twenty years yeara and never kicked and cuffed 7 won on a cent ive been ov over er fourteen i n states and im out of a job now goodby an and d the really indignant d ign ant whittaker stumped clumped off down the steps leaving his hia innocent be benefactor no aghast with surprise st louis louia republic |
