| Show BLATANT patriotism an american who remembered III country before else A couple of englishmen en route for rome were joined by an american whose blatant patriotism first amused then bored hem no matter what was admirable bioti or rare there waa always something in ameriba to eclipse it according to our countryman the Britis hers determined to teach tho yankee a lesson and taking advantage of the thirst of choir compan ion they plied him with all the liquor that he could be induced io absorb and then proposed a visit to the cata combs before they reached their destination they were obliged to guide nis errant steps between them and at length overcome by drowsiness the american begged to be left alone to lie down at his ease when sounds as of a discharge of musketry issued at regular intervals from the nose of the prostrate patriot his companions eon eluded that ho was dreaming of the fourth of july and would therefore be oblivious of anything at hand producing a sneed purloined from their hotel and until now carefully concealed they wrapped the sleeper like a mummy in its folds and then left him to do the catacombs cata combs on their own account returning an hour later they found him still sleeping one of them than drew from under his coat a tin fish horn and blew upon it a blast that only elicited a grunt and produced a fluttering of the eyelids of the sleeper A second blasts however longer and louder brought him to a sitting posture with eyes wide open and senses all alert A moment of bewilderment and then he exclaimed joyously gabriels crumpl resurrection dayl first man cupl hurray america still cheadl harpers magazine |
