| Show THE BASHFUL MAN MAI washington irving at a party in in england one day playfully asserted that the love of annexation which the anglo saxon race displayed on every occa n cinn P hote d probably pro biHy from its isi honie rather than its greediness ness s balu As s a proof he cited the story of a bashful 1 friend of his who being inked to a dinner party pany sat down at the table next to the hostess m in a 9 great reat state of ex excitement ca bement owing to his recluse life A few glasses of wine wine mounting cr to his brain ed his confusion ard small remains of his presence of mind casting his eyes down don n he saw on his lap some white linen liden my aly heavens thought he my at my waistband M R immediately commenced to to tuck in in the P of his dress but the more he tucked ih in the more there seemed to remain at last he made a desperate effort when a sudden crash around him and a scream from the company compan brought rought him to his senses sensa ff ho czi anil bri been oil 11 the time stuffing Z the table cloth into into his breeches and the last time had swept swe t everything clean off the jable thus ibus our bashful annexed a talie cloth thinking it the tail of his own shirt |
