Show accepting au an invitation A captain kesely one of the french overland expedition to cali cail ornia had bad ben b en staying at willarda willards a couple of weeks and during that time he be had been excessively annoyed by a particular cabman and deter zeter i mined minea to put a stop tolt to it accordingly one day coming out of the hotel and being ac coated as usual with take a ride today to day sir bir said he be would and be did fr he made the fellow tellow drive him first to the capitol then to the war department than to the nation hotel then back to the capitol and at last home to td hib bib hotel after some three hours I 1 on stepping out of the cabbe politely asked the driver to talle tare a drink with him and this thib exercise being performed inquired at the office forhia for hig his letters and started for his room As he reached the stairs the cabman stopped him hlin with but you have not paid mei met men I 1 paid you for what demanded deman jed jei the apparently aston astonished labed Bl mosely flaby why for the ride graciously exclaimed mosely here la Is a gentleman who for two successive weeks has bad the politeness to ask ing me to rl ri deans when today to day I 1 have found an opportunity to accept his bis polite invitation asks me to pay for ill A loud augh broke forth from the assembled bystanders by standers and the cabman finding himself pod eod stood treat and mosed va minus the pay for his three hours drive 1 i ile he never asked to ride atter arter |