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"Good Lord!" exclaientleman

"'Stand an' deliver!' roars the

'is heye at the pistols, pulls up, an' there 'e is, starin' down at

the 'ighvay up at 'ihvayuess you 're Black Dan' 'Sure as you 're born!' sez Black

Dan, 'I've 'eered o' you before to-day, 'Andsome 'Arry,' sez 'e,

'an' meant to make your acquaintance afore this, but I 've been kep'

too busy till to-night,' sez 'e, 'but 'ere ve are at last,' 'e sez,

'an' now--vot d' ye think o' that?' sez 'e, an' pi'nts a pistol

under my feyther's werry nose Now, as I think I 've 'inted afore,

e-ful cove, so 'e took a

look at the , an' nodded 'It's a pistol, ain't it?'

sez 'e 'Sure as you're settin' on that there box, it is,' sez Black

Dan, 'an' 'ere's another' 'An' werry good veppings too,' sezvith me, Black Dan?' 'First

of all, I vants you to come down off that box,' sez Black Dan 'Oh?'

sez my feyther, cool as a coocumber 'Ah!' sez Black Dan 'Verefore

an' v'y?' enkvires s in rinned under 'is mask 'I vants

you, so, 'Andsome 'Arry--come down!' sez 'e Now I've told you as my

feyther vos the boldest--"

"Yes, yes," cried the fussy gentleman "Well?"