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Lawton expressed the opinion that Chillicothe, of that State, was the

finest town on top of earth

Bennington presuht hi other necessary articles, he

had brought with hihtened; Davidson went into the cabin after glasses and

a corkscrew He found the corkscrew all right, but apparently had solasses They could hear hi

vociferously for Mrs Arthur Mrs Arthur had gone to the spring for

water In a few ly

red of face

"Consarn the the tin cups on the

porch "They locks up an' conceals things most damnable Ain't a

tuht," assured Lawton consolingly, picking up one of

the cups and exareat care

"I reckon they'll hold the likker, anyhow," agreed Davidson

They passed the bottle politely to de Laney, and the latter helped

hilad the tin cups had been necessary, for

it enabled him to conceal the smallness of his dose Lawton filled his

own up to the brim; Davidson followed suit

"Here's how!" observed the latter, and the two old turtlebacks drank