keeping his gravity as well as he could. “Have you definitely abandoned the cane and umbrella business?”
“I have offered all my stock to my glerk. I shall spegulate around generally. I can always bake boney. I could go into Chaddam Sdreet, into the ready-made line. I’b thought to have a hadsome taste in gents’ clothing.”
Mr. Moses glanced at his own habiliments. They were, as was before suggested, somewhat more showy than our grave and colorless civilization approves. His race still retains much of the Oriental love for what we name barbaric splendors.
“Or,” continued he, “I could do a good thing id watches and chewelry. Young bed of good badders are always wanted to attract young ladies.”
“How old are you?” asked Brightly, all the while amazed and amused at the calm, precocious youth.
“By barber thinks I bust be about sixteed by the dowd od my chid. I’b probised a beard by dext winter.”
“Now, Doak,” said Brightly, “what do you think of Jacob’s resignation in your favor for Jelling’s sake, subject to my approval, — for I must be allowed a voice in the matter?”
“It’s very generous, sir.”
“It is gederous!” said Moses, loftily. “I abaddon, dot the chadce of baking by fortune, — thad is a drifle. I cad bake fortunes without drubble. Bud
