'We will do better to be less selfish,' said he, 'and talk of our great nation.' "'Well,' says I, 'how do we stand here in Europe?
Do we maintain the high pitch we had, or do we sing a note lower than we did ?' "Well, he walked up and down the room, with his hands onder his coat-tails, for ever so long, without a sayin' of a word.

At last, sais he, with a beautiful smile that was jist skin deep, for it played on his face as a cat's-paw does on the calm waters, 'What was you a sayin.' of, Mr.Slick ?' saw he.
"'What's our position to Europe ?' sais I, 'jist now; is it letter A, No.

1 ?' "'Oh!' sais he, and he walked up and down agin, cypherin' like to himself; and then says he, 'I'll tell you; that word Socdolager, and the trade of preachin', and clockmakin', it would be as well to sink here; neither on 'em convene with dignity.

Don't you think so ?' "'Sartainly,' sais I; 'it's only fit for talk over a cigar, alone.

It don't always answer a good, purpose to blart every thing out.