Look at that balloon, ladies and gentlemen, and tell me if you can, why should the spirit of mortals be proud?
For the man that rode her like a master and tamed her like she was a dove lies cold and dead in a western graveyard, ladies and gentlemen, and she is here, a useless and an idle vanity without the mind that made her go!" Well, he went on and he told a funny story about Alonzo, which I don't believe they ever was no Alonzo Ackerman, and a lot of 'em laughed; and he told a pitiful story, and they got sollum agin, and then another funny story.

Well, he had 'em listening, and purty soon most of the crowd is feeling in a good humour toward him, and one feller yells out: "Go it--you're a hull show yourself!" And some joshes him, but they don't seem to be no trouble in the air.

When they all look to be in a good humour he holds up a bill and asts how many has them.

Many has.

He says that is well, and then he starts to telling another story.