"Come right in, sir.

De colonel am smoking a cigar on de back piazza." Frank followed the servant through the hall which intersected the house, and stepped out on the back piazza.
A stout, elderly gentleman was taking his ease in a large rustic rocking chair.
"Good-evening, Col.

Vincent," our hero said.
"Good-evening, Frank, my boy," said the colonel, heartily.

"Glad to see you.

Haven't you gone back to school ?" "Yes, sir; but I came home to spend Sunday.