Here, let me fix it," and he pulled the tie loose.
"I did hab a lot ob trubble wid dat tie," agreed the colored man.
"It's too far around," went on Sam, and gave the tie a jerk, first one way and another.

Then he began to tie it, shoving Aleck again as he did so.
In the meantime Tom had gotten behind the colored man and was blowing up the rubber rabbit.

As the rubber expanded Aleck's coat went up with it, until it looked as if the man was humpbacked.

Then Tom fastened the hose, so the wind could not get out of it.

Next the youth brought out a bit of chalk and in big letters wrote on the black coat as follows: I have got to HUMP to catch the widow.
"Now your tie is something like," declared Sam, after a wink from Tom.
"It outshines everything I ever saw." "I'se got to be a going," answered Aleck.