4/17 You be's welcome to my little home. Yees, mine friend, you shall be so welcome as I can make you." Hanz shook him heartily by the hand, and invited him to sit down. "Der's no man what comes nor goes hungry to my house." The stranger bowed and said, "Thank you--you are very kind; but I supped on the other side of the sea, and have no need for any more." "Mine gracious!" exclaimed Hanz. "You comes all de way from New York to she me. You eats anoder shupper, shure." The stranger persisted that he would eat no more that night. |