Shadowgraphs
I notice she bowed to you. Is she an old acquaintance?
Y-yes; we’re slightly acquainted. In fact, she’s a sort of distant relation. She was the first wife of my second wife’s first husband.
Do you want the court to understand, he said, that you refuse to renew your dog license?
Yessah, but—
We want no buts. You must renew the license or be fined. You know that it expired January 1, don’t you?
Yessah; so did de dog, sah.
That’s a nice-looking dog, remarked the kindly old gentleman, who takes an interest in everything.