Both promised to do so; and shaking hands with his two friends, Toney went out and closed the door, but immediately opened it again and said,—
"Tom, when you take another siesta, remember to bolt the door and keep Bull out. Good-by!"
CHAPTER XXIV.
"Simon, my love," said Mrs. Rump, as she handed her affectionate spouse a cup of coffee at breakfast, "what lawyer have you got to speak to the jury in our great case against the Canal Company?"
"Why, my angel," said Simon, "I have got Mr. Pate, the great lawyer in Mapleton."
"Is Mr. Pate the bald-headed man who sometimes reads the prayers in church?" asked the angel.
"He is the man," said Simon.
"He must be a very good man," said the mother of the seven sweet little cherubs.