Thinking he had done something worthy of a penny, he added to Billy Buch's woe by taking off his comical cap and passing it around for a collection.
He was honest in it, but the crowd took it as irony, and amid their laughter Jud and Billy slipped away.
Uncle Billy, the stake-holder, in handing the money over to the Italian, remarked:
“Wal, it don't look so much ag'in nachur now, after all.”
“Breens uppa dar”—smiled the Italian as he put ten eagles into Archie B.'s hand. All of which made Archie B. vain, for the crowd now cheered him as they had jeered before.
“Come, let's go, Ozzie B.,” he said. “They ain't no man livin' can stand too much heroism.”