fine shape. Grease, in its barmiest days, near projuced a more
hefty cavileer. Gazin upon him admiringly for a spell, Elizy
(for that was her name) organized herself into a tabloo, and
stated as follers.

"Ha! do me eyes deceive me earsight? Is it some dreams? No, I
reckon not! That frame! them store close! those nose! Yes, it is
me own, me only Moses!"

He (Moses) folded her to his hart, with the remark that he was "a
hunkey boy."

CHAPTER II.--WAS MOSES Of NOBLE BIRTH?

Moses was foreman of Engine Co. No. 40. Forty's fellers had just
bin havin an annual reunion with Fifty's fellers, on the day I
introjuce Moses to my readers, and Moses had his arms full of
trofees, to wit: 4 scalps, 5 eyes, 3 fingers, 7 ears, (which he
chawed off) and several half and quarter sections of noses. When
the fair Elizy recovered from her delight at meetin Moses, she
said:--"How hast the battle gonest? Tell me!"

"We chawed 'em up--that's what we did!" said the bold Moses.

"I thank the gods!" said the fair Elizy. "Thou did'st excellent
well. And, Moses," she continnered, layin her hed confidinly
agin his weskit, "dost know I sumtimes think thou istest of noble
birth?"

"No!" said he, wildly ketchin hold of hisself. "You don't say