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104:<br />

DANGER IN THE DARK.<br />

down his throat, "There's noth<strong>in</strong>g like a man's ex·<br />

t<strong>in</strong>guish<strong>in</strong>g himself."<br />

" Is that fellow one of us I" muttered young Allen,<br />

star<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> besotted specimen of humanity, but<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r too tipsy to see with perfect accuracy; "upon<br />

my word," he cont<strong>in</strong>ued, if he's not ext<strong>in</strong>guished<br />

pretty soon, he'll become a conflagration - his nose<br />

is even now <strong>in</strong> a blaze."<br />

"Be spar<strong>in</strong>g of your jests, young man," signifi.<br />

cantly remarked <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ebriate; "you may one day be<br />

an object of derision yourself, for I perceive you're<br />

travel<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> same road that hal? brought me to <strong>the</strong><br />

state I'm <strong>in</strong>."<br />

" Pray sir, <strong>in</strong>form me, what state are you <strong>in</strong> j"<br />

" In a state of rags and wretchedness, as you may<br />

see, unless too drunk to use your eyesight."<br />

"It is with some difficulty, I must own, that my<br />

lookers perform <strong>the</strong>ir functions; but by <strong>the</strong> aid of <strong>the</strong><br />

lighthouse you carry upon your face, as a warn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to tempest-tossed mar<strong>in</strong>ers on <strong>the</strong> sea of life, I 'm able<br />

to determ<strong>in</strong>e your whereabouts."<br />

"Take <strong>the</strong> caution, <strong>the</strong>n reckless boy, and bewarel"<br />

d" 'd<br />

"I'll try and steer clear of red-nose islan ; Ba1<br />

Allen, stagger<strong>in</strong>g toward <strong>the</strong> door and beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

cast up accounts; for his rebellious stomach protested<br />

loudly aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> poisonous liquors that had been imposed<br />

upon it <strong>in</strong> such extravagant quautities.<br />

" Better make for cape-look-out <strong>the</strong>n; for I perceive<br />

you've already got to puk<strong>in</strong>g sound; and that'& <strong>the</strong><br />

route to b10at-be11y-bayand rednose island."

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