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 A KENTUCKY COLONEL RENTING ROOMS

", one thing more—de name of monsieur?"

"Colonel Zachariah Mart—"

"Alors, Alors, it must dat monsieur pay to me of advance."

"But why in thunderation didn't you tell me at first?"

"Ah, because monsieur did not tell to me vat he be one Colonel. I do not have, monsieur, of fait'  in peoples military. Dere vas one Captain vat swindle me of sixty dollaire, one Major vat cheat me of fifty dollaire, one Doctor Military of t'irty-nine dollaire, one Colonel of one hoondred and elefen dollaire. And dere was one General vat ask me de oder day—"