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The old galoot ought to have known better, and ought to have laid his hand upon our heads and said, "This is my son, in whom I am well pleased," "Bless you, my children", etc., etc.; but nobody expected him to be flourishing that ridiculous thing about his cranium and go to calling nick-names. People should never be too familiar, even with old acquaintances; and by way of showing a proper con- tempt for the old chap's behavior, I came away without closing the door or saying good-evening, and never called on him again.