George Ade

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Once there was an Indian who had a Way of putting on all his Feathers and breaking out of theReservation. For three Weeks at a Stretch he gave a Correct Imitation of the Shining Light who passes the Basketand superintends the Repairs on the Parsonage. He was entitled to a Mark of 100 for Deportment. With his Meals he drank a little Polly. After Dinner he smoked one Perfecto and then, when he hadput in a frolicsome Hour or so with the North American Review, he crawled into the Hay at 9.30P. M. At last he accumulated a Sense of Virtue that was hard to carry around. He was proud of himselfwhen he counted up the number of days during which he had stuck to the Straight and Narrow. Itseemed to him that he deserved a Reward. So he decided to buy himself a little Present, somethingcosting about 15 cents. He picked out a First-Class Place where they had Electric Fans and Picturesby the Old Masters. He poured out a Working-man's Size-the kind that makes the Barkeep stopwiping up and look unfriendly for a Moment or two.