identity, I was pleased with him, and it may not be superfluous to
remark that the more I saw of him, the more I wanted to see, and the
more I did see. About this time I had _two_ friends; there were _two_
active little men behind the bar, each throwing from double-barrelled
tumblers two streams of lemonade over his head, each with two flies in.
There were two beer-pumps, each with two dozen handles, and the number
of bottles and decanters was beyond computation. The floor rose up and
down in wooden billows, and knocked my hat off. I attempted to
remonstrate with floor, but at this juncture the floor clinched me; we
had a long wrestle, and finally went down--floor on top. By a convulsive
exertion I 'turned' the floor, got it under, and stood on it to keep it
down; had some compunctions about striking a fallen enemy, but passion
got the better of me, and I tried to kick the floor; floor kicked back,
and threw sand-dust in my eyes; got away; wanted to get out doors, but
the room had changed about so, that the door was over my head, and the
bar, with the active little men, was nearly under my feet; was afraid I
should walk over the little men, and break the bottles; stepped very
carefully so as to avoid any such accident, and put my foot in the
stove. Peter rescued me from the devouring element, and got me out of
doors.

"Peter said he would see me home, and asked me where I lived; told him I
was an elephant; made him understand that I could _show_ him the place
where I hung out, even if I couldn't tell him--so we started.

"We must have come through Chatham street, for I can remember seeing
some one with a hammer, selling clothing. I know I wanted to go in and
make some purchases. The ruling idea in my mind, at that moment, was,
that the grey mare wanted a winter overcoat, the oxen a pair of striped
pantaloons apiece, that the sow, and each of her tender offspring, ought
to have a red jacket and a pair of spectacles, and that it was a matter
of necessity and charity to purchase seven dozen hickory shirts to keep
the blue jays away from the apple-trees. I went in, and commenced
bidding. I know I was not particular about prices, and that any
opposition provoked me exceedingly--so much so that I bid twenty-three
dollars for a second-hand pocket-handkerchief, because, when the
auctioneer started it at ten cents, and I offered fifteen, a hook-nosed
Jew bid three cents over me. Auction over at last; man with the hammer
wanted