nd say that he was
vulgar.

The wished-for evening arrived, and Remington began to dress at four in
the afternoon, so as to be in time. By the assistance of two Irishmen
and a black boy he got his dress on at half-past six; and at a quarter
to seven he sunk exhausted into a arm-chair, and went to sleep.

John's own toilette was quickly made; he had borrowed his dress from a
friend, who attended in person to put it on for him.

When they were ready, the black boy was dispatched for a hack, into
which they both got; after experiencing some difficulty from Spout's war
club, which got tangled in Remington's trousers, and being a good deal
exasperated by Dropper's scimitar which _would_ get between John Spout's
legs and interfere with his breech cloth.

At last they approximated the house, and their carriage took its place
in the rear of a long line which had formed in front of Mrs. Throughby
Daylight's mansion, and anxiously waited for those in front to move out
of the way, and give them a chance to get out.

They could hear in the distance the shrill whistle and the voice of the
indefatigable Brown, shouting "Room for Mrs. Rosewood's carriage;"
"Clear the way for Mrs. Fizgiggle's vehicle;" "Let Mrs. Funk's
establishment come up;" and then Brown would disappear into the house,
and a faint echo of Brown would be heard from the inside, announcing
these visitors as "Mrs. Noseblood," "Mrs. Buzfiggle," and "Mrs. Junk,"
it being a peculiarity of Brown, that although he might get the names of
the guests right the first time, he never announced them at the door
without some ludicrous perversion.

Our friends at length attained the entrance, and, having been
interrogated by Brown as to who they were, and having told him "a Turk"
and "a Choctaw," they were instantly ushered by that individual into the
presence of the versicolored crowd, and announced, in a voice of
thunder, as "Mr. Squirt" and "Mr. Bucksaw."

As they had come in a carriage and were prepared for immediate conquest,
they had no overcoats or hats to dispose of, and were consequently
ushered directly into the first of the three parlors, they held a
consultation as to which was the hostess; and what the least perilous
manner of getting at her, concluded that it was not necessary for a Turk
or a Heathen to be so particular about the rules of Christian society,
and so they dispensed with the usual entering salute.

Remington Dropper soon found that he was not the o