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took to their heels,” said he, taking out his
cambric handkerchief and wiping his face.

Howard handed him the rescued hat. He
set it jauntily upon his head, and. putting his
cane under the left arm, looked as though he
had gained a glorious victory.

“TI am heartily ashamed of you, George,”
said Mrs. Cramer; “there stands poor Ada,
frightened half to death; and here is your
cousin, a stranger, drawn into a quarrel by
your hasty temper.”

“He had nothing to do with my quarrel,
and Ada is a silly coward.”

“Yes, he had something to do with your
quarrel,” said Ada, who now joined them.
“He knocked down the news-boy who first
insulted you.”

“ Thank you, thank you!” exclaimed George,
extending his hand, and giving Howard a cor-
dial shake; “now we are friends.”

“That church is a finer building than I
expected to see in America,” said Howard, as
they walked on; “but not to compare, of
course, with St. Paul’s and Westminster Ab-
bey, in London.” |