158 THE SILVER LAKE STORIES.

Miss Martha, and said “ugh, snikei!”
and then she got up and gave him his
glass full of brandy. Thus they went
on all night, and when the morning
came, Miss Martha rose quite refreshed ;
the baby had appeared very well
pleased with his strange nurse, and
“ Bear-eaten-John” went off, quite sat-
isfied with his wages.