"Wall," answered the youth, diligently whittling, "I think small potatoes of ye-our lo-cation myselfbut ye-our monarchical government, I guess, hez not yet corrupted the he-eart of the Grand.

Wild with apprehensions of reaching the land without danger, he sat down and madly whittled a hole in the bottom of the boat, making it, as nearly as possible, such a one as a sword fish would be likely to cut.

" Whereupon, having cut the ground from under their feet, he turned decisively, and stirred the mush-pot with a magnificent air and a newly-whittled birch stick.

" Osh not only whittled and papered and painted, but did anything whatsoever that needed to be done on the premises.

" He whittled a moment thoughtfully.