CHAPTER XVII.

IN WHICH YOU READ, DEAR FRIENDS, SOMETHING ABOUT A LIVE ALARM

CLOCK AND A SOODOPSY BATHER AND RUBBER.—OUR FIRST BREAKFAST IN

THE CITY OF SILVER.—A NEW WAY TO CATCH FISH WITHOUT HURTING

THEIR FEELINGS.—HOW THE STREETS AND HOUSES WERE NUMBERED, AND

WHERE THE SIGNBOARDS WERE.—A VERY ORIGINAL LIBRARY IN WHICH

BOOKS NEVER GET DOG-EARED.—HOW VELVET SOLES ENJOYED HER FAVORITE

POETS.—I AM PRESENTED TO THE LEARNED BARREL BROW, WHO PROCEEDS

TO GIVE ME HIS VIEWS OF THE UPPER WORLD.—THEY ENTERTAINED ME

AMAZINGLY AND MAY INTEREST YOU. 104