A book of Vagaries Comprising the New Mirror for Travellers And Other Whim Whams
A book of Vagaries Comprising the New Mirror for Travellers And Other Whim Whams
James Kirke Paulding
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An old chief at length looked at Mynheer Van Wezel, the leader of the party, and gave a significant grunt. Mynheer Van Wezel looked at the old Indian and gave another grunt equally significant. Thus they came to a mu tual good-understanding, and a treaty was concluded, without exchanging a single word, or any other cere mony than a good sociable smoking-party. Some of the descendants of Philo Longfellow insinuate that Mynheer Van Wezel took an opportunity of present ing his pistol, well charged... with Schiedam, to the old chief and his followers, and that it operated marvel lously in bringing about the treaty. But there is not a word of truth in the story. This good-understanding was produced by the magic virtues of silence and tobacco. This example shows how easy it is to be good friends, if people will only hold their tongues ; and it moreover forever rescues the excellent practice of smoking from the dull jests of effeminate puppies, who affect to call it vulgar. If modern negotiators would only sit down and smoke a familiar pipe to- 164 THE NEW MIRROR FOR TRAVELLERS.
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