he glass circling the while with most portentous speed, I
began to feel bees in my head, and till in truth no one, I believe, of
the party, was entirely collected in his thoughts, except Tom Draw, whom
it is as impossible for liquor to affect, as it would be for brandy to
make a hogshead drunk, and who stalked off to bed with an air of solemn
gravity that would have well become a Spanish grandee of the olden time,
telling us, as he left the room, that we were all as drunk as thunder,
and that we should be stinkin in our beds till noon to-morrow.

A prediction, by the way, which he took right good care to defeat in his
own person; for in less than five hours after we retired, which was
about the first of the small hours, he rushed into my room, and finding
that the awful noises which he made, had no effect in waking me, dragged
me bodily out of bed, and clapping my wet sponge in my face, walked off,
as he said, to fetch the bitters, which were to make me as fine as silk
upon the instant.

This time, I must confess that I did not look with quite so much disgust
on the old apple-jack; and in fact, after a moderate horn, I completed
my ablutions, and found myself perfectly fresh and ready for the field.
Breakfast was soon despatched, and on this occasion as soon as we had
got through the broiled ham and eggs, the wagon made its appearance at
the door.

"What's this, Harry?" I exclaimed; "where are we bound for, now?"

"Why, Master Frank," he answered, "to tell you the plain truth, while
you were sleeping off the effects of the last night's regent's punch, I
was on foot inquiring into the state of matters and things; and since we
have pretty well exhausted our home beats, and I have heard that some
ground, about ten miles distant, is in prime order, I have determined to
take a try there; but we must look pretty lively, for it is seven now,
and we have got a drive of ten stiff miles before us. Now, old Grampus,
are you ready?"

"Aye, aye!" responded Tom, and mounted up, a work of no small toil for
him, into the back seat of the wagon, where I soon took my seat beside
him, with the two well-broke setters crouching at our feet, and the
three guns strapped neatly to the side rails of the wagons. Harry next
mounted the box. Tim touched his hat and jumped up to his side, and off
we rattled at a merry trot, wheeling around the rival tavern which stood
in close propinquity to Tom's; then turning short again to the left
hand, al