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Valley,'saysI. "'BigSpringValley,'chipsinPaisley,outofalotofpotatoesandknuckle-boneofhaminhismouth. "ThatwasthefirstsignInoticedthattheoldfidusDiogenesbusinessbetweenmeandPaisleyFishwasendedforever.HeknewhowIhatedatalkativeperson,andyethestampedesintotheconversationwithhisamendmentsandaddendumsofsyntax.OnthemapitwasBigSpringValleybutIhadheardPaisleyhimselfcallitSpringValleyathousandtimes. "Withoutsayinganymore,wewentoutaftersupperandsetontherailroadtrack.Wehadbeenpardnerstoolongnottoknowwhatwasgoingonineachother'smind. "'Ireckonyouunderstand,'saysPaisley,'thatI'vemadeupmymindtoaccruethatwidowwomanaspartandparcelinandtomyhereditamentsforever,bothdomestic,sociable,legal,andotherwise,untildeathusdopart.' "'Why,yes,'saysI,'Ireaditbetweenthelines,thoughyouonlyspokeone.AndIsupposeyouareaware,'saysI,'thatIhaveamovementonfootthatleadsuptothewidow'schanginghernametoHicks,andleavesyouwritingtothesocietycolumntoinquirewhetherthebestmanwearsajaponicaorseamlesssocksatthewedding!' "'There'llbesomehiatusesinyourprogram,'saysPaisley,chewingupapieceofarailroadtie.'I'dgiveintoyou,'sayshe,'in'mostanyrespectifitwassecularaffairs,butthisisnotso.Thesmilesofwoman,'goesonPaisley,'isthewhirlpoolofSquillsandChalybeates,intowhichvortexthegoodshipFriendshipisoftendrawnanddismembered.I'dassaultabearthatwasannoyingyou,'saysPaisley,'orI'dendorseyournote,orrubtheplacebetweenyourshoulder-bladeswithopodeldocthesameaseverbuttheremysenseofetiquetteceases.InthisfracaswithMrs.Jessupweplayitalone.I'venotifiedyoufair.' "AndthenIcollaborateswithmyself,andoffersthefollowingresolutionsandby-laws: "'Friendshipbetweenmanandman,'saysI,'isanancienthistoricalvirtueenactedinthedayswhenmenhadtoprotecteachotheragainstlizardswitheighty-foottailsandflyingturtles.Andthey'vekeptupthehabittothisday,andstandbyeachothertillthebellboycomesupandtellsthemtheanimalsarenotreallythere.I'veoftenheard,'Isays,'aboutladiessteppinginandbreakingupafriendshipbetweenmen.Whyshouldthatbe?I'lltellyou,Paisley,thefirstsightandhotbiscuitofMrs.Jessupappearstohaveinsertedaoscillationintoeachofourbosoms.Letthebestmanofushaveher.I'llplayyouasquaregame,andwon'tdoanyunderhandedwork.I'lldoallofmycourtingofherinyourpresence,soyouwillhaveanequalopportunity.WiththatarrangementIdon'tseewhyoursteamboatoffriendshipshouldfalloverboardinthemedicinalwhirlpoolsyouspeakof,whicheverofuswinsout.' "'Goodoldhoss!'saysPaisley,shakingmyhand.'AndI'lldothesame,'sayshe.'We'llcourttheladysynonymously,andwithoutanyofthepruderyandbloodshedusualtosuchoccasions.Andwe'llbefriendsstill,winorlose.' "Ato