Короли и капуста

           JuliusCæsar’saccountof’emwherehesays:"OmniaGalliaintrespartesdivisaest;"whichisthesameastosay,"Wewillneedallofourgallindevisingmeanstotreethemparties."’

           "Ihatedtomakeashowofeducation;butIwasdisinclinedtobeoverdoneinsyntaxbyamereIndian,amemberofaracetowhichweowenothingexceptthelandonwhichtheUnitedStatesissituated.

           "WeboughtafinephonographinTexarkana—oneofthebestmake—andhalfatrunkfulofrecords.Wepackedup,andtooktheT.andP.forNewOrleans.FromthatcelebratedcentreofmolassesanddisfranchisedcoonsongswetookasteamerforSouthAmerica.

           "WelandedatSolitas,fortymilesupthecoastfromhere.’Twasapalatableenoughplacetolookat.Thehouseswerecleanandwhite;andtolookat’emstuckaroundamongthescenerytheyremindedyouofhard-boiledeggsservedwithlettuce.Therewasablockofskyscrapermountainsinthesuburbs;andtheykeptprettyquiet,liketheyhadcreptupthereandwerewatchingthetown.Andtheseawasremarking‘Sh-sh-sh’onthebeach;andnowandthenaripecocoanutwoulddropkerblipinthesand;andthatwasalltherewasdoing.Yes,Ijudgethattownwasconsiderablyonthequiet.IjudgethatafterGabrielquitsblowinghishorn,andthecarstarts,withPhiladelphiaswingingtothelaststrap,andPineGully,Arkansas,hangingontotherearstep,thistownofSolitaswillwakeupandaskifanybodyspoke.