They merely go up and down now and then.

The present generation of alligators know them as easy as a burglar knows a roundsman; when they see one coming, they break camp and go for the woods.' After rounding-out and finishing-up and polishing-off the alligator business, he dropped easily and comfortably into the historical vein, and told of some tremendous feats of half-a-dozen old-time steamboats of his acquaintance, dwelling at special length upon a certain extraordinary performance of his chief favorite among this distinguished fleet--and then adding-- 'That boat was the "Cyclone,"-- last trip she ever made--she sunk, that very trip--captain was Tom Ballou, the most immortal liar that ever I struck.

He couldn't ever seem to tell the truth, in any kind of weather.
Why, he would make you fairly shudder.

He WAS the most scandalous liar! I left him, finally; I couldn't stand it.

The proverb says, "like master, like man;" and if you stay with that kind of a man, you'll come under suspicion by and by, just as sure as you live.