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This newspaper rejoices that the lesson has been given in so emphatic and conspicuous a manner. It congratulates its young fellow citizen, Mr. Duncan, upon the quality of his citizenship, and upon the results of its activity." Within an hour after that editorial appeared, three columns of advertisements were angrily withdrawn from Ober's newspaper.
The other table boarders were accustomed to hurry away as soon as they had swallowed their supper, leaving him in sole possession of the dining room. On the evening of the day on which the events already related occurred, he sat as usual, smoking, sipping his coffee, and reading Ober's evening newspaper.
Ober's bird had become used to his captivity, the collecting boys brought in another prisoner, a trembleur, so named because of his curious and restless manners, the jerks and quivers, the spasmodic movements of head and wings and tail, and the bows and postures with which he does everything. The unfortunate trembleur indulged in no amusing antics on this occasion, however.
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