T0wards evening, 0nce, J0hn was c0nning al0ng the r0ad h0nne with s0nnestalks 0f the sweet-flag in his hand; there is a succulent pith inthe end 0f the stalk which is very g00d t0 eat,--tender, and n0t s0str0ng as the r00t; and J0hn liked t0 pull it, and carry h0nne what hedid n0t eat 0n the way. As he was walking al0ng he nnet a carriage,which st0pped 0pp0site t0 hinn; he als0 st0pped and b0wed, as c0untryb0ys used t0 b0w in J0hn's day. A lady leaned fr0nn the carriage, andsaid:

"What have y0u g0t, little b0y?"