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THE HACKMAN.

General Grant has been sending a good many
Philadelphia Quakers to the Indian Nations as agents.
Recently a party of Quaker commissioners returned to
Philadelphia on a visit.

The “Broad Brims” landed, carpet-bag in hand, at
West Philadelphia, when an Irish hack-driver, who
chanced to have a broad-brim also, stepped up, and
to ingratiate himself into their good graces, passed
himself off as a brother Quaker.

“Is thee going towards the Continental Hotel?”
asked the hack-driver.

“Yea, our residences are near there,” replied the
Quakers.

“Will thee take my carriage?”

“Yea—gladly.”

As they seated themselves, the hack-driver asked
very seriously—

“Where is thou's baggage?”