Chapter VI: A Sunny Old City 81

Some Aspects of Philadelphia.—Fun in a Hospital.—“The
Cripple’s Palace.”—An Invalid’s Success in Making
Other Invalids Laugh.—Fights for the Fun of
Fighting.—My Rival Friends.—Boys Will Be Boys.—Cast
Out of Church.—A Startling Recognition.—Some Pleasures
of Attending Funerals.—How I Claimed the Protection of
the American Flag.