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<v Speaker 1>This is section fifty seven of The Gilded Age. This

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<v Speaker 1>LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The Gilded Age,

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<v Speaker 1>A Tale of to Day by Mark Twain and C. D. Warner,

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter fifty seven. The momentous day was at hand, a

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<v Speaker 1>day that promised to make or mar the fortunes of

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawkins family for all time. Washington, Hawkins, and Colonel

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<v Speaker 1>Sellers were both up early, for neither of them could sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Congress was expiring and was passing bill after bill as

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<v Speaker 1>if they were gasps, and each likely to be its last.

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<v Speaker 1>The University was on file for its third reading. This

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<v Speaker 1>day and tomorrow Washington would be a millionaire and Sellers

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<v Speaker 1>no longer impecunious. But this day also, or at farthest

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<v Speaker 1>the next, the jury in Laura's case would come to

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<v Speaker 1>a decision of some kind or other. They would find

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<v Speaker 1>her guilty, Washington secretly feared, and then the care and

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<v Speaker 1>the trouble would all come back again, and there would

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<v Speaker 1>be wearing months of besieging judges for new trials. On

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<v Speaker 1>this day also, the re election of mister Dilworthy to

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate would take place. So Washington's mind was in

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<v Speaker 1>a state of turmoil. There were more interests at stake

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<v Speaker 1>than it could handle. With serenity, he exalted when he

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<v Speaker 1>thought of his millions. He was filled with dread when

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<v Speaker 1>he thought of Laura. But Sellars was excited and happy.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, everything is going right, everything's going perfectly right.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty soon the telegrams will begin to rattle in, and

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<v Speaker 1>then you'll see, my boy, let the jury do what

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<v Speaker 1>they please. What difference is it going to make? Tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>we can send a million to New York and set

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<v Speaker 1>the lawyers at work on the judges. Bless your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>They will go before judge after judge and exhort and

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<v Speaker 1>beseech and pray and shed tears. They always do. They

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<v Speaker 1>always win too, and they will win this time. They

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<v Speaker 1>will get a rid of habe corpus and a stay

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<v Speaker 1>of proceedings and a supersedius and a new trial. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know they prosequi. And there you are. That's the routine.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's no trick at all to a New York lawyer.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the regular routine. Everything's red tape and routine and

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<v Speaker 1>the law. You see. It's all Greek to you, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>But to a man who is acquainted with those things,

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<v Speaker 1>it's mere. I'll explain it to you sometime. Everything's going

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<v Speaker 1>to glide right along, easy and comfortable. Now you'll see Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see how it will be. And then let me think.

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<v Speaker 1>Dilworthy will be elected today, and by day after tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>night he will be in New York ready to put

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<v Speaker 1>in his shovel. And you haven't lived in Washington all

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<v Speaker 1>this time not to know that the people who walk

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<v Speaker 1>right by a senator whose term is up without hardly

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<v Speaker 1>seeing him, will be down at the depot to say,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome back, and God bless you, senator. I'm glad to

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<v Speaker 1>see you, sir. When he comes along and back reelected,

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<v Speaker 1>you know well, you see, his influence was naturally running

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<v Speaker 1>low when he left here, But now he has got

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<v Speaker 1>a new six years start, and his suggestions will simply

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<v Speaker 1>just weigh a couple of tons apiece. Day after tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord bless you, he could rattle through that Habeas corpus

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<v Speaker 1>and supersedious and all those things for Laura, all by

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<v Speaker 1>himself if he wanted to when he gets back. I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't thought of that, said Washington Brightening, But it is so.

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<v Speaker 1>A newly elected senator is a power. I know that, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>indeed he is. Why it is just human nature. Look

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<v Speaker 1>at me. When we first came here, I was mister

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<v Speaker 1>Sellers and major sellers and Captain sellers, but nobody could

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<v Speaker 1>ever get it right somehow. But the minute our bill

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<v Speaker 1>went through the house, I was Colonel Sellers every time,

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<v Speaker 1>and nobody could do enough for me. And whatever I

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<v Speaker 1>said was wonderful, sir, It was always wonderful, seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>say any flat things at all. It was Colonel, won't

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<v Speaker 1>you come and dine with us? And Colonel why don't

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<v Speaker 1>we ever see you at our house? And the Colonel

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<v Speaker 1>says this, and the Colonel says that, and we know

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<v Speaker 1>such and such as so and so because husband heard

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<v Speaker 1>colonels Sellers say so, don't you see? Well, the Senat

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<v Speaker 1>adjourned and left our bill high and dry. And I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be hanged if I weren't old sellers from that day

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<v Speaker 1>till our bill passed the house again last week. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the colonel again. And if I were to eat

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<v Speaker 1>all the dinners I'm invited to, I reckon i'd wear

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<v Speaker 1>my teeth down level with my gums in a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks. Well, I do wonder what you will be tomorrow, Colonel,

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<v Speaker 1>after the President signs the bill. General, Sir General, without

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<v Speaker 1>a doubt, Yes, sir, tomorrow it will be. General. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me congratulate you, sir, General. You've done a great work. Sir,

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<v Speaker 1>You've done a great work for the Negro gentlemen, allow

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<v Speaker 1>me the honor to introduce me my friend, General Sellers,

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<v Speaker 1>the humane friend of the Negro. Lord bless me. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>see the newspapers say General Sellers and servants arrived in

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<v Speaker 1>the city last night and is stopping at the Fifth Avenue.

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<v Speaker 1>And General Sellers has accepted a reception and banquet by

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<v Speaker 1>the Cosmopolitan Club. You'll see the General's opinions quoted too.

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<v Speaker 1>And what the General has to say about the propriety

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<v Speaker 1>of a new trial and a habeas corpus for the

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunate Miss Hawkins will not be without weight in influential quarters,

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you, and I want to be the

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<v Speaker 1>first to shake your faithful old hand and salute you

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<v Speaker 1>with your new honors. And I want to do it now, General,

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<v Speaker 1>said Washington, suiting the action to the word and accompanying

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<v Speaker 1>it with all the meaning that a cordial grasp and

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<v Speaker 1>eloquent eyes could give it. The colonel was touched. He

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<v Speaker 1>was pleased and proud too. His face answered for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Not very long after breakfast, the telegrams began to arrive.

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<v Speaker 1>The first was from Braham and Ran, Thus, we feel

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<v Speaker 1>certain that the verdict will be rendered to day, be

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<v Speaker 1>it good or bad. Let it find us ready to

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<v Speaker 1>make the next move instantly, whatever it may be. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the right talk, said Sellars. That Brahm's a wonderful man.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the only man there that really understood me.

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<v Speaker 1>He told me he saw himself afterwards. The next telegram

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<v Speaker 1>was from mister Dilworthy. I have not only brought over

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<v Speaker 1>the Great Invincible, but through him a dozen more of

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<v Speaker 1>the opposition shall be re elected to day by an

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<v Speaker 1>overwhelming majority. Good again, said the colonel. That man's talent

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<v Speaker 1>for organization is something marvelous. He wanted me to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and engineer that thing, but I said, no, Dilworthy,

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<v Speaker 1>I must be on hand here, both on Laura's account

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<v Speaker 1>and the bills. But you've no trifling genius for organization yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. And I was right. You go ahead, said I.

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<v Speaker 1>You can fix it, and so he But I claim

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<v Speaker 1>no credit for that. If I stiffened up his backbone.

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<v Speaker 1>A little eye simply put him in the way to

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<v Speaker 1>make his fight, and didn't make it myself. He has

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<v Speaker 1>captured noble and I consider that a splendid piece of diplomacy. Splendid, Sir.

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<v Speaker 1>By and by came another dispatch from New York. Jury

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<v Speaker 1>still out Laura, calm and firm as a statue. The

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<v Speaker 1>report that the jury have brought her in guilty is

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<v Speaker 1>false and premature. Premature, gasped Washington, turning white. Then they

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<v Speaker 1>all expect that sort of a verdict when it comes,

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<v Speaker 1>and so did he. But he had not had courage

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<v Speaker 1>enough to put it into words. He had been preparing

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<v Speaker 1>himself for the worst. But after all his preparation, the

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<v Speaker 1>bare suggestion of the possibility of such a verdict struck

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<v Speaker 1>him cold as death. The friends grew impatient. Now the

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<v Speaker 1>telegrams did not come fast enough. Even the lightning could

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<v Speaker 1>not keep up with their anxieties. They walked the floor,

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<v Speaker 1>talking dis jointedly and listening for the door bell. Telegram

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<v Speaker 1>after telegram came still no result. By and by there

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<v Speaker 1>was one which contained a single line. Court now coming

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<v Speaker 1>in after brief recess to hear verdict. Jury ready, Oh

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<v Speaker 1>I wish they would finish, said Washington. This suspense is

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<v Speaker 1>killing me by inches. Then came another telegram, another hitch somewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Jury want a little more time and further instructions. Well, well,

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<v Speaker 1>well this is trying, said the colonel. And after a pause,

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<v Speaker 1>no dispatch from Dilworthy for two hours. Now, even a

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<v Speaker 1>dispatch from him would be better than nothing. Just to

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<v Speaker 1>vary this thing. They waited twenty minutes. It seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>twenty hours. Come, said Washington. I can't wait for the

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<v Speaker 1>telegraph boy to come all the way up here. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go down to newspaper row meet him on the way.

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<v Speaker 1>While they were passing along the avenue, they saw some

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<v Speaker 1>one putting up a great display sheet on the bully

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<v Speaker 1>and board of a newspaper office, and an eager crowd

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<v Speaker 1>of men was collecting about the place. Washington and the

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<v Speaker 1>Colonel ran to the spot and read this tremendous sensation

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<v Speaker 1>startling news from Saints Rest on first ballot for U. S. Senator.

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<v Speaker 1>When voting was about to begin, mister Noble rose in

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<v Speaker 1>his place and drew forth. A package, walked forward and

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<v Speaker 1>laid it on the speaker's desk, saying this contained seven

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars in bank bills, and was given me by

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Dilworthy in his bed chamber at midnight last night

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<v Speaker 1>to buy my vote for him. I wished the Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>to count the money and retain it to pay the

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<v Speaker 1>expenses of prosecuting this infamous traitor for bribery. The whole

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<v Speaker 1>legislature was stricken, speechless with dismay and astonishment. Noble further

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<v Speaker 1>said that there were fifty members present with money in

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<v Speaker 1>their pockets, placed thereby Dilworthy to buy their votes. Amidst

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<v Speaker 1>unparalleled excitement, the ballot was now taken and J. W.

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<v Speaker 1>Smith elected U S. Senator Dilworthy, receiving not one vote.

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<v Speaker 1>Noble promises damaging exposures concerning Dilworthy and certain measures of

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<v Speaker 1>his now pending in Congress. Good Heavens and Earth, exclaimed

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<v Speaker 1>the Colonel to the Capital, said, Washington, fly, and they

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<v Speaker 1>did fly. Long before they got there. The newsboys were

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<v Speaker 1>running ahead of them with extras hot from the press

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<v Speaker 1>announcing the astounding news arrived in the gallery of the Senate,

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<v Speaker 1>the friends saw a curious spectacle. Every senator held an

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<v Speaker 1>extra in his hand and looked as interested as if

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<v Speaker 1>it contained news of the destruction of the earth. Not

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<v Speaker 1>a single member was paying the least attention to the

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<v Speaker 1>business of the hour. The Secretary, in loud voice, was

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<v Speaker 1>just beginning to read the title of a bill, Housepill

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<v Speaker 1>Number four thousand, two hundred thirty one, an Act to

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<v Speaker 1>Found and Incorporate the Knobs Industrial University, read first and

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<v Speaker 1>second time, considered, a committee of the whole ordered, engrossed,

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<v Speaker 1>and passed a third reading and final passage. The president

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<v Speaker 1>third reading of the bill, the two friends shook in

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<v Speaker 1>their shoes. Senators threw down their extras and snatched a

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<v Speaker 1>word or two with each other in whispers. Then the

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<v Speaker 1>gavel rapped to command silence while the names were called

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<v Speaker 1>on the a's and nays. Washington grew paler and paler,

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<v Speaker 1>weaker and weaker, while the lagging list progressed, And when

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<v Speaker 1>it was finished, his head fell helplessly forward on his arms.

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<v Speaker 1>The fight was fought, the long struggle was over, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was a pauper. Not a man had voted for

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<v Speaker 1>the bill. Colonel Sellars was bewildered and well nigh paralyzed himself.

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<v Speaker 1>But no man could long consider his own troubles in

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<v Speaker 1>the presence of such suffering as Washington's. He got him

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<v Speaker 1>Washington lay with his face against the colonel's shoulder and

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<v Speaker 1>merely groaned and wept. The colonel tried as well as

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<v Speaker 1>but it was of no use. Washington was past all

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<v Speaker 1>hope of cheer now. He only said, oh, it is

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<v Speaker 1>all over. It is all over for good colonel. We

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<v Speaker 1>must beg our bread now. We never can get up again.

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<v Speaker 1>It was our last chance and it is gone. They

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<v Speaker 1>will hang Laura, My god, they will hang her. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>can save the poor girl. Now, Oh, I wish with

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<v Speaker 1>all my soul they would hang me instead. Arrived at home,

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<v Speaker 1>Washington fell into a chair and buried his face in

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<v Speaker 1>his hands, and gave full way to his misery. The

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<v Speaker 1>colonel did not know where to turn nor what to do.

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<v Speaker 1>The servant maid knocked at the door and passed in

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<v Speaker 1>a telegram, saying it had come while they were gone.

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<v Speaker 1>The colonel tore it open and read, with the voice

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<v Speaker 1>of a man of war's broadside verdict of jury not guilty,

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<v Speaker 1>and Laura is free. End of chapter fifty seven.