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"Why, Colonel, there's nothing _to_ it. That little, narrow, desolate, unpeopled, oblong streak of grass and gravel, lost in the remote wastes of the vast continent  why, it's like representing a billiard table  a discarded one." WHY COLONEL THERE'S NOTHING TO IT THAT LITTLE NARROW DESOLATE UNPEOPLED OBLONG STREAK OF GRASS AND GRAVEL LOST IN THE REMOTE WASTES OF THAT VAST CONTINENT WHY IT'S LIKE REPRESENTING A BILLIARD TABLE A DISCARDED ONE
 smile, and contending nations lay down their arms." "It is awful. The responsibility, I mean." "It is nothing. Responsibility is no burden to me; I am used to it; have always been used to it." "And the work--the work! Do you have to attend all the sittings?" "Who, I? Does the Emperor of Russia attend the conclaves of the Governors of the provinces? He sits at home and indicates his pleasure." Washington was silent a moment, then a deep sigh escaped him. "How proud I was an hour ago; how paltry seems my little promotion now! Colonel, the reason I came to Washington is--I am Congressional Delegate from Cherokee Strip!" The Colonel sprang to his feet and broke out with prodigious enthusiasm: "Give me your hand, my boy--this is immense news! I congratulate you with all my heart. My prophecies stand firm. I always said it was in you. I always said you were born for high distinction and would achieve it. You ask Polly if I didn't." Washington was dazed by this most unexpected demonstration. RD THINK OF IT I FROWN AND THERE IS A WAR I SMILE AND CONTENDING NATIONS LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS IT IS AWFUL THE RESPONSIBILITY I MEAN IT IS NOTHING RESPONSIBILITY IS NO BURDEN TO ME I AM USED TO IT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN USED TO IT AND THE WORK THE WORK DO YOU HAVE TO ATTEND ALL THE SITTINGS WHO I DOES THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA ATTEND THE CONCLAVES OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE PROVINCES HE SITS AT HOME AND INDICATES HIS PLEASURE WASHINGTON WAS SILENT A MOMENT THEN A DEEP SIGH ESCAPED HIM OH HOW PROUD I WAS AN HOUR AGO HOW PALTRY SEEMS MY LITTLE PROMOTION NOW COLONEL THE REASON I CAME TO WASHINGTON IS I AM CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE FROM CHEROKEE STRIP THE COLONEL SPRANG TO HIS FEET AND BROKE OUT WITH PRODIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM GIVE ME YOUR HAND MY BOY THIS IS IMMENSE NEWS I CONGRATULATE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART MY PROPHECIES STAND FIRM I ALWAYS SAID IT WAS IN YOU I ALWAYS SAID YOU WERE BORN FOR HIGH DISTINCTION AND WOULD ACHIEVE IT YOU ASK POLLY IF I DIDN'T WASHINGTON WAS DAZED BY THIS MOST UNEXPECTED DEMONSTRATION
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