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What do you want to be so reserved and distrustful with an old friend like me for? Don't you reckon I can keep a se    " "There's no secret about it  you merely don't give me a chance to    " "Now, look here, old friend, I know the human race; and I know that when a man comes to Washington, I don't care if it's from Heaven, let alone Cherokee Strip, it's because he _wants_ something. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE SO RESERVED AND DISTRUSTFUL WITH AN OLD FRIEND LIKE ME FOR DON'T YOU RECKON I CAN KEEP A SEAT THERE'S NO SECRET ABOUT IT YOU MERELY DON'T GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO NOW LOOK HERE OLD FRIEND I KNOW THE HUMAN RACE AND I KNOW THAT WHEN A MAN COMES TO WASHINGTON I DON'T CARE IF IT'S FROM HEAVEN LET ALONE CHEROKEE STRIP IT'S BECAUSE HE WANTS SOMETHING
ington--it's my experience, and I've seen a good deal of this world. Come, where have you disappeared to all these years, and are you from there now, or where are you from?" "I don't quite think you would ever guess, Colonel. Cherokee Strip." "My land!" "Sure as you live." "You can't mean it: Actually _living_ out there?" "Well, yes, if a body may call it that; though it's a pretty strong term for 'dobies and jackass rabbits, boiled beans and slapjack, depression, withered hopes, poverty in all its varieties----" "Louise out there?" "Yes, and the children." "Out there now?" "Yes; I couldn't afford to bring them with me." "Oh, I see--you had to come--claim against the Government. Make yourself perfectly easy--I'll take care of that." "But it isn't a claim against the Government." "No? Want to be a postmaster? _That's_ all right. Leave it to me. I'll fix it." "But it isn't postmaster--you're all astray yet." "Well, good gracious, Washington, why don't you come out and tell me what it is? E OR ANY JOY TO UNCONFIDE YOU'LL BE THE HEALTHIER FOR IT EVERY TIME EVERY TIME WASHINGTON IT'S MY EXPERIENCE AND I'VE SEEN A GOOD DEAL OF THIS WORLD COME WHERE HAVE YOU DISAPPEARED TO ALL THESE YEARS AND ARE YOU FROM THERE NOW OR WHERE ARE YOU FROM I DON'T QUITE THINK YOU WOULD EVER GUESS COLONEL CHEROKEE STRIP MY LAND SURE AS YOU LIVE YOU CAN'T MEAN IT ACTUALLY LIVING OUT THERE WELL YES IF A BODY MAY CALL IT THAT THOUGH IT'S A PRETTY STRONG TERM FOR DOBIES AND JACKASS RABBITS BOILED BEANS AND SLAPJACK DEPRESSION WITHERED HOPES POVERTY IN ALL ITS VARIETIES LOUISE OUT THERE YES AND THE CHILDREN OUT THERE NOW YES I COULDN'T AFFORD TO BRING HIM WITH ME OH I SEE YOU HAD TO COME CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT MAKE YOURSELF PERFECTLY EASY I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT BUT IT ISN'T A CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT NO WANT TO BE A POSTMASTER THAT'S ALL RIGHT LEAVE IT TO ME I'LL FIX IT BUT IT ISN'T POSTMASTER YOU'RE ALL ASTRAY YET WELL GOOD GRACIOUS WASHINGTON WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS
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