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_A day too late_, Washington. Think of that  what little things change the world's history  yes, sir, the place had been filled. Well, there I was, you see. A DAY TOO LATE WASHINGTON THINK OF THAT WHAT LITTLE THINGS CHANGE THE WORLD'S HISTORY YES SIR THE PLACE HAD BEEN FILLED WELL THERE I WAS YOU SEE
ve 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. And I know that as a rule he's not going to get it; that he'll stay and try for another thing and won't get that; the same luck with the next and the next and the next; and keeps on till he strikes bottom, and is too poor and ashamed to go back, even to Cherokee Strip; and at last his heart breaks and they take up a collection and bury him. There--don't interrupt me, I know what I'm talking about. Happy and prosperous in the Far West, wasn't I? _You_ know that. Principal citizen of Hawkeye, looked up to by everybody, kind of an autocrat, actually a kind of an autocrat, Washington. Well, nothing would do but I must go as Minister to St. James's, the Governor and everybody insisting, you know, and so at last I consented--no getting out of it, _had_ to do it, so here I came. 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 AND I KNOW THAT AS A RULE HE'S NOT GOING TO GET IT AND THAT HE'LL STAY AND TRY FOR ANOTHER THING AND WON'T GET THAT THE SAME LUCK WITH THE NEXT AND THE NEXT AND THE NEXT AND KEEPS ON TILL HE STRIKES BOTTOM AND IS TOO POOR AND ASHAMED TO GO BACK EVEN TO CHEROKEE STRIP AND AT LAST HIS HEART BREAKS AND THEY TAKE UP A COLLECTION AND BURY HIM THERE DON'T INTERRUPT ME I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS IN THE FAR WEST WASN'T I YOU KNOW THAT PRINCIPAL CITIZEN OF HAWKEYE LOOKED UP TO BY EVERYBODY KIND OF AN AUTOCRAT ACTUALLY KIND OF AN AUTOCRAT WASHINGTON WELL NOTHING WOULD I DO BUT I MUST GO AS MINISTER TO SAINT JAMES'S THE GOVERNOR AND EVERYBODY INSISTING YOU KNOW AND SO AT LAST I CONSENTED NO GETTING OUT OF IT HAD TO DO IT SO HERE I CAME
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