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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. 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
 appeal, I was named Perpetual Member of the Diplomatic Body representing the multifarious sovereignties and civilizations of the globe near the republican court of the United States of America. And they brought me home with a torchlight procession." "It is wonderful, Colonel----simply wonderful." "It's the loftiest official position in the whole earth." "I should think so--and the most commanding." "You have named the word. Think of it! I frown, and there is 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. "How proud I was an hour ago; how paltry seems my little promotion now! ND LEGISLATION AND FROM WHOSE DECREE THERE IS NO APPEAL I WAS NAMED PERPETUAL MEMBER OF THE DIPLOMATIC BODY REPRESENTING THE MULTIFARY OF SOVEREIGNTIES AND CIVILIZATIONS OF THE GLOBE NEAR THE REPUBLICAN COURT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THEY BROUGHT ME HOME WITH A TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION IT'S WONDERFUL COLONEL SIMPLY WONDERFUL IT IS THE LOFTIEST OFFICIAL POSITION IN THE WHOLE EARTH I SHOULD THINK SO AND THE MOST COMMANDING YOU HAVE NAMED THE WORD 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
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