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Probably, however, there was no single individual in the commonwealth who could exert as much influence as he. If there was a single man to compare with him it was Lafe Siggins, from the northern part of the state. All men admitted that a partnership between Scattergood and Lafe would be unbeatable. "Got a bill I want introduced, Amri," said Scattergood. "Let's see her, Scattergood."
They said they would not let us advance without paying, and we feared to come to terms as our Jabberi first said they were Amri, and then a tribe of Jabberi with whom they were at war.
"Amri give a very good reason for't," said David with an air of conviction, and then he broke into a laugh. "Ef you got anythin' to tell, tell it," said Mrs. Bixbee impatiently. "Wa'al," said David, taking the last of his pudding into his mouth, "if you insist on't, painful as 't is. I heard Dick Larrabee tellin' 'bout it.
The Kattiri tyrannise over the sultan of Siwoun and are enemies to the sultan of Shibahm; beyond them are the Minhali, who are also enemies; then the Amri and the Tamimi, who are friendly, and then come the Mahri. The sultan told us that not even he could prevent us going along the kafila path, but we should not be admitted into any villages and should probably be denied water.
Next morning we thought it well to be ready and to look undismayed; the seyyid with the ten Amri joined us, and we all turned into the Wadi Adim to our right and south.
Amri told Dick day before yestiday that he was thinkin' of gettin' married, an' ast him to go along with him to Parson White's an' be a witniss, an' I reckon a kind of moral support.
Shouldn't be s'prised if the feller who introduced it and made a fight for it would stand mighty well, back home. Might git to be Senator, Amri. No tellin'." "Can't no sich bill be passed. The boys likes their passes, and I guess there's some that gits more than passes out of the railroads."
He hunted up the representative from his town Amri Striker by name. "Amri," said he, "how's your disposition these days, eh? Feel like doin' favors?" "Guess a lot of us boys feel like doin' favors for you, Scattergood." Which was not short of the truth, for Scattergood had been studying the science of politics as it was practiced in his state and putting to practical use his education.
When I heard this, I said to myself, 'Except this Umm Amri were without equal in the world, the poets had not celebrated her in amorous verse. So I fell in love with her; but, two days after, the same man passed, singing the following verse: The jackass with Umm Amri departed; but, alas, Umm Amri! She returned not again, nor did the ass. Thereupon I knew that she was dead and mourned for her.
"He says Am an' Lize come away f'm the dominie's putty down in the mouth, but 'fore long Amri braced up an' allowed that if he had half a dollar he'd try the squire in the mornin', an' Dick let him have it. I says to Dick, 'You're out fifty cents on that deal, an' he says, slappin' his leg, 'I don't give a dum, he says; 'I wouldn't 'a' missed it fer double the money."