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My father's name is Peter Manners, and he used to be a congressman for New York. Are you hungry?" Margaret could only look it. They sat down, and the boy took wonderful things out of his wonderful pockets sandwiches of egg and sandwiches of jam; and Margaret fell to. "I live in New York," said the boy, "but I'm staying with my cousins up the river.
One or more patrol the camp all night long, keep up the fires and scare away any marauding lion or hyena that may approach the camp. We had four askaris, one of whom was the noisiest man I have ever heard. He reminded me of a congressman when congress is not in session.
I was introduced to him and I saw Douglas taken into the arms of the great warrior and masterful President. He was now in his 78th year, thin of face, spare of frame, his body all sinew and nerve, his eyes brilliant with unextinguished fire. I loitered near to hear what he would say to Douglas. He seemed to have a paternal pride in the young Congressman.
Fifty-one ignorant men have a natural right to legislate for the one hundred, as against forty-nine intelligent men. All men being equal, one man is as fit to legislate and execute as another. A recently elected Congressman from Maine vehemently repudiated in a public address, as a slander, the accusation that he was educated.
He told of dreams he had had as a Congressman and as a Senator and of the great hopes with which he had taken up the work of the Secretary of the Interior. And finally, as the wind began to lessen with the sinking sun, and the tired horses slowed to the trail's lifting from the bowl, he told her of his last speaking trip, of its purpose and of its results.
Have you had any trouble on my account?" she inquired. When Roger said no, nothing had happened, she drew a breath of relief. "No one in any way noticeable has tried to get acquainted with you?" "The conductor and porter and a waiter or two are the only persons I've exchanged a word with except a fellow I know slightly, named O'Reilly, a Congressman from California.
"If you want it, come on and try," begged Dick. "Our Congressman gives the nomination to the boy in the district who can stand up best under an exam. Go in and try for it, Greg! Work like a horse when high school opens. You might get it." "And take it away from you?" blurted Holmes. "If you can get it from me, you ought to do it, Holmesy. The best men are needed in every walk of life.
I must ask pardon for leaving, as I must run over to the library." As the secretary bowed himself out of the door he almost collided with Congressman Norton. Both glared at each other and remained silent. "Carolina," spoke Norton, as he entered, "I hope I know you won't allow your father to influence you against me because of last night.
Whereupon Cappy Ricks flew into a rage and immediately dictated a long letter to his congressman and his senator, urging them to battle to the last trench in the campaign for a two-power navy. Time passed. Then suddenly the world rocked with the news of the annihilation of the German Pacific fleet off the Falkland Islands.
He wud so, an' they'd 've kep' tab on him, an', if he thried to wurruk a brother-in-law on thim, they'd give him his time. "F'r th' Navy Departmint ye want a Southern Congressman fr'm th' cotton belt. A man that iver see salt wather outside iv a pork bar'l 'd be disqualified f'r th' place. He must live so far fr'm th' sea that he don't know a capstan bar fr'm a sheet anchor.
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