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This delights Billy, while 'Doby keeps trackin' 'round the room too tickled to set down. All he can remark an' he does it frequent, like it tells the entire story is: "'Billy, ain't he hell? "An' Billy ain't none back'ard admittin' he is, an' allows on hesitatin' it's the hunkiest baby in Arizona.
Bascom. And in justice to that veteran it must be said, despite the knock-out blow he had received, that he seemed as debonair as ever. "Now while the three were tightening The harness on their backs." Mr. Speaker Doby read many committee reports, and at the beginning of each there was a stir of expectation that it might be the signal for battle.
They made that fat feller, Doby, Speaker, and he's stuffed all the important committees so that you can't get an honest measure considered. You can talk to the committees all you've a mind to, and they'll just listen and never do anything. There's five hundred in the House, and it ain't any more of a Legislature than a camp-meetin' is.
"Yes, yes," agreed the Honourable Hilary; "do you know Mr. Brush Bascom and Mr. Manning? Allow me to introduce you, and General Doby." "How are you, General?" said Mr. Crewe to the Speaker-to-be, "I'm always glad to shake the hand of a veteran. Indeed, I have thought that a society " "I earned my title," said General Doby, somewhat sheepishly, "fighting on Governor Brown's staff.
"Gentlemen, I have the honour to nominate to this convention that peerless leader for the right, the Honourable Humphrey Crewe of Leith our next governor." General Andrew Jackson himself, had he been alive and on this historic ground and chairman of that convention, could scarce have quelled the tumult aroused by this name and this speech much less General Doby.
"It looks that way to me," said Mr. Jane. "It looks that way to Doby too, I guess," said Mr. Bascom, with a glance of contempt at the general; "he's lost about fifteen pounds to-day. Did Hilary send you down here?" he demanded. "No," Mr. Jane confessed. "Then go back and chase yourself around the platform some more," was Mr. Bascom's unfeeling advice, "and don't have a fit here.
Nearly, six hours he has sat at the basswood table, while senators, congressmen, feudal chiefs, and even Chairman Doby himself flit in and out, whisper in his ear, set papers before him, and figures and problems, and telegrams from highest authority. He merely nods his head, says a word now and then, or holds his peace. Does he know what he's about?
Crews was accorded an ovation, led by his stanch friend and admirer, the Honourable Jacob Botcher, although that worthy had been known to use the article in question. Mr. Speaker Doby glanced at the faithful clock, and arose majestically. "I regret to say," he announced, "that the time of the gentleman from Leith is up." Mr. Botcher rose slowly to his feet. "Mr.
"When 'Doby an' Billy first comes caperin' into Wolfville they's that thick an' friendly with each other, it's a shame to thieves. I recalls how their relations that a-way excites general admiration, an' Doc Peets even goes so far he calls 'em 'Jonathan an' David. Which Peets would have kept on callin' 'em 'Jonathan an' David' plumb through, but Billy gets hostile.
As he lays dead, Silver Phil breaks the Greener in two, an' throws, one after the other, stock an' bar'l at him. "'Which I'll show you-all what happens when folks loads a gun for me! says Silver Phil. "Nacherally, this artillery practice turns out the entire plaza. The folks is standin' about the 'doby which confines Silver Phil, wonderin' whatever that enthoosiast's goin' to do next.
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