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"Gentlemen an' feller-citizens," he began: "As marshal of this booming city, I am about to offer for sale to the highest bidder this A Number 1 piebald, pursooant to the decree of the local court an' with the sanction of the town council an' the mayor. This same sale is for to pay the town for the board an' keep of this animal, an' to square the fine in such cases made an' provided.
You don't expect to be a lawyer, do you, or anything of that sort?" "Maybe," said Dick. "I haven't made up my mind yet. If my feller-citizens should want me to go to Congress some time, I shouldn't want to disapp'int 'em; and then readin' and writin' might come handy." "Well," said Travis, rather abruptly, "I'm tired and I guess I'll turn in." "Good-night," said Fosdick.
Sherrod then said: "FELLER-CITIZENS: We glory in the fact that Whatshisname Nye here, is pore. We like him for the poverty he has made. Our idee in runnin' of him fer the legislater, as I take it, is to not only run him along in this here kind of hand-to-mouth poverty, but to kind of give him a chance to accumulate poverty, and have some saved up fer a rainy day.
Sam whistled mournfully, but he looked game enough when his opponent rose to speak Uncle Josh Barton, who had short, thick, upright hair, little sharp eyes, and a rasping voice. Uncle Josh wasted no time: "Feller-citizens," he shouted, "this man is a lawyer he's a corporation lawyer"; the fearful name pronounced "lie-yer" rang through the crowd like a trumpet, and like lightning the Hon.
McFadden, who was sufferin so thurily for Ireland, was of the Mahony wing. I've no doubt that some ekally patriotic member of the Roberts wing was sufferin in the same way over to the Mason-Dory eatin-house. "They say, feller-citizens, soon you will see a Blow struck for Irish liberty!
Jest then Groundhog cum runnin' up to help Billings, and reached over and ketched Abe, but I hit him a good biff with the musket that changed his mind. Billings turned on me, and called out to the others: "Men, I order you to arrest this man and tie him up." Sum ov them seemed a-mind to obey, but I sung out: "Feller-citizens, he ain't no officer no more'n I am.
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