mournfuler

Updated: July 10, 2025

Finally the suspense of the moment wore onto me too deep to bear, and I says in almost harrowin' tones of anxiety and suspense, "Would it be safe for my pardner to come to Washington? Would it be safe for Josiah, safe for the nation?" Says I, in deeper, mournfuler tones, "Would you would you dast to let him come?"

Marietta Holley - Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician