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My-de'-seh I know that a citizen of the United States in the United States has a right to become, and to be called, under the laws governing the case, a Louisianian, a Vermonter, or a Virginian, as it may suit his whim; and even if he should be found dishonest or dangerous, he has a right to be treated just exactly as we treat the knaves and ruffians who are native born!
And," added M. Grandissime, as they passed through the carriage-way toward the street, "while I keep in mind the numberless other sorrows of life, the burials of wives and sons and daughters, the agonies and desolations, I shall never die of love, my-de'-seh, for very shame's sake." This was much sentiment to risk within Doctor Keene's reach; but he took no advantage of it.
"My-de'-seh," said the Creole, laying his hand out toward his companion and turning his horse in such a way as to turn the other also, "do me one favor; remember that it is sore to the touch." The animals picked their steps down the inner face of the levee and resumed their course up the road at a walk. "Did you see that man just turn the bend of the road, away yonder?" the Creole asked. "Yes."
"Count O'Reilly, when he established the Spanish power here thirty-five years ago, cut a similar knot with the executioner's sword; but, my-de'-seh, you are here to establish a free government; and how can you make it freer than the people wish it? There is your riddle!
"And pray, how would you give a people a free government and then compel them to administer it?" "My-de'-seh, you should not give one poor Creole the puzzle which belongs to your whole Congress; but you may depend on this, that the worst thing for all parties and I say it only because it is worst for all would be a feeble and dilatory punishment of bad faith."
"No, I did not intend to say all this; I came to offer my help to you; but my mind is full what do you expect? My-de'-seh, the foam must come first out of the bottle. You see" he leaned forward again, laid two fingers in his palm and deepened his tone "I will tell you: this tree 'our dead father's mistakes' is about to drop another rotten apple.
Yes, seh! and lest I might still find some room to boast, another change moves me into a position where it suits me, my-de'-seh, to make the restitution so fatal to those of my name. When you and I first met, those ladies were as much strangers to me as to you as far as I knew. Then, if I had done this thing but now now, my-de'-seh, I find myself in love with one of them!"
"Exactly," said M. Grandissime. "You surprise me, sir," said the simple apothecary. "I supposed you were " "My-de'-seh," exclaimed M. Grandissime, suddenly becoming very earnest, "I am nothing, nothing! There is where you have the advantage of me. I am but a dilettante, whether in politics, in philosophy, morals, or religion.
Two great forces may ultimately do it, Religion and Education as I was telling you I said to my young friend, the apothecary, but still I am free to say what would be my first and principal step, if I was in your place as I thank God I am not." The listener asked him what that was. "Wherever I could find a Creole that I could venture to trust, my-de'-seh, I would put him in office.
"Why have they not your condemnation?" cried he with an earnestness that made the Creole's horse drop the grass from his teeth and wheel half around. The answer came slowly and gently. "Mr. Frowenfeld, my habit is to buy cheap and sell at a profit. My condemnation? My-de'-seh, there is no sa-a-ale for it! it spoils the sale of other goods my-de'-seh.
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