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'The oldest inhabitant as never remembers anything. 'To be presented to a Pogram, said Miss Codger, 'by a Hominy, indeed, a thrilling moment is it in its impressiveness on what we call our feelings.
It's my affair, sir. The man has been tyrannously treated." Mr. Pogram cocked his eye. "Yes, yes; no doubt, no doubt! He's not confessed, I understand?" "No; but " Mr. Pogram laid a finger on his lips. "Never say die; that's what we're here for. So," he went on, "you're a rebel; Socialist, perhaps. Dear me! Well, we're all of us something, nowadays I'm a humanitarian myself. Often say to Mrs.
Dickens was not always very philosophical; but he had this permanent quality of the philosopher about him, that he always remembered people by their opinions. Elijah Pogram was to him the man who said that "his boastful answer to the tyrant and the despot was that his bright home was the land of the settin' sun." Mr. Scadder and Mr.
But then there came a Scotsman it is supposed he had a certain talent it was entirely directed to book-keeping no accountant in London could understand a word of any of his books; and then there was Morris, who is perfectly incompetent. And now it is worth very little. Morris tried to sell it last year; and Pogram and Jarris offered only four thousand."
When Congress is recessed, he makes himself acquainted with those free United States, of which he is the gifted son. It occurred to Martin that if the Honourable Elijah Pogram had stayed at home, and sent his shoes upon a tour, they would have answered the same purpose; for they were the only part of him in a situation to see anything.
Oh, do ask him to speak! And Elijah Pogram looked sometimes at the ladies and sometimes elsewhere, delivering senatorial opinions, as he was asked for them. But the great end and object of the meeting seemed to be, not to let Elijah Pogram out of the corner on any account; so there they kept him, hard and fast.
With that, he fell into the rear to walk with Mark, while Martin and Elijah Pogram went on to the National. 'We've come back alive, you see! said Mark. 'It ain't the thing I did expect, the Captain grumbled. 'A man ain't got no right to be a public man, unless he meets the public views. Our fashionable people wouldn't have attended his le-vee, if they had know'd it.
'We air going to part, sir, said Pogram. 'Pray don't distress yourself, said Martin; 'we must bear it. 'It ain't that, sir, returned Pogram, 'not at all. But I should wish you to accept a copy of My oration. 'Thank you, said Martin, 'you are very good. I shall be most happy. 'It ain't quite that, sir, neither, resumed Pogram; 'air you bold enough to introduce a copy into your country?
As the general evening meal of the house was over before the arrival of the boat, Martin, Mark, and Pogram were taking tea and fixings at the public table by themselves, when the deputation entered to announce this honour; consisting of six gentlemen boarders and a very shrill boy. 'Sir! said the spokesman. 'Mr Pogram! cried the shrill boy.
And, suddenly, he saw his nephew stand up tilt his dark head back against the wall and open his mouth to speak. In sheer alarm Felix touched Mr. Pogram on the arm. The little square man had already turned; he looked at that moment extremely like a frog. "Gentlemen, I wish to say " "Who are you? Sit down!" It was the chairman, speaking for the first time in a voice that could be heard.
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