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I also left word for my friend Spooner, the District Engineer, who happened to be absent from camp just at the moment, that I had gone after two lions, but hoped to be back by nightfall. We travelled at a good pace, and within an hour had covered fully six miles; still there was no sign of lions.
When he met or passed people, it seemed to him that perhaps they were able to recognize upon him somewhere the marks of his low quality. "Softy! Ole sloppy fool!" he muttered, addressing himself. "Slushy ole mush!... Spooner!" And he added, "Yours forever, kiddo!" Convulsions seemed about to seize him. Turning a corner with his head down, he almost charged into Dora Yocum.
"I mean," Ajax replied, savagely so savagely that the old man recoiled and nearly fell off the barrel "I mean, Mr. Spooner, that the diphtheria has come to Paradise, and is likely to stay here so long as there is flesh for it to feed on." "The diptheery?" exclaimed Pap. Into his eyes those dull grey eyes flitted terror and horror. But Ajax saw nothing but what had festered so long in his own mind.
Of all the Senators with whom I have served, Spooner and Foraker were most alike in their combative natures, in their willingness to take the responsibility to go to the front to lead the fight. Senators come and go, the personnel of the Senate changes, one Senator will be replaced by another, but the Senate itself will go on as long as the Republic endures.
But the real sportsmen, always on the alert, always thinking of the business in hand, always mindful that there may be at any moment a fox just before the hounds, had a glorious opportunity of getting "well away." Among these no one was more intent, or, when the moment came, "better away," than Mrs. Spooner. Silverbridge had been talking to her and had the full advantage of her care.
Mr Nisbet, the established minister, nor the Rev. Mr Spooner, the episcopal minister, were in town. Before breakfast, we went and saw the town-hall, where is a good dancing-room, and other rooms for tea-drinking. The appearance of the town from it is very well; but many of the houses are built with their ends to the street, which looks awkward.
At the general election in August, 1847, this decision was reversed; and Mr. Spooner, to this day, is remembered as having been the only Conservative Member Birmingham ever sent to Parliament. Mr. Spooner was afterwards chosen to represent North Warwickshire, a position he held until his death, at the great age of 85, in November, 1864. He was quite blind for some years before his death.
As we drew near we could see that the recumbent figure waved a hand and cheered. "Macnab," said I, as the familiar voice struck my ear. "Ill dying!" gasped the anxious Spooner. "No dying man ever cheered like that!" cried Lumley, "except a hero of romance in the hour of death and victory!"
Then there was a moment of dead silence. Mr. Spooner saw that the matter, whatever it was, was settled. "You needn't wait, Janet!" she said, with a severe, mystified air. "We are greatly obliged to you, Mr. Spooner, not to mention Janet," said Richard; "and if Mr. Taggett has no questions to ask we will not detain you." Mrs. Spooner turned her small amiable orbs on Richard's companion.
The first appropriation of $10,000,000, out of the $135,000,000 authorized by the Spooner act, was made three years ago. It is nearly exhausted. There is barely enough of it remaining to carry the commission to the end of the year. Unless the Congress shall appropriate before that time all work must cease.
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