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DANGER IN THE DARK. 263<br />

countrymen, who ought to know, say he is-and <strong>the</strong><br />

very basest of villa<strong>in</strong>s! Yet I must become his apologist,<br />

and make him out an angel if I can. 'I'here<br />

is no honesty <strong>in</strong> politics anyhow; so it '8 not worth<br />

while to be squeamish; I'm <strong>in</strong> for it, and now I '11<br />

go <strong>the</strong> whole figure - if it sends me to <strong>the</strong> devil.<br />

I'm bound to be President, cost what it will! My<br />

chance is grow<strong>in</strong>g fair - <strong>the</strong> track is almost clear;<br />

Clay and Webster, thank God, have gone to heaven 1<br />

But now I must manage this Bed<strong>in</strong>i excitement just<br />

right-for as trifl<strong>in</strong>g a th<strong>in</strong>g as it may seem <strong>in</strong> itself,<br />

yet it might turn a current <strong>in</strong> my favor sufficient to<br />

carry me high and dry! But confound it, I 'm afraid<br />

too many asses will 'pitch <strong>in</strong>' to share <strong>the</strong> honor with<br />

me; if it so turns out, that will spoil <strong>the</strong> whole th<strong>in</strong>gl<br />

Wouldn't it be a God-send for me, if some three or<br />

four more senators that I could th<strong>in</strong>k of, should<br />

shortly go to k<strong>in</strong>gdom come ~ What harm can <strong>the</strong>re<br />

be <strong>in</strong> wish<strong>in</strong>g our fellow-men <strong>in</strong> heaven; 'where <strong>the</strong><br />

wicked cease from troubl<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>the</strong> weary are at rest!' "<br />

On enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Senate-chamber, he found Bed<strong>in</strong>i<br />

already <strong>the</strong>re tete-a-tete with several members around<br />

him; fear<strong>in</strong>g some one would get ahead of him <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> matter, he hastened to prepare and submit a resolution<br />

with regard to <strong>the</strong> mission of <strong>the</strong> Papal Nuncio.<br />

" He's tak<strong>in</strong>g time by <strong>the</strong> fore-lock;" whispered<br />

one sou<strong>the</strong>rn member to ano<strong>the</strong>r, "I <strong>in</strong>tended to have<br />

led off <strong>in</strong> that affair, myself."<br />

The nor<strong>the</strong>rn Senator went on to speak at some<br />

length of <strong>the</strong> accusations hurled at <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>nocent head

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