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第19章Runningfovernor
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&hsagoIwasnominatedfreatstateofainstMr.JohnT.SmithandMr.BlankJ.BlankoiehowfeltthatIhadoageehatwas-goodcharacter.Itwaseasytoseebytheifevertheyhadknoastoodimehadgolainthatieryearstheyhadbeiliarwithallmannerofshamefulcrimes.ButattheverymomentthatIwasexaltingmyadvantageandjoyingiherewasamuddyuofdisfort&qu"thedeepsofmyhappihatwas-thehavingtohearmynamebainfamiliarwiththoseofsuchpeople.Igrewmoreaurbed.FinallyIwrotemygrait.Heranswercamequidsharp.Shesaid:Youhaveneverdohinginallyourlifetobeashamedof-theneers-lookatthemasortofcharactersMessrs.SmithandBlahenseeifytoloweryourselftotheirlevelaerapublivasswiththe
Itwasmyverythought!Ididnotsleepasinight.But,afterall,Iotrecede.
Iwasfullyitted,andmustgoo.
AsIwaslookinglistlesslyoverthepapersatbreakfastIcameacrossthisparagraph,andImaytrulysayIneverwassodedbefore.
PERJURY.-Perhaps,nowthatMr.MarkTwaihepeopleasadidatefovernor,hewilldtoexplaiobevictedofperjurybythirty-fourwitnessesinWakawak,1863,theiofwhichperjurybeingtorobapoornativewidowandherhelplessfamilyofameagerplantain-patch,theironlystayandsupportiaion.
Mr.Twaiohimself,aswellastothegreatpeoplewhesheasks,toclearthismatterup.Willhedoit?
IthoughtIshouldburstwithamazement!Suchacruel,heartlesseverhadseeneverhadheardofWakawak!Ididn'tknoatakangaroo!Ididnotknowwhattodo.Iwasdhelpless.Iletthedayslipawaywithoutdoinganythingatall.Themthesamepaperhadhis-nothingmore:
SIGNIFIT.-Mr.Twain,itwillbeobserved,issuggestivelysilentabouttheaperjury.
[Me-Durihethispaperomeihanas"theiwain".
&heGazette,withthis:
&OKNOW-Willthenewdidatefoofhisfellow-swhoaresufferingtovoteforhim!thelittleceofhis-matesinMontanalosingsmallvaluablesfromtimetotime,untilatlast,thesethingshavingbeeninvariablyfoundonMr.Tersonorinhis"trunk"(neerherolledhistrapsipelledtogivehimafriendlyadmonitionforhisowngood,andsotarredaheredhim,androdehimonarail;andtheoleaveapermavatheplaceheusuallyothecamp.Willhedothis?
ythingbemoredeliberatelymalithat?ForIneverwasinMontanaihis,thisjournalarilyspokeofmeas,"Twaia;]
Igottopiguppapersapprehensively-muewouldliftadesiredblawhichhehadsomeideamighthavearattles.
&hismetmyeye:
THELIEheswornaffidavitsofMip;apos;FlaheFivePoints,andMr.SyandMr.CattyMulliga,itisestablishedthatMr.MarkTos;svilestatementthatthelamentedgrandfatherofourandard-bearer,BlankJ.Blank,washangedfhwayrobbery,isabrutalandgratuitousLIE,withoutashadowoffoundationinfact.Itisdishearteningtovirtuousmentoseesuchshamefulmeaoachievepoliticalsuccessastheattagofthedeadintheirgraves,aheirhohslahinkoftheanguishthismiserablefalsehoodmustcausetheiivesahedeceased,wearealmostdriventoiragedandinsultedpubliaryandunlawfulvehetraduo!letusleavehimtotheagonyofalaceratedce(thoughifpassionshouldgetthebetterofthepubliitsblindfurytheyshoulddothetraducerbodilyinjury,itisbuttooobviousthatnojuryvioishtheperpetratorsofthedeed).
Theingeniousgseheeffeeoutofbedwithdespatight,andoutatthebackdooralso,whilethe&quedandinsultedpublic&quediway,breakingfurnitureandwindowsieousindignationastheydtakingoffsuchpropertyastheycouldtheyweIlaymyhandupontheBookandsaythatIneverslanderedMr.Blank'sgrandfather.More:Ihadneverevenheardofhimormentionedhimuptothatdayanddate.
[Iassing,thatthejouredfromalwaysreferredtomeafterwardas"Twain,theBody-S;]
&iclethatattractedmyattentionwasthefollowing:
&DIDATE.-Mr.MarkTastomakesuchablightihemass-meetingoftheInight,didn'te!Atelegramfromhisphysistatedthathehadbeenknobyarunawayteam,andhislegbrokenintwoplaces-suffererlyiagony,andsoforth,andsoforth,andalotmoreboshofthesamesort.AndtheIriedhardtosretchedsubterfuge,aheydidnotknoastherealreasonoftheabseheabaurewhomtheydeandard-bearer.AmaoreelintoMr.Tos;shotellastnightilyintoxi.ItistheimperativedutyoftheIoprovethatthisbesottedbrutewasnotMarkTwainhimself.Wehavethematlast!Thisisacasethatadmits.Thevoiceofthepeopledemandsio;WHOWASTHATMAN?"
Itwasielyincredible,foramoment,thatitwasreallymyledwiththisdisgracefulsuspi.Threelongyearshadpassedovermyheadsiastedale,beer,wineorliquororanykind.
[ItshowswhateffectthetimeswerehavingohatIsawmyself,tlydubbed"Mr.DeliriumTremensTwain"iissueofthatjournalang-notwithstandiwithmonotohepaperwouldgoongmesototheveryend.]
Bythistimeanoersweregettingtobeanimportantpartofmymailmatter.Thisformwason:
Howaboutthatoldwomanyoukikedofyourpremiseswhichwasbeging?
POL.PRY.
Andthis:
&hingswhichyouHavedonewhibekoanybodybutme.Youbettertrotoutafewdots,toyourstruly,oryou&aphthepapersfromHANDYANDY.
Thisisabouttheidea.Itihereaderwassurfeited,ifdesirable.
ShortlytheprincipalRepublial"vieofwholesalebribery,andtheleadiicpaper";anaggravatedailingtome.
[InthiswayIacquiredtwoadditiowaihyist"and"TwaihsomeEmbracer".]
Bythistimetherehadgrowntobesuchaclamorforan"aoallthedreadfulchargesthatwerelaidtomethattheeditorsandleadersofmypartysaiditwouldbepolitiformetoremaiaomaketheirappealthemoreimperative,thefolloearedihepaperstheveryday:
&HEMAN!-Theididatestillmaintainssilence.Becausehedarenotspeak.Everyaagainsthimhasbeenamplyproved,andtheyhavebeenindorsedandreindorsedbyhisowsilethisdayhestaed.Lookuponyourdidate,Is!LookupontheIheMoheBody-SemplateyourinateDeliriumTremens!YourFilthyist!YourLoathsazeuponhim-ponderhimwell-andthensayifyougiveyourhooacreaturewhohasearhisdismalarrayoftitlesbyhishideousddaresnotopenhismouthindenialofahem!
Thereossiblewayofgettingoutofit,andso,indeephumiliatiopreparingto"a;amassofbaselessdmeanandwickedfalsehoods.ButIneverfiask,fortheverymapapercameoutwithanewhnity,andseriedmewithburningalunaticasylumwithallitsiobstructedtheviewfrommyhouse.Thisthrewmeintoasortofpahechargeofpoisoningmyuhisproperty,erativedemandthatthegraveshouldbeopehisdrovemeteofdistratopofthisIwasaployingtoothlessaoldrelativestopreparethefoodforthefoundling'shospitalaswavering-wavering.Andatlast,asadueandfittingelesspersethatpartyranflie,oddling,ofallshadesreesedorushoformatapublig,andclaspmearoundthelegsandcallmePA!
Igaveitup.Ihauleddownmydsurrendered.IwasherequirementsofaGubernatorialieofNewYork,ainmywithdrawalfromthedidabitterness:
"Trulyyours,oman,butno.,M.T.,B.S.,D.T.,F.dL.E."
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