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afewmonhsagoiwasnominaedforgovernorofhegreasaeofnewyork,orunagainsmrjohnsmihandmrbnkjbnkonanindependenickeisomehowfelhaihadoneprominenadvanageoverhesegenlemen,andhawas—goodcharaceriwaseasyoseebyhenewspapershaifeverheyhadknownwhaiwasobearagoodname,haimehadgonebyiwaspinhainheseeryearsheyhadbecomefamiliarwihallma

erofshamefulcrimesbuaheverymomenhaiwasexalingmyadvanageandjoyinginiinsecre,herewasamuddyundercurrenofdiscomfor“riling”hedeepsofmyhappiness,andhawas—hehavingohearmynamebandiedabouinfamiliarco

ecionwihhoseofsuchpeopleigrewmoreandmoredisurbedfinallyiwroemygrandmoherabouiheranswercamequickandsharpshesaid:youhaveneverdoneonesinglehinginallyourlifeobeashamedof—noonelookahenewspapers—lookahemandcomprehendwhasorofcharacersmessrssmihandbnkare,andhenseeifyouarewillingoloweryourselfoheirlevelandenerapubliccanvasswihhem

iwasmyveryhough！ididnosleepasinglemomenhanighbu,aferall,icouldnorecede

iwasfullycommied,andmusgoonwihhefigh

asiwaslookinglislesslyoverhepapersabreakfasicameacrosshisparagraph,andimayrulysayineverwassoconfoundedbefore

perjury—perhaps,nowhamrmarkwainisbeforehepeopleasacandidaeforgovernor,hewillcondescendoexpinhowhecameobeconvicedofperjurybyhiryfourwinessesinwakawak,cochinchina,in1863,heinenofwhichperjurybeingorobapoornaivewidowandherhelplessfamilyofameagerpnainpach,heironlysayandsupporinheirbereavemenanddesoion

mrwainowesiohimself,aswellasohegreapeoplewhosesuffragesheasks,oclearhismaerupwillhedoi?

ihoughishouldburswihamazemen！suchacruel,hearlesscharge！ineverhadseencochinchina！ineverhadheardofwakawak！ididn’knowapnainpachfromakangaroo！ididnoknowwhaodoiwascrazedandhelplessilehedayslipawaywihoudoinganyhingaallhenexmorninghesamepaperhadhis—nohingmore:

significan—mrwain,iwillbeobserved,issuggesivelysilenabouhecochinchinaperjury

[mem—duringheresofhecampaignhispaperneverreferredomeinanyoherwayhanas“heinfamousperjurerwain”

nexcamehegazee,wihhis:

wanedoknow—willhenewcandidaeforgovernordeignoexpinocerainofhisfellowciizenswhoaresufferingovoeforhim！helilecircumsanceofhiscabinmaesinmonanalosingsmallvaluablesfromimeoime,unilas,hesehingshavingbeeninvariablyfoundonmrwain’spersonorinhis“runk”(newspaperherolledhisrapsin),heyfelcompelledogivehimafriendlyadmoniionforhisowngood,andsoarredandfeaheredhim,androdehimonarail;andhenadvisedhimoleaveapermanenvacuuminhepceheusuallyoccupiedinhecampwillhedohis?

couldanyhingbemoredeliberaelymalicioushanha?forineverwasinmonanainmylife

[aferhis,hisjournalcusomarilyspokeofmeas,“wain,hemonanahief”]

igoopickinguppapersapprehensively—muchasonewouldlifadesiredbnkewhichhehadsomeideamighhavearalesnakeunderi

onedayhismemyeye: