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The Gun Club

           "Well?"

           "Well,theremightbesomefieldforenterprisedownthere;andiftheywouldacceptourservices"

           "Whatareyoudreamingof?"screamedBilsby;"workatgunneryforthebenefitofforeigners?"

           "Thatwouldbebetterthandoingnothinghere,"returnedthecolonel.

           "Quiteso,"saidJ.T.Matson;"butstillweneednotdreamofthatexpedient."

           "Andwhynot?"demandedthecolonel.

           "BecausetheirideasofprogressintheOldWorldarecontrarytoourAmericanhabitsofthought.Thosefellowsbelievethatonecan’tbecomeageneralwithouthavingservedfirstasanensign;whichisasmuchastosaythatonecan’tpointagunwithouthavingfirstcastitoneself!"

           "Ridiculous!"repliedTomHunter,whittlingwithhisbowie-knifethearmsofhiseasychair;"butifthatbethecasethere,allthatisleftforusistoplanttobaccoanddistillwhale-oil."

           "What!"roaredJ.T.Maston,"shallwenotemploytheseremainingyearsofourlifeinperfectingfirearms?Shallthereneverbeafreshopportunityoftryingtherangesofprojectiles?Shalltheairneveragainbelightedwiththeglareofourguns?Nointernationaldifficultyeverarisetoenableustodeclarewaragainstsometransatlanticpower?ShallnottheFrenchsinkoneofoursteamers,ortheEnglish,indefianceoftherightsofnations,hangafewofourcountrymen?"

           "Nosuchluck,"repliedColonelBlomsberry;"nothingofthekindislikelytohappen;andevenifitdid,weshouldnotprofitbyit.

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