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The Gun Club

           Americansusceptibilityisfastdeclining,andweareallgoingtothedogs."

           "Itistootrue,"repliedJ.T.Maston,withfreshviolence;"thereareathousandgroundsforfighting,andyetwedon’tfight.Wesaveupourarmsandlegsforthebenefitofnationswhodon’tknowwhattodowiththem!Butstopwithoutgoingoutofone’swaytofindacauseforwardidnotNorthAmericaoncebelongtotheEnglish?"

           "Undoubtedly,"repliedTomHunter,stampinghiscrutchwithfury.

           "Well,then,"repliedJ.T.Maston,"whyshouldnotEnglandinherturnbelongtotheAmericans?"

           "Itwouldbebutjustandfair,"returnedColonelBlomsberry.

           "GoandproposeittothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,"criedJ.T.Maston,"andseehowhewillreceiveyou."

           "Bah!"growledBilsbybetweenthefourteethwhichthewarhadlefthim;"thatwillneverdo!"

           "ByJove!"criedJ.T.Maston,"hemustn’tcountonmyvoteatthenextelection!"

           "Noronours,"repliedunanimouslyallthebellicoseinvalids.

           "Meanwhile,"repliedJ.T.Maston,"allowmetosaythat,ifIcannotgetanopportunitytotrymynewmortarsonarealfieldofbattle,Ishallsaygood-bytothemembersoftheGunClub,andgoandburymyselfintheprairiesofArkansas!"

           "Inthatcasewewillaccompanyyou,"criedtheothers.

           Matterswereinthisunfortunatecondition,andtheclubwasthreatenedwithapproachingdissolution,whenanunexpectedcircumstanceoccurredtopreventsodeplorableacatastrophe

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