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第19章 runng fr gvernr(第2页)

"WHOWASTHATMAN?

"

Itwasincredible,absolutelyincredible,foramoment,thatitwasreallymynamethatwascouledwiththisdisgracefulsusicion。ThreelongyearshadassedovermyheadsinceIhadtastedale,beer,wineorliquororanykind。

[ItshowswhateffectthetimeswerehavingonmewhenIsaythatIsawmyself,confidentlydubbed

"Mr。DeliriumTremensTwain

"inthenextissueofthatjournalwithoutaang-notwithstandingIknewthatwithmonotonousfidelitytheaerwouldgooncallingmesototheveryend。]

Bythistimeanonymouslettersweregettingtobeanimortantartofmymailmatter。Thisformwascommon:

Howaboutthatoldwomanyoukikedofyourremiseswhichwasbeging?

POL。PRY。

Andthis:

ThereisthingswhichyouHavedonewhichisunbeknowenstoanybodybutme。Youbettertrotoutafewdots,toyourstruly,oryou&aos;llhearthroughtheaersfromHANDYANDY。

Thisisabouttheidea。Icouldcontinuethemtillthereaderwassurfeited,ifdesirable。

ShortlytherincialReublicanjournal

"convicted

"meofwholesalebribery,andtheleadingDemocraticaer

"nailed

"anaggravatedcaseofblackmailingtome。

[InthiswayIacquiredtwoadditionalnames:

"TwaintheFilthyCorrutionist

"and

"TwaintheLoathsomeEmbracer

"。]

Bythistimetherehadgrowntobesuchaclamorforan

"answer

"toallthedreadfulchargesthatwerelaidtomethattheeditorsandleadersofmyartysaiditwouldbeoliticalruinformetoremainsilentanylonger。Asiftomaketheiraealthemoreimerative,thefollowingaearedinoneoftheaerstheverynextday:

BEHOLDTHEMAN!-Theindeendentcandidatestillmaintainssilence。Becausehedarenotseak。Everyaccusationagainsthimhasbeenamlyroved,andtheyhavebeenindorsedandreindorsedbyhisowneloquentsilence,tillatthisdayhestandsforeverconvicted。Lookuonyourcandidate,Indeendents!LookuontheInfamousPerjurer!theMontanaThief!TheBody-Snatcher!ContemlateyourincarnateDeliriumTremens!YourFilthyCorrutionist!YourLoathsomeEmbracer!Gazeuonhim-onderhimwell-andthensayifyoucangiveyourhonestvotestoacreaturewhohasearnedthisdismalarrayoftitlesbyhishideouscrimes,anddaresnotoenhismouthindenialofanyoneofthem!

Therewasnoossiblewayofgettingoutofit,andso,indeehumiliation,Isetaboutrearingto

"answer

"amassofbaselesschargesandmeanandwickedfalsehoods。ButIneverfinishedthetask,fortheverynextmorningaaercameoutwithanewhorror,afreshmalignity,andseriouslychargedmewithburningalunaticasylumwithallitsinmates,becauseitobstructedtheviewfrommyhouse。Thisthrewmeintoasortofanic。Thencamethechargeofoisoningmyuncletogethisroerty,withanimerativedemandthatthegraveshouldbeoened。Thisdrovemetothevergeofdistraction。OntoofthisIwasaccusedofemloyingtoothlessandincometentoldrelativestorearethefoodforthefoundling&aos;shositalwhenIwarden。Iwaswavering-wavering。Andatlast,asadueandfittingclimaxtotheshamelessersecutionthatartyrancorhadinflicteduonme,ninelittletoddlingchildren,ofallshadesofcoloranddegreesofraggedness,weretaughttorushontothelatformataublicmeeting,andclasmearoundthelegsandcallmePA!

Igaveitu。Ihauleddownmycolorsandsurrendered。IwasnotequaltotherequirementsofaGubernatorialcamaigninthestateofNewYork,andsoIsentinmywithdrawalfromthecandidacy,andinbitternessofsiritsignedit:

"Trulyyours,onceadecentman,butnowMARKTWAIN,LP。,M。T。,B。S。,D。T。,F。C。,andL。E。

"

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