CHAPTERXI
THEHOPPER
Itiscertainlynotthefunctionofaromancetorelate，withtheexactnessofaHousejournal，theproceedingsofaLegislature。Somebodyhaslikenedthestate-housetopioneerKentucky，adarkandbloodygroundoverwhichthebattlesofselfishinterestsebbedandflowed，——noplaceforaninnocentandunselfishbystanderlikeMr。Crewe，whodesiredonlytomakeofhisStateanUtopia；whosemeasureswereforthepublicgood——
nothisown。ButifanypoliticianwerefatuousenoughtobelievethatHumphreyCrewewasamantointroducebillsandcalmlyawaittheirfate；
amanwho，likeSenatorSanderson，onlycamedowntothecapitalwhenhewasnotifiedbytelegram，thatpoliticianwasentirelymistaken。