NowitseemsthatUncleJosh，too，wasnotanativeandthathehadlefthomeearlyinlifeforhisState’sgoodandforhisown。UncleTommiehadwhisperedthis，andtheHon。Samuelraisedhimselfhighonbothtoeswhiletheexpectantcrowd，onthevergeofaroar，waited——asdidUncleJoshua，withasicklysmile。
``WhydidyourUncleJoshcomeamongyou？Becausehewashoop-poledawayfromhome。’’Thencametheroar——
andtheHon。Samuelhadtoquellitwithupliftedhand。
``AnddidyourUncleJoshuamarryamountainwife？NoIHedidn’tthinkanyofyourmountainwomenweregoodenoughforhim，soheslipsdownintothesettlemintsandSTEALSone。Andnow，fellow-citizens，thatisjustwhatI’mherefor——I’mlookingforanicemountaingirl，andI’mgoingtohaveher。’’AgaintheHon。Samuelhadtostilltheroar，andthenhewentonquietlytoshowhowtheymustlosetheCourt-Housesiteiftheydidnotsendhimtothelegislature，andhow，whiletheymightnotgetitiftheydidsendhim，itwastheironlyhopetosendonlyhim。
Thecrowdhadgrownsomewhathostileagain，anditwasafteronetellingperiod，whentheHon。Samuelstoppedtomophisbrow，thatagiganticmountaineerroseintherearofthecrowd：