The book Sketches New And Old, Part 2. was written by author Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Here you can read free online of Sketches New And Old, Part 2. book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Sketches New And Old, Part 2. a good or bad book?
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I said, "Your August Excellency, on or about--" "Perdition! have you got here with your incendiary beef contract, atlast? We have nothing to do with beef contracts for the army, my dearsir. " "Oh, that is all very well--but somebody has got to pay for that beef. It has got to be paid now, too, or I'll confiscate this old Patent Officeand everything in it. " "But, my dear sir--" "It don't make any difference, sir. The Patent Office is liable for thatbeef, I reckon; and, liable or not liable, the... Patent Office has got topay for it. " Never mind the details. It ended in a fight. The Patent Office won. But I found out something to my advantage. I was told that the TreasuryDepartment was the proper place for me to go to. I went there. I waitedtwo hours and a half, and then I was admitted to the First Lord of theTreasury. I said, "Most noble, grave, and reverend Signor, on or about the 10th dayof October, 1861, John Wilson Macken--" "That is sufficient, sir. I have heard of you. Go to the First Auditorof the Treasury.
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