A Far Country — Volume 2

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Far Country, Book 2, by Winston ChurchillThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: A Far Country, Book 2Author: Winston ChurchillRelease Date: October 17, 2004 [EBook #3737]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A FAR COUNTRY, BOOK 2 ***Produced by Pat Castevans and David WidgerA FAR COUNTRYBy Winston ChurchillBOOK 2.X.This was not my first visit to the state capital. Indeed, some of that recondite knowledge, in which I took a pride, had beengained on the occasions of my previous visits. Rising and dressing early, I beheld out of the car window the broad,shallow river glinting in the morning sunlight, the dome of the state house against the blue of the sky. Even at that earlyhour groups of the gentlemen who made our laws were scattered about the lobby of the Potts House, standing or seatedwithin easy reach of the gaily coloured cuspidors that protected the marble floor: heavy-jawed workers from the citiesmingled with moon-faced but astute countrymen who manipulated votes amongst farms and villages; fat or cadaverous,Irish, German or American, all bore in common a certain indefinable stamp. Having eaten my breakfast in a large dining-room that resounded with the clatter of dishes, I directed ...