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I Follow the Course of Empire.
"Westward the course of empire takes It way," and so did we on that fine evening of October 20, 1888. If there was ever a jollier company 1 was not a part of it. Every man of the two teams was like a big kid going off on a picnic, and altogether we were about as fine a specimen of the happy family racket as could be got together. "Let's leave dull care behind!" sang out Tom Daly, our funny man, as our train pulled out of the Chicago Union depot, with the cheers and good wishes of the host of friends who had gathered to see us off still ringing in our ears.
"I hope none of the club folks heard that," I said solemnly. ''Calling names is rather a dangerous business."
"Not if one has the last, whack at it," Tom laughed.
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