human
So! So! he mused at length, when I had finished,
gpt
England has started a land party for Oregon! Can they get across next fall, think you?
human
Hardly possible, sir, said I.
gpt
They could not go so swiftly as the special fur packets. Winter would catch them this side of the Rockies. It will be a year before they can reach Oregon.
human
Time for a new president and a new policy,
gpt
The grass is just beginning to sprout on the plains, Mr. Calhoun,
human
Yes, he nodded.
gpt
God! if I were only young!
human
I am young, Mr. Calhoun, said I.
gpt
Send _me!_
human
Would you go?
gpt
I was going in any case.
human
Why, how do you mean?
gpt
Tut! tut! a child's quarrel, he went on,
human
Not by act of mine, then,
gpt
First, he mused,
human
I will tell you, Nicholas, said he at last, wheeling swiftly upon me.
gpt
Start next week! An army of settlers waits now for a leader along the Missouri. Organize them; lead them out! Give them enthusiasm! Tell them what Oregon is! You may serve alike our party and our nation. You can not measure the consequences of prompt action sometimes, done by a man who is resolved upon the right. A thousand things may hinge on this. A great future may hinge upon it.