advertisedaseven-shooter。Ididn’tsayanythingaboutarevolver。Itwillshootsevenshot，ortwicethatnumber，ifyouonlyputthemin。IfanybodyisgreenenoughtosupposeImeantarevolver，that’shislookout，notmine。“
“Wearenotcalledupontodecidethepoint，“saidthespecialagent。“Thequestionisoneforthecourtandthejury。ButyoumustgowithmetoCleveland。Sogetready。“
Findingpersuasion，argument，andremonstrancealikeuseless，thegreatmechanicalgeniuspackedhissatchelinpreparationforthejourney。Oncefairlyontheroad，hebecamecommunicative，andexplainedthereasonswhichledhimtoembarkintheenterprise。
“Inthefirstplace，“saidhe，“IreadBarnum’sLife，andacceptedthedoctrinethattheAmericanpeopleliketobehumbugged。I
plannedtheshootermyself，and，inwordingthecircular，aimedtocoverthepointsandkeepwithinthelaw。IthinkIhavesucceeded。“