Путешествие на Луну
Florida and Texas
NowTexaspossesseseleventownswithintheprescribedconditions,whichwillfurtherdisputethehonorandcreateusnewenemies,whileFloridahasonlyone.Igoin,therefore,forFloridaandTampaTown."
Thisdecision,onbeingmadeknown,utterlycrushedtheTexandeputies.Seizedwithanindescribablefury,theyaddressedthreateningletterstothedifferentmembersoftheGunClubbyname.Themagistrateshadbutonecoursetotake,andtheytookit.Theycharteredaspecialtrain,forcedtheTexansintoitwhethertheywouldorno;andtheyquittedthecitywithaspeedofthirtymilesanhour.
Quickly,however,astheyweredespatched,theyfoundtimetohurlonelastandbittersarcasmattheiradversaries.
AlludingtotheextentofFlorida,amerepeninsulaconfinedbetweentwoseas,theypretendedthatitcouldneversustaintheshockofthedischarge,andthatitwould"bustup"attheveryfirstshot.
"Verywell,letitbustup!"repliedtheFloridans,withabrevityofthedaysofancientSparta.
