At first she was pleased with the idea, but presently she began to feel differently about it.

Finally she said, "No, our staid, steady-going Hawkeye friends' notions and mine differ about some things -- they respect me, now, and I respect them--better leave it so--I will go alone; I am not afraid to travel by myself." And so communing with herself, she left the house for an afternoon walk.
Almost at the door she met Col.Sellers.

She told him about her invitation to Washington.
"Bless me!" said the Colonel.

"I have about made up my mind to go there myself.

You see we've got to get another appropriation through, and the Company want me to come east and put it through Congress.