What I always wanted to see, was how far I could look, and that is about all that any of them wants.

It's mighty nice to go up on a high place with your sweetheart, and hear her say, "La! ain't it b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l," "Now, now, please don't go there," and how you walk up pretty close to the edge and spit over, to show what a brave man you are.

It's "bully," I tell you.

Well, I wanted to go to the top of the capitol--I went; wanted to go up in the cupola.

Now, there was an iron ladder running up across an empty space, and you could see two hundred feet below from this cupola or dome on top.