Fourteen years later, he was become the greatest man in the State.

I was not living in the State at the time.

He was Governor, and was about to step into the post of President of the United States.

At that time I was on the public highway in company with another bandit, George W.Cable.

We were robbing the public with readings from our works during four months--and in the course of time we went to Albany to levy tribute, and I said, "We ought to go and pay our respects to the Governor." So Cable and I went to that majestic Capitol building and stated our errand.