[5156] in Central_America
New quotes for Sun Oct 31
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Central America)
Sun Oct 31 03:42:09 1993
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 03:41:46 -0500
From: Central America <root@charon.mit.edu>
To: ca-mtg@charon.mit.edu
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hch (Hernando Cortina):
Pardon me, but do you know what it means to be TRULY ONE
with your BOOTH!
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hmwaljee (Hussein M Waljee):
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sethg (Seth A Gordon):
Send e-mail to <sethg@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
That will forward to whatever machine I read mail on this week.
JUPITER DOKE, BRIGADIER GENERAL
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by Ambrose Bierce
[Continued.]
From the Hon. Jupiter Doke to the Secretary of War.
HARDPAN, ILLINOIS, November 9, 1861.
It is the proudest moment of my life. The office is one which should
be neither sought nor declined. In times that try men's souls the
patriot knows no North, no South, no East, no West. His motto should
be: "My country, my whole country and nothing but my country." I
accept the great trust confided in me by a free and intelligent
people, and with a firm reliance on the principles of constitutional
liberty, and invoking the guidance of an all-wise Providence, Ruler of
Nations, shall labor so to discharge it as to leave no blot upon my
political escutcheon. Say to his Excellency, the successor of the
immortal Washington in the Seat of Power, that the patronage of my
office will be bestowed with an eye single to securing the greatest
good to the greatest number, the stability of republican institutions
and the triumph of the party in all elections; and to this I pledge my
life, my fortune and my sacred honor. I shall at once prepare an
appropriate response to the speech of the chairman of the committee
deputed to inform me of my appointment, and I trust the sentiments
therein expressed will strike a sympathetic chord in the public heart,
as well as command the Executive approval.
[To be continued.]
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therese (Therese):
I sit, by myself, among friends
reaching out to touch those beyond my feeble reach
spending time caring for people...
whom I may never meet
Sharing a myriad of emotions...
As ephemeral as those I share them with
Hearing sighs and laughter with no voices...
feeling warmth in hugs that have no arms...
seeing smiles on imaginary faces
distance shrinks, and for a brief moment...
we are one as friends...
more than friends...
family..
- Brent Halverson (Just Hal)
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