Here, in book Number One, are all my Districts mapped out, with the
prevalent public feeling to appeal to in each: Military District,
Clerical District, Agricultural District; et cetera, et cetera. Here, in
Number Two, are my cases that I plead: Family of an officer who fell at
Waterloo; Wife of a poor curate stricken down by nervous debility; Widow
of a grazier in difficulties gored to death by a mad bull; et cetera,
et cetera. Here, in Number Three, are the people who have heard of the
officer's family, the curate's wife, the grazier's widow, and the people
who haven't; the people who have said Yes, and the people who have said
No; the people to try again, the people who want a fresh case to stir
them up, the people who are doubtful, the people to beware of; et
cetera, et cetera. Here, in Number Four, are my Adopted Handwritings
of public characters; my testimonials to my own worth and integrity; my
Heartrending Statements of the officer's family, the curate's wife,
and the grazier's widow, stained with tears, blotted with emotion; et
cetera, et cetera. Here, in Numbers Five and Six, are my own personal
subscriptions to local charities, actually paid in remunerative
neighborhoods, on the principle of throwing a sprat to catch a herring;
also, my diary of each day's proceedings, my personal reflections and
remarks, my statement of existing difficulties (such as the difficulty
of finding myself T.
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