And like as not if she hadn't got it she would have throwed herself and
kicked. I shouldn't wonder a mite if she had.

But she jest clawed right in, and tore round and acted, and jawed, and
coaxed, and kinder cried, and carried the day, jest as spilte children
will, more'n half the time.

Not but what New York wuz a-cuttin' up and a-actin' jest as bad,
accordin' to its age.

But Chicago wuz younger and spryer, and could kick stronger and cut up
higher.

New York wuz older and lamer, as you may say, its jints wuz stiffer, and
it had lost some of its faculties, which made it dretful bad for her.

It wuz forgetful; it had spells of kinder losin' its memory, and had had
for years.

Now, when the Great General died, why New York cut up fearful a-fightin'
for the honor of havin' him laid to rest in its borders.

Why, New York fairly riz up and kicked higher than you could have spozed
it wuz possible for her to kick at her age, and hollered louder than you
could have spozed it wuz possible with her lungs.

When Washington, the Capital of this Great Republic, expressed a desire
to have the Saviour of his Country sleep by the side of the Founder of
it--why, New York acted fairly crazy, and I believe she wuz for a spell.
Anyway, I believe she had a spazzum.