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board a steamboat, and afterwards an usher in a gambling den; but, like others of his tribe, he found that politics paid him better than washing basins, keeping doors, and dodging the police.
As senator for a Negro district he happened to have served some weeks in office as successor to Lieutenant-governor Dunn.
His time was up; but in America titles cling to men for life.
Once a professor always a professor; once a Lieutenant-governor always a Lieutenant-governor.
Though lost to office, Pinch had still a handle to his name.
This man seemed worth his salt, and Kellogg came to terms with him. Pinch was to upset Warmoth.
If he succeeded, he was to be Acting Governor for a few days, to have a large sum of money, and, if Norton could be set aside, to go as senator to Washington.
These terms being settled, Billings led Pinch into the Senate Chamber, and, by help of Caesar C. Antoine, seated him as Lieutenant-governor in the chair of state.
In ten minutes Pinch organized a house.
Then he produced a paper, written out by Billings, charging Governor Warmoth with certain offences, and asking for his deposition.
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