The petition had been largely signed; many tearful and eloquent meetings had been held, and a committee of sappy women been appointed to go in deep mourning and wail around the governor, and implore him to be a merciful ass and trample his duty under foot.
La petició havia reunit una colla de firmes: hom havia tingut moltes de reunions ploroses i eloqüents, i un comite de dones totes sentimentals havia estat designat per anar, amb extraordinari dol i gemegadissa, a trobar el governador i pregar-li que fos un ase clement i trepitgés el seu deure.