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Let 's see . Three hundred and fifty dollars -- '' `` I 'll put up a hundred , '' said Ogden , promptly . `` I 'm out for a Western vacation , and I 'll pay for a good specimen . '' The Governor and I subscribed more modestly , and by noon , with the help of some lively minded gentlemen of Cheyenne , we had the purse raised . `` He wo n't care , '' said the Governor , `` whether it 's a private enterprise or a municipal step , so long as he gets his money . '' `` He wo n't get it , I 'm afraid , '' said Ogden . `` But if he succeeds in tempting Providence to that extent , I consider it cheap .