This means that the United States has always been a commonly desired place for foreigners to immigrate
The rhetorical device used by Twain in this excerpt is the anecdote (C.).
<u>An anecdote is defined as an entertaining narrative, usually relating biographical events</u>.
This definition fits to the text because the story is an account of events which happened to the character in the past ("One winter's night, two years ago, I...") and the narrative is comical enough to be considered for entertainement value ("I was carrying off a box of guns ... and he had got my corpse!").
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I don't know what's underlined, but I'm going to guess "slithered", I suppose. So the last one, with sinister and evil, I suppose.
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<em>You should post the full context to this question to get a direct answer.</em>
<em>But anyways i'll try to give a more general answer</em>
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Well if they were to say something more sad I would frown, and probably give them a hug if possible depending on the circumstances
If it was good news, I would smile for them, and say that I'm happy for them.
If it was something surprising I would give a surprised face