The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-05-19
An Old Slpfx

An Oid story.
Governor Snyder, the Governor O.
The Keystone State, was slttug COM
iortabiy in his parlor ut Selin,.ro,e
his rural ahoir, the cares Of state sI,-
ting lightly on his breast, for be had
just lett the dinncf-tihlc, aud iclt at
peace with oil the world, " hen knock
was heard ut the front door. and
Patrick O'llauncsan was u~hcred
into the presence Of the gooi-narurcd
governor.
Gnv'ucr Snyder, | SUPPOSE" said
Pat with an attempt at an clrsan,
bow.
80 am called pray be seated and
toll ne what | can do Tor voa to day
PIT cast look around the room,
'ubbcd b knees as hc sat down on
he cd:c Ot the chair, anl alter few
niomcuts hesitation h. began 10 this
wise:
"Ws'al. gunner, it.. about six year.
since | came till thi. country. and I've
been Twin up there on LT,onin
Creek, and | thoutht it was about
timc | was gjin home till tn. Quilt
country. 70 see my poIr ouIi m,ihcr.
God bless brr' before she dies. an All
my ouli friend there ani | thoi.ht.
~ heard people talAiu' u great deal
Cav ncr Snyder, anI what great
.Gv'ucr he was. that | would cal. and
pay my rc'p'ct, till him Here Pat
took y rest, and belan a.ain: "Ani
80 II. Ge g,in' t. fhilalclf,. and :.
good long step it j. to - af,ut, aui
then | II go 10 Ncw York and % nbuar I
- ship, srd ,4ll till ould Ircan.l, nn>Y
here he took long look at the siit-
Opsli, sparkling wJlh its wci,-illci
decaptcr- whcn | see my oull m ther
aud I'll my ou,i friends, III tell thrm
how ! called on the Gpv'ucr of PA.
-S'vany, ani how ho Va, mighty 10 ite
aud gave me u glass Of brands to Irua
his hOncr'S heath
Tie governor took the hint, and
filed Il glass, wbi,h Ia, emptlrd ~
soon, saying,
Your COOL hcal,h. guy'ucr, and
long i,ie t'Il yc, ami all yolr ki!h anI
kin "
Down sat Pat asain. and after an.
sNering few kind nlu.ric, OF To
governor, he rose and spoke:
"Wall, 'sp0ss | mus, be mo,in
I'm gon' from here 20 phiaieliy, sn !
lts u i"ns step To 20 atoot, aui ir,n,
there l Il - TIL New York, AMI thrn
| II - aboard a ship t. ouid Ireland
and there III tel. al my ou,l hic,d,
shat hcr' ! called On the great Guv ner
OF Pin'y lvauy, sui he gave me hro
glasses ut brandy t. driuk hs hlnUr'>
hea, Il.
The = vernon was caught ani poured
out the second GAss, which iru ned
the other eud ut Pats tongue, aud H..
weui through the ri.marolc again eud
ins w'.h hrec .las,,s # brandy
"Ah q" sad the governor, "but YOU
have Mt had tire. glsses
PAT Was al. cut up AMI cat down hy
TINS unexpected answer lie pushed
his fng'rs through his halr, dropped
hIS lower jaw, aud looked like depph
wounded 'yinilcman' as he was. \
happy thought hit mn, an i,brighteuiu- :
up, he said,
Bot vau wouldn't have me tell NY
ouli mother lie, woulI you 2"
The good governor was melted ,Or
a nnwenL aud tho third gla,, pa,,,i
irou the sldvb ari into the lon.Jn.
bosom OF the dry lri,hmau, sho dIiuk
auk thus began;
"A thpu>lnf thanks, guy'uer the
saints bless aud the Virgin sape YOU
aud give you long life aud pien'y oi
such brandy as this, your hon,r. And
nuw III be goin' To phialelly, anu
rs long way there atoo,, aai IN, u
The governor cou,i stand It n,
longer, but, halt llu.hiu:. and hai
mai At the ttl.ow's impudcncc, ana
is own rcallocss to te rua1rd. b
showed his guest - the dor ami ,ulu
him, rs i. wa> s0 Gr 10 Pu.llirty. b,
had better b. making tracks IA Iha'
| direction without any u,orr ,le.ay.