Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-02

What the Governor Of South Caro-.
lima said 10 the Governor Of
North Carolina.
The Retailer.

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A great many years ago the Gov
ernor of North Carolina received o
friendly visit from the Governor Of
, South Carolina. After the real din
ner Of bacon and yams, the two gov
T ernoss lit pipes and sat in the shade
of the back verandah with a demUohn
Of real North Carolina copper distilled
whisky within easy reach. "There
was nothing stuck up about these
governors" says q North Carolina
State historian in the homely but
vigorocs language Of his section.
"rhere they sot and smoked, sot and
smoked every once in q while taking
a mutual pull at the demijohn with
the aid Of a gourd, which they used
as Democratic goblet. The CONVEX
sation between the governors was on
the subject of turpentine and rice,
the staples Of their respective States,
add the further they got in the sub
iect the 10 yer down they got in tho
| jug, and the lower down they got in
the jug the dryer the Governor of
South Car Dina got, who was o square
drinker and u warm man with abont
q million pores to every square inch
of his hide, which enabled him to
histe in a likely share Of corn juice,
or other beverage, and keep his car
cass at the same time well ventilated
and ready for more, while the Gov
ernor Of North Carolina was n more
cautious drinker, but was mighty
sure to strike bottom at about the
twelfth drink, like rs If nature had
measured him by the gourdful. Well
they sot and smoked and argued, and
the Governor of North Carolina was
hospitable as any real Southern gen
tleman could be, for he ladled out
the whisky in the most liberal man
ner, being particular to give his dis
tinguished guest three drinks to one
and gauging his own dose with care,
for fear that if he didn't he might lose
the thread of his argument and the
demijohn might run dry before the
Governor of South Carolina should
be ready to dust ont for home, in
which case it would look like he had
not properly observed the laws of
hospitality, which would have been a
self-intiicted thorn in his side for years
to come. and no amount of apology
could ease his mind, or enable him
to feel warranted in showing his coun-
tonance to his home district, where
for generations it had been main
point with every gentleman to keep
his visitor well supplied with crea-
ture comforts, and to hand him
good gourdful as stirrup-cup when
about to take his departure to the
bosom ofhis family. Singular to re-
late, the cautiousness manifested by 1,
the Governor of North Carolina was
of no avail, for at one and the same
moment the jug went dry and the
Governor Of Mort Carolina, much to
his subsequent modification when he
learned the fact afterwards, dropped
off into quiet sleep, while the Gov
ernor of South Carolina continued to I
keep on with his argument, holding
the empty gourd in his hand in close
contiguousness to the demijohn, and
wondering at the app aren't absent
mindedness Of his hitherto attentive
host, to whom, after minute and
half Of painful silence, he made use
of but one remark : Governor, don't
You think it's q long time between
drinks the remark being overheard
by George the bod y-servant Of the
govern or OF North Carolina. who,
kno wing that there was something
wrong, took to the woods where he
remained in seclusion for three days
but the Governor Of South Carolina
receiving no reply from the Governor
of North Carolina, mounted his horse
and rode sadly homeward with an
irrepressible feeling at his heart that !,
there was coming to be q hollowness
in friendship, and that human nature
was in danger Of drifting into con-
dition of chaotic mockery."
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