Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-28
EXTRA ALVIN.
A Governor, Half Governor 0r
May BE Quarter of Governor.
Ger. Courier. Journal.

NASHVILLE, July 81 called yes.
terdsy, for the fret time, on Hon. AL
win G.. Hawkins, by the grace-or
rather by the grease-of the National
Republican voluntary contributions
Executive 0iling Committee, Gov
ernor of the State of Tennessee, who
had just returned from a prolonged
visit to New York, The Governor is
a very cautious nan and hard to
pump. He answers every question
prOpounded him by half closing both
eyes before bringing his answer to bear
like One taking aim along an old flint
lock rifle, and determined to spat the
executioner a square, center shot.
He kept a wooden toothpick in his
meuth as a sort of balance wheel, and
with the tip Of his tongue for leverage
and his under lip as u lulc um, re-
volved the end pointed at the visitor
round and round, like an ante. diluvian
recumseh with a hlog gun 10 poise
II was a dry old pump. No amount
Of "priming" could make it work. The
piston rod was as loose as the morals
of a Radical Congressman, while the
suction valves we're evidently al
weather cracked as Tennessee boilers.
Cautious2 A burnt child dreadiug
the fire isn't a circumstance. In vain
did | try to drag him into the white
heat Ofthe grooming campaign. He
didn't know anything about it. He
was even particular as to how he put
his foot down on the landscape ques-
ton.
you have the handsomest State
Capitol 10 the Union, Governor, and
built on the highest point in the Vi
cinity2" | suggested.
There's a point, or say a point aud
a half, and may be two points OF
ground about a foot, or a foot and a
half, or may be two feet, higher than
this" he replied.
We we're sitting alone in the guber-
Material Office.
One of the p~rohibitors in the tenn
perance convention last Thursday
said be had followed a certain propo-
sition with all the ~closeness be could
command" and when | saw the Gov
ernor SO particular, | never In my
life experienced such a closeness, SO
to speak. took on a temporary
touch of asthma. could scarcely
breathe. But just look at his eyes!
Ny God, how should hate to fall
into the power of that mani If he
isn't a tyFant, then Nero and Caligula
lived 10 vain, and John Hillsman, of
Memphis, had better never have been
born to furnish The delightful con
trast.
| got it out Of the Governor that
funding under the 60.6 act was going
on quite az we'll s. could be expected
under the circumstances, but how
much had been funded, and whether
prudence might not dictate that the
bondholders had better wait until
after thB November election, he
didn't know.
when will you open tho great
campaign" l asked.
he really didn't know-didn't seem
to know whether there was going to
be an election this year or not. But
he'll find out before he gets through
With it.
Finally hp turned on the execu-
TONER.
DO you reside in Lo~uisyille2" he
inquired.
"Yes, sir; there or thereabouts," I
replied, instinctiyely taking on the
contagion, as it we're, and determined
to be as cautious as the times de-
manded 1 should be.
when did General Bate get back?''
was his next attempt.
"Bate2 Bsck2 Get back?"
answered, with a measure of cireum.
speetiop not usual with reckless
newspaper men. He got back last
Tuesday, ! think il was; or perhap:
Tuesday and a half or two Tuesdays.
or somewhere in that neighborhood.'
Alter that q GOODNESS arose, and SC
did |. | arose to go,
Call again, Mr.. Terrill," said the
Governor, determined, at the very
last, to be exact even to a I. Blu
there's were he missed it, for once.
/, As your correspondent moved to
ward the door, did Alvin s. lool
happy should say he did
!. O, b. NJ.