The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-27
MUCH TICkI-ED
Why Gentleman Laughed m the Pres
 cnce of the Governor.


 "t,overnor." sad pleasan,-icoking gentleman who visited the state house the other day, I've got i,,le favor ter ask of you. and he smiled
 Well. sir. anything ,ha, i can do for you shall be ehecrtully done.
 though, so, ha. ha, hA~. haw. has have always heard that ,au were sa accommodating man. ter he. he
 Wha, IS the favor ,ha, you desire to ask
 "Nes. well you know my name ,s Back Mcntle. ter he. he.
 We'll"
 And as had ,o come h town to-day ,o buy sone salt. l though, I'd combine business with pleasure. ter hs~. ha~
 My friend you'll have to state your question quickly as am very busy
 All ugh, The favor Is ,hls my son IS agoin' to be hung a, Chapel Hull next Friday. and wan, to know If you can't pu, |, offull sunday Friday my daughter Is go,n ,o SC, married, an of course NC couldn't go away from home an leave her in such d iutth on saturday -e s.e all goin to give an iniare he. he. and couldn't leave home. bu, Sunday we ~on', have nothln' to do. an can 70 and sec Peter ter haw. haw."
 Your request IS very unreasonable. the governor replied. and Am as,onl shed s,r. a, your undue levi,y.''
 Now here don, oas, no insinua,ien at my laughIn. II you please. fot got, tlokled down the street and haven't got over II yet. Mule run away ter. he. he. -wi,h one oi m, ne,ghbors boys. flung him of. an hell halter walk home eigh, miles thro ugh the mud. and he lay back and laughed
 T canno, commute the sentence of your son. am serl ,o say
 Then he's bound to hang t,ida,. is he"
 :. That IS ~ha, the sentence says, and the sentence mus, be executed
 ouldnt even pu, the ,hing of awhile uli gi, done ga,hern' corn. Teekin'
 ." ant put II of an hour hope you ~IIl excuse me
 "Oh. I'll exouse you ter haw. haw you've got 10 do your duty, you know"
 .. don, mean that, mean ,ba, 1 hope you ~ill excuse me for not longer talking vi,h you
 osuaniy. sir, satinly That's sor, of invitation for me 10 leave am, |; =
 ' 1es. foI the present. Come around agaIn after you have gathered your oorn .'
 "Au nigh, he. he" and the old fe,- low wen, down h about half an hour he came back again and said. after laugh ing heartily, :. les, >a~ one Of the High tower boys. and h- told me ,ha, the ncighoors had come in and gathered ali my co n, 50 though, I'd conc in ,o see yon ag IF. Promised tn coInc. you .uow. as;et All the corn was gethefed ! ~an,er talk to you ag'in on ,ha, hangin basi. ness. Sad thing 10 be hung, ain, il,
 cry sad, sA.d the governor
 " Man am, il, fof nathin after hes been hung ies tunes, is he. governor v
 The chief executive looked al the man AS though he thought him crazy, bu, managed to reply
 @Weil, should think that few swings from the ga.lo~s would rob him pretty much of all h,s usefulness. at least ii would tend to inJure hn standing in so- cIesy"
 "Yes, that's ~ha, thought. You are quite leyel-headed man fl you are a governor. 50 :hass no hope for Peter CT he. Ter haw, ha~"
 None on this earth
 That's bad er ha~. haw, hA~.7
 wha, the deuce are you laughing al suS'
 Wall, governor, I'll tell you. Peter he broke jail nigh, afore last and ii sorter :.ck.ss mse= haw, ha~ He's gone ~har you never can keteh him. Good bye. governor. ha~. haw,' and he laughed h.s ~sy do~n the steps.
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 COULD THIsK
 I don't want you 70 ever again ,el