The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-31
AN ECCENTRIC VISITOR
A Man who Had imporssn, nus,ness
 ~ith the Governor.

The Governor of AIkansaw is gradually eesam,ag acquainted si,h the one gallascd gentlemen who apply for es. eeut,Ne iavatH. The ether day man "ho told the porter that he vas bern on the other s.dc of the sancbrake. and should nai be interrupted. entered the executive chamber, and approaching the Governor. asked:
 You're the ossIseer. reckon =
 . am the Governor
 Ses. well that's hat l low ed
 Nha, can do sot yoa =
 = want a pardon"
 Il ,nnoi pardon you.
 ' Hut tuu must. IL. auAscn a gssnd hog ease vent la the ooafis and couldn't a,, satisiattio and now l Hiae myself on the luussry ai ,he state
 "l don't understand ,aa Mha, eflmc did you commit =
 eMha, 11 ,oa sll # when man mat. nes foe often =
 lligamy
 That's my enms l went To las and ,ued io get divorce. and eoaldn se, ane 'ieefs Ike ther didnt have none m hand. so l am here now ,o eunRc n ironi of you and ask ior eicmeney .
 l" s,il don't understand yam You married two women. and want ,o get a divorce rom one ot them. Why. ait, your crruc N a penIieutIary offence
 "ie1 arc. s leeilc ,oo pesft. Governor l d,dn', mary bu, one woman
 .' hen how did you commit bigamy
 Ely maIptn' on,e ton often shouldn'tci mau,ed 4, all. [ wan, d up wlth a good deal. hu, when woman poats a skillet of hot giease on md then weaken Nhe even wen, so faI as ,o piten my dog. an put soap on my shoe atrngs. but l looked a, hef wi,h swec'. sad stnilc ot te. osni,ion. Then she Iui A liflaEd In my shoe an sei he to my eos lon butshea, when want loakin' bu, looked .i hes m lovely mcekness. bui, sr ~hen g@ down b, my be.i-ssdc ip pray. and she poured skillet. of hot grease on me. arose ,o my full neigh, and esved Ihai's the *eti oi man am. and that's why want pasdon.'
 "A pardon ~hy my dear sir. you have the wrong ,dea of a pardon. You have not been convicted of any crime, and cannot extend executive .iemency where no punishment, is prescribed"
 Mebby l amt made myself eIeaf enough. I'm go,n' to get me blow line An' whale that woman till she can't stand up. I'll be arrested an tired an sen ,eneed. want pardon cerifyin' tha, my crime is excused by the Coversor in view of the facts, SO when they come and put the clamps on me, can haul out the papers. Don't you sec [" and he tr.ed .o punch the states chief officer among his executive fibs. "Can', do that, you say Well, suppose you give me paper staein'  that I've been drawcd inter thls thing, and ,ha, ain'i ss big fool as the man wha, cl,m tree o tell the man ,ha, chopped which way ], was goin' te fAil. bu, tha, l am 50 dcvIiish near |, ,ha, all the fun has ssfted through. Won, do that eyeE We'll, suppose we go do3n an take A snort What, don, drink wha, sors oi A man arc yonf reckon your election must have been mistake, bus dinged fl can see hos yoa can hold your office. Cha~ fla, tobacco ali the ,itne, reckon. Well, after all. you have gos suthin' to live for. Good day, su, an f the siase ever diskIyefs my 'compiishmenss an puts me in here to take your place. ddf't he.s,z,e to call on me whea ycu want q favor. low to make change in this office from skuil-esp to shank