The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-21
AN ARKANSAS GOVERNOR.
A Farmer Meets an Ingenious Story Teller
ut the Executive Mansion.

| An old fellow from Bear Wallow Wis.
tied the executive Office the other day to
talk with the Governor and secure some
thing to elbow" about the neighborbood.
"Come in" said pleasant.looking
gentleman.
care you the Governor7"
eyes sir."
"Wall, then, I've allus been mistaken
about you. had heard that you left
one of your legs on battlefield, but 1
see you've got two legs. How do you
account for thst?"
easy enough. When I took my seat
as Governor had only one leg with me,
having, as you said, lost the other one
in battle. A short time after I took my
seat noticed that another leg had begun
to grow out. At first was alarmed,
having never heard of such a perfor-
nance, but after awhile 1 decided to
await developments. The leg kept on
growing until the ankle was reached.
Then it stopped for few days, and I
! thought that the resurrection business
was entirely suspended, but was wrong.
The leg was only gathering material with
| which to build q foot. After awhile
the foot began to make its appearance.
It reminded me of an old woman knit.
ting a sock. It would have tickled you
to death to see how skillfully and human.
like the work of rounding off the heel
vent on. Occasionally it would drop a
stitch, but, cir, it would hop back and
pick it up. was very anxious about
the instep, but my fears were soon
allayed, for it was shaped off as perfect
as anything you ever saw. At last, when
the performance reached the toes, hanged
if 1 didn't think that I should itch to
death, but T. couldn't scratch, for that
would have spoiled the work. When
the job waS completed I could walk as
we'll az any man in town, and even ran
race with an old negro down on tho
river bank"
"Did you walk around while the CROWN
was goin' on 2" asked the man from
Bear Wallow, regarding the Governor
with curious gaze.
"Oh, no. l had to remain perfectly
quiet and allow my leg to lie on q kind
Of cot which l had prepared for the
occasion"
"Did you talk to any Of the doctors
aboutit7"
eyes, but they did not regard it as re-
markable. One of our leading physi.
clans said that the election to Office was
very frequently the cause of legs and
arms growing out. and gave it as his
opinion that this was the reason crippled
men were always after Offices"
'It may not have seemed strange to
the doctor, but dinged if it don't seem
mighty strange to me-"
ut did to me at irst, but I soon got
used to it; and let me here remark that
when q man is elected Governor of
Arkansas be will soon get used to num-
Der Of things he never heard Of before"
'.Now, when l 60 home and tell the
folks that the Governors leg has growed
out, they'll believe it, for they don't
think anything impossible with him, but
when I tell 'em that I seed the Governor
an sot down an talked to him familiar
like, they won't believe it. Can't you
give me a sort of receipt showin' that
I've seed you? Jest say, This here is
to certify that John Killprune, of Bar
Waller, has this day had conversation
with me. axed John to set down an
make himself at home, which he done,
an l found him mighty entertainin', an
wush he come again an fetch his folks
Jes' draw up them words exackly an
sign 'em, please"
'I'll do it; sir" and the receipt was
drawn up and signed. Greatly elated
the man from Bear Wallow won't down.
At the State House gate he met the
watchman, who asked:
"That feller gone down from up yon-
der YETI"
"What feller?"
"That feller in the Govnor's room."
"Ain't he the Governor ?"
Governor, the deuce. He's a jack
leg lawyer from up in the country, an
he's here tryin' to get a pardon for
horse thief. The Governors been dodg-
in him all day."-Arkansaw Traveller.