Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-08
zelerf Reahing.
An Executive Phenomenon.

| An old fellow from Bear Wallow
visited the executive Office the Other
day to talk with the Governor and &C.
cure something for his neighborhood
Come in,' said a pleasant looking
gentleman.
'Are you the Governor
Yes, SIR
wall, then, I've allus been mista
ken about you l had heard that you
left one of your legs on a battlefield
but see that you've got two legs
How do you account for that@ /,
! Easy enough When Sf TOOK fdI
seat as Governor + only had one leg
with me, having. as you say, lost the
other in battle. A short time after
| took my seat | noticed that another
leg had begun to grow out. At first
| was alarmed, having never heard oil
such performance, but after while
| decided to await developments. The
leg kept on growing until the ankle was
reached. 1t stopped then for a few
days, and thought that the resurrec-
tion business was entirely suspended,
hut was wrong. The leg was only
gathering material with which to build
foot. After while the foot began
to make its appearance. It reminded
me of an old woman knitting q sock.
1t would have tickled you to death to
see how skillfully and human like the
work rounding off the heel went on.-
Occasionally it would drop a stitch,
but sir, 1T would hop back and pick
1t up. | was very anxious about the
instep, but my fears were soon sllayed,
for it were shaped off as perfect as any
thing you ever saw. As last when
the performance reached the toes.
hanged if | didn't think that l would
itch to death, but couldn't scratch
for that would bave spoiled the work.
When the job was completed l could
walk as we'll as any man in town, and
| even ran race with an old negro
down on the river bank
Did you walk around while the
growin' was goin' on 2 asked the man
from Bear Wallow, regarding the Gov
ernor with q curious gag.
Oh, no! / had to remain perfectly
quiet and allow my leg to lie on kind
of cot which had prepared for the oc.
casion.'
Did you talk to any Of the doctors
about it?'
Yes; but they did not regard it as
remarkable. One Of our leading ply.
sicians said that the election to Office
was very frequently the csnse of legs
and arms growing out, and gave it al
his opinion that this was the reason
crippled men were always after Of
fees
1t may not have seemed strange te
the doctor, but dinged if it don't seem
mighty strange to me-
1t did to me at first, but soon got
used to it; and let ME here remark that
when q nan is elected Governor OF
Arkansas he will soon get used to q
number Of things he never heard OF
BEFORE
Now, when | 60 home an tell the
folks that the Governors leg has grow.
ed out they'll believe it, for they don't
think anything's impossible with him;
but when tell 'em that I've seed the
Governor, an sot down an talked to
him familiar like, they won't believe
it. Can't you give me some sort of re-
ceipt, showin' that have seed you
Jes say, This here is to certify that
John kilprune Of Bar Waller has this
day bill o conversation with me. | axed
John to sit down and make himself at
home. which he done, an found him
mighty entertainin' an wush he'd come
again IN fetch his folks Jes draw
up them words exactly, an sign 'em
please
.I'll do it, SIR and the receipt was
drawn up and signed. Greatly elated
the man from Bear Wallow went down
At the State House gate he met the
watchman. who asked:
That feller gone down from up yon'
der yet?'
What feller?
That feller in the Governors room.
Amt that the Governor
Governor, the duce. He's jack