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

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| An old fellow from Bear Wallow Wis.
tied the executive Office the other day TO
talk with the Governor and secure some.
thing to "blow" about the neighborhood.
Come in" said q pleasant looking
gentleman. .
| care you the Goveruor2"
| "Yes eir."
| "Wall, then, I've allus been .iistaken
about you. I had heard that you left
one of your legs on battlefield, but l
| see you've got two legs. How do you
| account for that?"
Easy enough. When took my seat
40 Governor had only one leg with mo,
in battle. A short time after took nv
seat noticed that another leg had begun
TO grow out. At frst was alarmed.
having never heard Of such q perfor.
| nance, but after awhile decided to
| await developments. The leg kept on
growing until the ankle was reached.
Then it atopped for few days, and I
thought that the resurrection business
was entirely suspended, but vas wrong.
The leg was only gathering material with
which to build foot. After awhile
the foot began to make its appearance.
1t reminded me Of an old woman knit.
ting sock. 1t would have tickled you
TO death to gee how skillfully and human
like the work of rounding off the heel
went on. Occasionally it would drop q
stitch, but, cir, il would hop back and
pick 1t up. | was very anxious about
the instep, but my fears were soon
ailayed, for it was shaped of rs perfect
as anything you ever saw. At last, when
tie performance reached the toes, hanged
II didn't think that should itch to
death, but l couldn't acratch, for that
would have spoile1 the work. When
the job waa completed could walk as
weii aa any man in town, and even ran
q 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.s ,'S+
"Oh, no. I had to remain perfectly
quiet and allow my leg to lie on kind
occasion"
"Did you talk to sny of the doctors
"Yeo, 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 1t Oh his
opinion that this was the reason crippled
men were always after Offices"
1T may not have seemed strange to
tho doctor, but dinged if 1t don't seem
mighty arrange to me-"
1t did to me at irst, but soon got
uaed to It; and let me sre remark that
when man 10 elected Governor OF
Arkansas he will soon get used to mum.
ber Of things he never heard of before.n
Now, when go 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 tell 'em that seed tho Governor
an cot down an talked to him familiar
like, they won't believe it. Can't you
give me sort of receipt ahowin' that
I've eeed you? jest say, This here is
to certify that John KiilpFune, of Bar
Waller, hes this day had conversation
with me. | exed John to set down an
make himself at home, which he done,
en- found him mighty entertainin', an
Wush he come sgain an fetch his folks
Jes' draw up them words exackly an
sign 'om, please"
"I'll do it; sir" and the Tcceips vas
drawn up and signed. Greatly elated
tho man from Bear Wallow wont down.
At the State House gate be met tho
watchmau, who asked:
THAT feller gone down from up yon.
der yeti"
"What feller9"
That feller in the Govnor's ROOM"
"Ain't he the Governor gr
Governor, the deuce. He's o lack
leg lawyer from up in the country. an
he's here tryin' to get pardon for a
horse thief The Governors been dodg.
In him ell day. Traveller. !: (.