The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-24
A BUSY GOVERNOR.
A Professor Who Fooled Away Much
 Precious Time.

Precious Time
 The governor of ArkansaW had just signed a commission, authorizing Il man to take his chances as a notary public when Prof Ahncr Foster. oi Rhic Bayou. noted colored gentleman who bore a prominent part in the erea, rceon~truc. tien drama and who like many great statesman. has settled down te a sem obscure but somewhat mut .uleped life entered the room The governor. with that courtesy which none but tia" ttu, gentleman can bctittiugiy assume. arose and invited the old negro [" take seat. which. after an acknowledge m.nt delivered through the medium ai rrvercntial how. he did not however without certain arrogance ot bearing which the old negro so we'll knows how to summon The professor seemed in no hurry to mention the object ot h~ vi,,t. but taking up rcquisltlon from tho governor of North Carolina and squnting at jt. remarked a~ h. lnid i, down
 Pear ter hab some bus ue~- on han
 lcs. am rather busy Glad ter hcah 1t. Sah notlin hkr keePn busy Er idle man amt lon de eountry no good
 es, that k very true hut liote--er have youany special hu>ine-- "ith mr2
 Not i'll dc pulticuler. not iu dc pi, slrack, sah Come up ter town on CT sorter lay oii an thought dat I'd come up hcah an loaf crroun till tram time A. say. am very busy
 Yas, snh ys,- an Is, glad ter heah il ain got hut one son -hes de one whut got pardnned outrn de penny toncln an allus tells hm ter keep busy. Fl he kain keep busy at one thing he ruu, nt er nudcr p"o- yer know, -ah dat l-c gitiin ter hk" de Dmrrcrat, better ch da inprnbc- in hone-tner-2 It, CT tack sah Oh de Dim, rcrnts i~ gottin better all de tIinc an ci ia krei,- on la P~i0c ter Pff some niger vote, aiitcr while dp fl -.,h >hos yer bornd
 No doubt oi II hut ns remark cd iu~t now am very busy
 Nas .ah la- all cl toIl- ycr l re might, glad t.r hcnh IL teallu- isen or du-trou- man. an knows vhut Il i- tell, my ,an yer rccoll"cl> hum ter keep busy bar amt n"ihn Ter fear rum "r man what l- busy lt- dr idle man what cau.e- all dc trouble Whut'- de new, dI. nnwnin
 Nothing of importance hmyoft had tiino thia morning to rad thc paper l am 20 bn-y that
 ia- -ah ya- l know. how t i. While 1 wal t"achln school down at de bayou took on" Q d..se hr.h fattn an eaycAtipn paper m -"tn"tiin"~ had ter gin it rrway ease l didt hab tune t"r read it Ipe .choiars what wanted ter know erbout pDr,ant pint- would git crroun me an talk u,e miFhtf nlyh ter death i"au mine CT pu--pn talkIn er l4ttie but lt make inc ashY when CT pu,-ou talk ali si time u-ter gin dem -choiar- hiut@ dat l didn hat de tune ter talk ter "tu hnt da k"p on like my tme want wuth nothiu
 That + a fault wi,h A great many people .aid rhe governor significantly elancing ;, pie of important papers which lay before him.
 Yer. right dar -ah ger, right. i'eers ike -pfn. f,in9 n..,.T ~ j. hal :.. -rnsc no how -pze fer heah 1T pu-- .on talk shen he haint got nothin ter talk ertont Iallis make II sr int ter talk erf.out -u,hin when l talk When wuz iu bilpe-- down heah in de conn- try an dr niger come "rroun fer talk ter me bout foolishnes- ] uster tell '.rn ter git out. dat ] didn hab nc tnoe iur eIn Wa lat right gIbner1
 Ye- undoubtedly <. 1 remarked jus, now my tim" i- taken up sith pressing b1-ins.. and
 "I know Aackiy ho~ yer feels -ah fur I -e been dar nier-ef Reckon. dat se been borsd more dan any pi.son in dis beah country Tao, sah 1 has often tolc dat boy er mine t~r keep bu-y Wy, sah nebcr Io.- my wife ter be idle When -he ain't wa-hin fur de