The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-20
rHETwO GOVERNORS.

! What the Governor of South Caro-
lima Said to the Governor OF
/ North Carolina When They
Met i'm the Long Ago.
Richmond Va. Rcformer
A great many years ago the governor
of North Carolina received 4 friendly
visit from the governor of South Carroll
ma. After a real North Carolina dinner
of bacon and yams, the two 80 overnors
lit pipes and sat in the shade of the back
veranda with a demijohn of real North
Carolina corn whisky, copper distilled,
within easy reach. ''There was nothing
stuck up about those governors" says
| North Carolina State historian, in the
homely but.vigorous language of his sec
! ton. 'sThere they sot and smoked, and
| sot and smoked, every once and n while
taking mutual pull at the demiiohn
with the aid of Il Sourd, which they used
as n Democratic goblet. The conversa-
ton between the two governors was on
the subject of terpentiue and rice. the
staples of their respective states, and the
further they got into the subject the low
lower down they got into the jug the
dryer the Governor of South Carolina
was, who was q square drinker and
warm man, with about q million pores
to every square inch of his hide, which
enabled him to IIiste in likely share of
the corn-juice, or other beverage, ard
keep his carsass at the same lime well
4.
for more. white the Governor of North
Carolina was a\uore cautious drinECr,
but was mighty sure to strike bottom at
about the twelfth drink, like as if nature
had measured him by the gouriful.
Well, they sot and smoked and argued,
and the Governor Of North Carolina was
as hospitable as any real southern gentle
man could be, for he ladled out the whis-
ky in the most liberal manner, being
particular to give his distinguished guest
three drinks to his one, and guaging his
own drinks with great care, for fear
that if he didn't he might lose the thread
of his argument, and the demij john might
ruu dry before the Governor of South
Carolina should be ready to dust on for
home, in which case it would look like
he had not properly observed the laws of
hospitality, which would have been
self-inficted thorn in his side for years
to come, and no amount of apology could
ease his mind or enable him to feel war
ranted in showing his countenance to
his fellowmen, especially in his home
district, where for generations it ha !
been main point with every gentleman
to keep his visitor well supplied with
creature comforts, and to hand him
good gourdful as q stirrnp-cup when
about to make his departure for the
bos I'M of his family. singular to relate,
the cautiousness manifested - the Gov
ernor OF North Carolina was of no avail,
for at one and the same time the jug
went dry, and the governor, much to his
subsequent modification, when he learn
ed the fact afterward. dropped off into a
quiet sleep, while the Governor of South
Carolina continued to keep on with his
argument, holding the empty gourd in
his hand in close contiguousness to the
demiiolln, and wondering at the appar.
ent Observation-Disclosures of his hitherto at
tentive host, TO whom, after minute
and half of painful silence, he made
use of but one remark: Governor, don't
you think it's q long time between
drinks The remark was overheard by
George, the body servant of the Cover
nor of North Carolina, who, knowing
that there was something wrong took to
the woods where he remained in seC!u-
sion for three days; bnt the Governor IF
South Carolina, receiving no reply from
the Governor of North Carolina, mount
ed his horse and rode sadly homeward,
with an irrepressible feeling at his heart
that there was coming TO be Il hallowness
in friendship. and that human nature
was in danger of drifting into a condition
of chaotic mockery.
There is talk OF having a MaIdi Gras
in Gainesville.
Mr.. lrving's Faust" Is scornfully
mentioned in the German raDprs rs = q