The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-03
He Talked with the Governor.

ing even enough clothing to protect
themselves from the inclement weather.
He Talked with the Governor.
An incident which afforded lots of
| amusement to quite group of auditors,
occurred on the Three C's train, between
Rock Hill and Tirzah, last Thursday af-
ternoon. A special car had been proyI-
ded for the governor and his party at
Rock Hill. There were only twelve or
fifteen people in the car, and the govern
or, noting the crowded condition of the
rear coaches, asked:
"Why don't you bring some of those
people in here? We've got lots of ROOM"
ss1'his car has been especially provided
for you and your party, governor" said
Mr.. 8. B. Lumpkin, who was in charge.
Sand" he continued, "those people came
down in those cars, and of course they
| can go back the same way. They will
have as much room going back as they
had coming down."
"Well, we are not going to have any
| thing like that" retorted his Excellency.
| sWe are not so important that we should
| monopolize whole car Of empty seats,
with all those women and children stand
ing up, and we are not 80 selfish as to
want comfort at their expense, either.
Unlock that door and tell them to COME in
| hereW ~,
Every we'll, governor" retorted Mr..
Lumpkin. "Ehe orders are that this Is
your car, and whatever you say shall be
done."
Accordingly the door was unlocked,
and in few minutes some of the rear
passengers began to fill up the empty
seats, Among them was typical co IN
tryman from tho vicinity Of Tirzah. He
had visited one of the Rock Hill dispen-
saries, and being an ardent admirer OF
the governor, was determined to have
talk with him. Making his way to the
seat occupied by his Excellency,
he extended his hand with the greeting:
Hello, Governor Ben Tillman amt
seed you since last November. Howdy
do?" oo,, .,o ,.ou
ernor; accepting the proifered hand, put
you mean you haven't seen me since last 81
August, when I was at Yorkville, don't
eyes, that's it; that's it-Ben-when
we was hollerin' for you last summer.
Well, how are you gettin' along? Are
YOUR folks all we'll? How is your fam
ily7 Are you doing as any good, COVER
nor ?"
The governor only attempted, 10 an
swer the last question of the volley. lie
said: "Well, you'll have to be the Judge
of that yourself. am still trying, and
am holding the fort yet"
eThat's right, Ben; you hold tho fort
and We'll stand to you. We've got
good governor, and if it was just
President Tillman instead of Governor
Tillman, we'd be better of. I'd
rather see Harrison president than Cieve-
land"
The governor smiled at his compan-
IONS allusion to himself and assured
him that we are infinitely better off under
Cleveland than we would be under Har-
rison.
By this time all the occupants Of the car
were listening to the dialogue with intense
amusement, The countryman broke out
in q new place.
"Well, you are going to the senate, amt
you, Benz"
"That is too far off," said the governor.
"We can't tell what will happen by that
time."
"Well, we put you where you is and
we are going to put you in the senate
You just keep on holding the fort, and
we farmers will stand by you. You amt
nothing but farmer, nohow is you
Ben p
II still feel like farmer" the governor
assured his companion.
"Well, you is one but you amt dress
ed like you was at Yorkyille with clothes
ike mine and an old straw hat" This
remark brought a volley Of laugh
ter, in which his Excellency heartily
joined.
Here the tipsy individual subsided in
to a confidential tone Which could not be
heard, the governor humoring him as
best he could. Finally Tirzah was reach-
ed, and a friend of the countryman came
to see that he got off the car all right:
"What are you doing here old fellow ?"
ii am talking to Governor Ben Till
man. The same old Ben Tillman
that we all hollered for so last
summer. This is him. Tell him how
dy.
governor and informed his tipsy friend
that he must get off here.
"Well, wait till the train stops" he
said. ,"By jings, believe / would Just
as leave walk back from Yorkville, II
could get to ride up there with the gov
ernor."
The train came to stop and the tipsy
individual continued 'pve got to git
OFT here, Ben. Ii you ever come aTHuuu
this way again, come to see me-"
The governor thanked him with re-
| ciprocal invitation to call at the mansion
| if he should ever come to Columbia.
Rising to go, the countryman took the
| governors hand and said: "Well, good
bye, Ben. If git in the penitentiary, |
want you to pardon me out won't you ?"
This request brought forth hearty laugh
| ter from all parts of the car, while the
governor advised his friend that he must
not get into the penitentiary.
"But you'll pardon me out, won't you,
Benz
The governor failed to make the desi-
red promise. 1t was clear, however, that
he enjoyed the whole incident as much
as any one else in the car, and after his
tipsy friend had left, he remarked that
Just such occurrences had grown to be
quite common with him. YorkvtUe En-
| Quircr.