The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-11-15
GOV. PECK'S LATEST.
A GOOD STORY ON HIS SON.
Georges Confidence in the Governor
Put to Severe Strain-He Found
Woman's Clothes In the Room
Where He Went to Look For His
Father
IChicago Record.l

Says Governor Peck, of Wisconsin
My son George had funny ex-
perience yesterday. You see, ran
down from Madison rather unex-
pectedly in the morning, having certain
official business to attend TO in Mil
waukee. That morning friend meets
my son IN the street.
"sGeorge," says he, shave you seen
the Governor to-day?'
"No,' says George is he in the
city?'
"sYes, | saw him an hour or SO
ago.
"sI wonder where he's putting up?'
asks George.
"s \, the Pfster, l believe says the
friend.
$50 George headed straight for the
Hotel Pfster, for he had a good deal
to tell me-the campaign is at Its
height, you know. Well, when he got
to the P6ster he asked one of the
clerks: is the Governor here ? The
clerk said he was. wonder where
can find him?' asked George. q
think he has gone up to his room,
said the clerk.
Gee whillikins = thought George
sthe governor is putting on a heap o
stvle to come down here to milwaukee,
for one day and put up in such grand
style
"Then he said to the clerk: what:
the number of his room2' The clerk
answered sParlors A and B. and ther
George whistled and wondered still
more what it all meant.
"Well, he rode up in the elevator
and found his way to parlor A. He
stood not upon the iormalty of knock
ing, but just opened the door anc
walked in. He was surprised to SET
articles of femme wearing appare
upon the bed.
What did it mean? Was this, indeed
parlor A? Yes; there could be no mis-
take about that.
"My son never before doubted o
mistrusted me. But at that momen
for the first time in his life it dawnet
and Gin nered upon him that perhap
oh, narrowing thought his tathe
was not the uncrowned saint he wa
cracked up to be! A cold sweat brok
out upon his brow, and ne felt strang
sensation of faintness in the pit of hi
stomach.
"sI will 60 back thought he. 6
can hear people in the next room.
will not humiliate myself and m
father by investigating this affai
further
"He turned to go, but just then
lady came from the adjoining room
She was startled at the appearance of
stranger.
"sSir,' she said, ,ottly, and dre'
herself up, as an indignant woma
does.
"sBeg your pardon, ma am, say
my son, civilly, but there is evidentl
some mistake. am looking for tn
Governor l was told l should find hil
here
"'He is here,' replied the lady.
"sGreat heavens!' calculated m
son.
"Yes, I'm here,' said masculir
voice, and with that man tollowe
the lady from the next room. 1t VIZ
Maj. Bill Upham.
"s Hullo, major!
"sHullo, George!
"Then followed explanations, an
the major introduced his wife, an
there was a great laugh over the col
fusion which had been oCCasIoned |
that hotel clerk supposltlon that whe
nay son asked for the Govel nor-that
me-he wanted to see the fellow WI
expects to be Governor-and that
Upham.
"sFather,' says George to me lat
in the day, my confidence in You got
terrible shock this morning. You
have t. be terribly good to me for
long time to make amends for what
suffered while | stood it that doorwi
and pondered upon the possibilities.