The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-05
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clerical sleeve, Gin some OF the coun-
ties of the State that book obtained an
enormous circulation, but ii wasn't the
sort Of circulation l wanted. heard
OF one case where Il single volume OF
those sketches went around an emtire
circuit. ~ soon as one family would
finish 1t. they would put a boy on q
horse and send the volume on to their
next neighbour. What chance do YOU
think book agent would have had In
Il county like that. / have received
orders for the book from all over the
United States. I got one from British
Columbia not long ago, but couldn't
ill It, because" he concluded reminis-
Gently, a newspaper man stole the
last one 1 had"
DR.. Laffcrty, by the way. has adopt
Ell what appears 10 be an entirely
navel method OF treating spring poets.
I1c carries their productions around
those which he hasn't had 4 chance to
pass on and others-in the rear pockets
or his garments, and uses them for a
cushion 10 sit on instead of sitting on
the authors. There was n time when
the Doctor was not so kind, as Il GER
tain Norfolk man we'll remembers. In
the DAYS OF his ultra -callow youth he
deemed himself Il poet, with reputation
u
sending out stuff to the long-suffering
press with Il note, which concluded
somewhat thus: "If you cannot usa
the enclosed. return II for l can use
1t elsewhere" One of these specimens
of immortal doggerel, accompanied by
the above request, was sent to DR.
Laiferty for publication in the Advo-
cate III was never published. The
Doctor returned it in the next mail.
aSn u n n in, Fpr
mary rejection of the alleged poem was
the legend: II caci use 1t elsewhere"
clipped bodily from the note and pinned
to the top of the Ms. The would-b he
poet never used the phrase after that.
In fact, he did not attempt anything
more IL the spring poetry line at all.
Some time aSo-several years-Dr
Lafferty went to Charleston, w. Va.
TO lecture, and while there was the
guest OF Governor MacCorkle Now.
the Governor was man whom every
one who knew him at all intimately
called Bill. and he looked his name
There WAS nothing pretentOus about
the Governor. and he didn't put on any
more style in tho Executive Mansion
than ne did in the shabby little law
Office where he ate, slept and didn't
practice law when he first came to that
section from Old Virginia. AS for Dr.
Lafferty. well, no one would have mis-
taken him for Beau Brummcl. He
and the Governor, after the lecture,
took a stroll in the Capitol grounds,
ana in talking over old times of their
walk until past midnight, but never
left the grounds. AS the hour of mid
night approached Waterman on the
grounds, newly appointed and Very fun
OF his recently acquired dignity came
up to the pair, whose actions he had
been Watching with suspicion for some
time, and said: Look a here. YOU
chaps. I've been watching YOU hanging
about here for an hour, and l reckon il
you amt got any other business you'd
better set out" He would probably
have elected them. too, if the Governor
had rot revealed his identity. It is an
opctI question to this day whether the
joke was on the distinguished gentle
men or on the Waterman.
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