The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-30
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rUNrrY TO TEST SOME OF IT'S DE
LIGHTS TOO.
IN. Y. Sun. 4
AT twenty-five minutes past
o'clock yesterday afternoon New orK
was relieved of a great responsibility
to the State of Mississippi. AT thaI
moment his Excelleucy Gov. McLau-
rim of Mississippi, his staff, and
party of his friends started for jack
son. They had been here since Tues
day, attending the sessions OF the
Mississippi River Commission, which
has been meeting at SO Whitehall
street.
The hearings of the commission
we're on Thursday and yesterday
and we're not OF nature to cause
great mental stress to the Governor
and his friends or to consume much
of their time. They came to New
York with All official purpose, but
with no desire TO break themselves
down by overwork. Most Of their
time on Tuesday aud Wednesday was
spent in the lobby of the Marlborough
Hotel, where they were staying
The settees were comfortable, they
said, and all the req uirements for the
comfort OF Southern gentlemen were
within easy call; they found no rea-
son for wandering abroad in the pro-
miscuously crowded streets, at least
during the heat of the day.
c zee or twice the Governor had
eompuuctions and insisted that the
party 60 for drive. The others
were slow 20 be persuaded, although
two barouche loads of them glad
dened the eyes of beholders i'll the
Park on Wednesday.
The Governor of the sovereign
State of Mississippi, and his staff
aud his honorable friends from the
Legislature aud from Congress, are
not a commonplace sight i'll New
York.
Beyond the Traditional character
istics of Southern dress they had the
look of born statesmen that comes as
naturally to the Southern Legislator
as the honeyed infection Of the voice
Tbore was all air of indolent po'
tentislity in the folds of their frock
coats, III the resilient stiffness of the
band down through the middle OF
their broad shirt bosoms that tlut-
tered away beneath their wsistcoats
in snowy ruflles, and in the masterful
tilt of their broad-brimmed SLOUGH
hats.
Perhaps, under their ostensible de-
sire for quiet and GOODNESS there may
have been something like annoyance
over the feeling that they were every
where attracting attention.
"But, SUBJ" said State Senator Sill
lsrs, commenting on this matter to
Mr.. Williams of Yazoo City, IS they
leaned across a table iu the Marlbor
ough cafe on Wednesday evening
.'but, my hono'h'd sub, tell me, sub
how else should Southern gentleman
dress?h
On Thursday the manager OF thu
Herald Square Theatre offered TIVE
boxes for that nights performance Il
the visiting statesmen. They accept
ed and went prepared to enjoy every
thing they saw, in front of the stag
as we'll as Oh it. When the curtsi
rose the audience, too, was as read,
TO enjoy them as it was the show
The actors helped thugs along.
When, in fantastic German, tn
landlord in "Ths Girl from Paris
greets the four English traveller
with the Joyous exclamation, "Vha
more giaiders! he added, "You com
from MissiEib Hey ~ there were roar
of stately glee from the boxes. Th
audience caught the joke, aud lapgbe
! too. Then the Southerners laughe
all the more, Gov. McLaurin shoe
,, hands with Congressman Hamilton
and declared that If he hadn't bee
born in the South he might have bee
+. born In the North after all. The
e they both laughed.
The Dutchman on the stage keI
gagging about "Mississib" aud "De
Governor of der Mississib" until tt
: actor whom he was addressing (wh
q didn't know about the Southerner
+ visit) almost went crazy. He lost h
temper at last.
"Here," he shouted, ali out of b
+ stage voice, Neutrality-suspicious.? TAX
brace. Wake up. Are you crazy
Then he turned to the other actor
What is all this Mississippi talk ~
asked, wofully. "Has he got 'em, {
e has the hot weather touched m
e head ~
"Der Governor of MissiEsib, pc
sisted the landlord "he is here. Va
| know SO much. Here. Where "
are. Yah "
!, The other actor aimed an ugl
J, straight-srm blow at his tormentor
nose. The landlord lodged it su
cessfully.
"No," be said; dit is not to fgh
: : The Governor of the Mississlb do'
not permit, not even in his own State
Do you, Mr.. Governor, hey Z"
And then at last everybody WI
happy. The Governor himself d.
! not stop laughing until be was sa
in bed at the Marlborough, after
trip through one of the Tenderloin
: famous "clubs."
Hot Weather Garment
CHEVIOT SACK SUITS,