The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-12-17
miscellaneous
Sadie's Visit To The Governor
And What Came Of It.
By ELIZA CALVERT HALL.

The Governor was returning from
luncheon in good humor, albeit in
something of a hurry.
He had fingered longer than he in
tended, listening to the anecdotes of
his companions; so now he passed rap
idly down the corridors of the State
House, exchanging greetings with
those he met, and he entered his own
office
His quick eyes noted the one clerk
busily at work, and he nodded as he
passed on to the inner office.
His hand was on the door-knob
when child's voice demonstrated:
The Governor amt in thereS he's
gone to dinner. You'll have to watt
The clerk turned his head as if to
speak; but the Governor silenced him
with motion as he turned toward the
speaker His kindly eyes took in with.
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flung over tie back OF another chair, !.
and hef hat hung OF the door. Knob, of.
the Governor B PR Ut e9 ffce.e 70. She,
certaihfy Eli at HON e. sfe' :
She looked up and smiled.
Have some?n she said holding up
doughnut. There are plenty more
looking down at the paper bag in her
lap. Il brought my lunch along,
cause | was afraid I'd get hungry:
and if you've got TO wait you might
as well eat something, too
The Governor smiled in answer.
i've been here most forever" she
continued. confidently, land there've
been just piles of folks in; but that
man over there''-pointing to the
listening clerk-''he said the Governor
couldn't see any one before three
o'clock. He's real nice man, tho,
even if he did send them off. He must
be some particular friend of the Gov
ernor, | guess, seeing he stays here all
the time and looks out for things.
He's been real polite to me, and you'd
like him, | know nodding gravely
into the Governors amused face.
Suppose we go in here and wait"
suggested the Governor, opening the
door of his inner Office.
"Oh, L daren'tn' The child's voice
was full of awe. It's the Governors
you know, and he mightn't like it,"
Her voice was scarce above wills
per as she slipped noiselessly from the
chair and stood by the Governor, gaz-
ing into the room with 'wide-open
eyes.
I'VE might go in, don't you Think"
queried the Governor, a break in his
voice, turning to the clerk.
"Oh yes, certainly replied the
clerk, with an answering smile
There" didn't tell your" cried
the child as she danced into the room.
Hes kind man, just as | said.n
You sit there Indicating the re
nlx-i, al, r tha InSl-
make believe you're the Governor. |
wish you WERE" wistfully.
Why? queried the Governor.
No" hesitatingly. That is, not
much. ! guess almost amt. But
he's the Governor, you know, and has
to do very important things, and he
might not like to be bothered by lit
tie girl. But | wouldn't be afraid of
you, cause you've got sucn kind eyes,
| You d listen to me, but he might tell
me to get out. Do you suppose he
would?'
| NO." the Governor treasured her.
He might be very busy, you know,
| but | guess he'd listen to you; that is
| if you should tell your story well and
| plainly. You might tell it to me as q
sort of practice, then can tell better
if the Governor will listen to you"
"All right" she began, settling back
| in her chair and rubbing its shiny
arms.
Its about fair, you see," looking
up into the kind eyes. we want to
have one out where live-one to help
the Grand Army, you know, cause
| they were soldiers, and their houses
got burned down, and they dom have
any place to meet. But nobody won't
go to fairs, cause they're tired of them
and some one said if they could only
get the Governor to come down and
be there and say something, and to
shake hands with the people, why,
they could get big crowd out.
Folks would come from all round,
sames they do to cattle show, cause
they're awfully fond of the Governor.
He's the best one we ever had, you
know That's what they say, but |
guess it's partly cause some OF the
men was in the same company with
him in the War; and seeing he's Gov.
ernor and they know him, it maks
em feel pretty big.
Anyway, | heard man say so; but
then, he's always saying something
that amt nice. He said the Cover,
nor wouldn't come when the commit
tee wrote to him about it; and when
the answer came that he had too many
engagements he just smiled and said
Il told you So
And they felt awfully discouraged
and Papa felt so bad just thought l d
come and see about it. | thought if
could see the Governor and tell him
about it, perhaps he'd come after all
don't suppose he will, tho, seeing In
only little girl
He might, 'the Governor suggested
looking beyond her out of the window
He might not have understood, you
know; for he gets Il good many invi
tations to go to places, and probably