The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
TWO JOKERS.
How Governor Stanley and Mr..
Grimes Enjoyed Themselves.
Some Things That We're Not to
Be Told.
GAVE AWAY MONEY.
1t Was All Horrible Mistake
of Course.
Treasurer Grimes Has Faculty
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GAVE AWAY NONE
Treasurer Grimes Has Faculty
of Entertaining Himself.

Frank Grimes, state treasurer, and
Governor Stanley met in a secluded cor
ner of the state house yesterday fore
noon and pledged each other solemnly
that they would cease telling jokes
which occurred on the recent trip of
these men to San Francisco. This res
olutiOn was prompted by the fact that
the two men had told some things
about which the state house people are
worrying them. In the first place each
has told jokes which were to be kept
secret. The first one told was on
Grimes.
While the train was speeding across
the valleys of the west Grimes, who
had been snoozing in his berth, looked
up and saw the sun setting. He rubbed
his eyes Iazily and said:
What would not give for a piece
of that sky?''
Hes got EN-" yelled some one in
the Kansas crowd.
Restoratives were quickly applied and
Mr. Grimes was in a condition to ap-
pear in a public eating house for sup
per, but he was soon revenged on Gov
ernor Stanley who had been ''joshing''
him numerically.
The governor paid for two suppers,
for himself and wife, and received in
change a 50 gOldpiece. Fearing that he
would lose it he, with the money be-
tween his fingers, put out his hand to
a person walking beside him.
Take care of this" he said, suppos-
ing that the person by his side was Mrs.
Stanley. The governor looked around
in a moment and saw his wife some
distance away. He had given the gold
piece to a stranger who had disappear
ed with it.
On the remainder of the trip the fun
was at the expense of the governor.
When the party started out to meet
the Tartar the tug was gliding through
the water so quietly that its progress
was not noted by Grimes who caused
the seamen to laugh by saying:
Isn't it about time for US to start?''
The tug was already two miles from
the pier.
Going through a park in San Fran
cisco the governor and Grimes were
walking at a good pace and came to a
lagoon. They walked on and soon came
to another. Soon another was reached
when Grimes stopped policeman and
inquired:
How many 1agoons are there here?"
"Only one replied the cop. THE
path goes around in circle and comes
back to the same one"
The Kansas officials then left the
park.
Then the two men walked through an
exit at a city railway depot and were
compelled to put up 25 cents apiece to
get back to take a train for which they
were waiting.
Governor. let's be more careful next
time.' said Grimes.
You cause all the trouble" said
Stanley, by not paying attention to
where we are going
''All right" said Grimes, "Tn follow
you"
On the way home the governor and
Grimes went into an eating house. Soon
Grimes disappeared. The governor
made a fruitless search for him and af-
ter the train started could not find the
treasurer The governor was going to
get off the train and hunt for Grimes
wondering what had become of the
treasurer. The governors small son
ran down two or three Pullmans ahead
and there found the treasurer enjoying
a game of cards with three young Ia
dies whose hair was very red.
They're from Missouri, said Grimes
introducing the governor later on.
The two men had gotten along to this
point telling stories on each other when
the truce was declared.