The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-22
HOT rRINks FOR GOVERNOR

Gentlemen" said the Georgia colonel.
who was entertaining group OF amused
listeners al one OF the hotels in this
city the other night. says the Chicago
Times Herald II suppose you have all
heard what the Governor or North Car
olna said 20 the governor OF South Car
olina Have You ever heard what the
governor OF Georgia said 60 the COVER
nor Of Virginia? Mo- Well. the only
difference i'm the two stories is that the
governor OF Georgia was bluenose
temperance man.
You remember what b'izzard
Washington had the second time Cleve
land was inaugurated? Well. the wind
blew sixty miles an hour The snow cut
the faces like a knife. and froze TO the
mustaches ~ the soldiers az they wait
ed in line I'm front OF the capitol.
THE governors of the different states
were at the head of their troops. with
their staffs just behind them, on Capitoe
Hill. during the Inauguration ceremo-
nies. The governor OF Georgia had
brought. even for the south, an unus-
ually large staf with him to the inaug-
uration. / was on his staff at the time
but as there were only about forty
other Georgia coloneIs there ! don't
suppose you remember seeing me.
Washington had never before had the
honor Of seeing so many Georgia COLI
oneis. There were so many of US that.
even with horses touching as We
marched abreast up Pennsylvania av-
enue. we stretched from curb to curb
across the widest avenue of che coun-
try. At times however, there was bare
ly corporai's guard around the COVER
nor Of Georgia. Many and varied were
our excuses for few minutes absence
from our post on the bleak and bitter
hillside. None of us dared TO tell our
governor openly what were our. real
reasons for our somewhat frequent abs
. ices. for the governor of Georgia was
q famous temperance man. He had
never been known to take intoxicants
in any form. and on all occasions had
publicly advocated the temperance
cause.
He sat straight and stiff upon his
horse in front of his troops. dignified
and silent figure. narently completely
unaware OF the piercing icy blasts that
swept over Capitol Hill. We began to
think him more than mortal, for we felt
as II we were rapidly freezing to death.
I Suddenly an aid from the stan Of
the governor of Virginia dashed up 20
lne governor of Georgia and said, with
a salute:
Governor am going to get some
thing hot and strong for our governor
and can't I get some of 1t for you. too?'
THE Georgia coloneIs were astounded
w Sutu TdSn lSnofdntr. anu We dn StA-
tied down in our seats prepared TO hear
a temperance lecture from our governor
as a rebuke for such audaclty. Imagine
our surprise when our governor thank
ed the Virginia colonel for his kind Of.
fer and said that he would be glad
to take whatever he could get to drink.
THE Virginia aid dashed or on his
quest. but Georgia aid. not to be So
outdone. dashed off. too. In very few
minutes back came the Virginia colonel
bearing a huge cup OF hot punch. At
the same lime from another direction
the Georgia colonel rode up with even
a bigger steaming liquor.
THE governor Of Virginia. who had
also ridden up. intending to offer toast
TO the new president called out to the
governor of Georgia. AZ
Now, governor. which drink areyou
going to take?
The temperance governor OF Georgia
dropped the reins. held out his half fro
zen hands. and said:
=" Governor. shall drink both.'
And he did. draining the cups. too.
while we all nearly fell of our seats In
astonishment. The local instinct had
tfiumphed over principle"