The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-12
sHoRT STORIES.
Two Other Governors.

Chicago -Herald)
Gentlemen said the Georgia colonel,
who was entertaining group o. amused
listeners at one Of the hotels IN TINS city
the other night. 7 suppose YOU have All
heard what the governor OF North Car
DINA said 10 the governor OF South Car
DINA Have you ever heard what the
governor OF Georgia said 10 the governor
of Virginia? No2 Well, the only dltIer-
ence in the TWO stories is that the gov
ernor of Georgia was blue-nose temper
ance man.
you remember what a blizzard WASH
ington had the second time Cleveland was
inaugurated2 Well. the wind blew sixty
miles an hour. The snow cut the races
ike a knife and frOZe 10 the mouStacheS
OF The soldiers as they waited IN line II
front OF the capitol
The governors Of the different states
were at the head OF their troops, Wltnz
their stats Just behind them on capitol
hill, during the Inauguration ceremonies
The governor OF Georgia had brought
even for the south an unusually large
staff with him 70 the inauguration was
on his staff at the time, but as there
were only about forty other Georgia col
onels there I don't suppose you remember
seeing me. Washington had never before
had The honor Of seems so many Georgia
colonies. There were so many or US,
even with horses touching as we marched
abreast up Pennsylvania avenue We
stretched from curb 10 curb across the
widest avenue of the country Al times,
guard around the governor OF Georgia.
Many and varied were our excuses Tor
q few minutes absence from our posts
on the bleak and bitter hillside None OF
Us dared TO tell our governor openly what
were our real reasons for our somewhat
frequent absences. for the governor or
Georgia was a famous temperance man
He had never been known 10 take lntOX-
icants 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 dlgnl1led
and silent figure. apparently completely
unaware Of the piercing icy blasts that
swept over Capitol hill We began 10
think him more than mortal, for We felt
as if we were rapidly freezing to death
Suddenly an aide from the staff OF the
governor of Virginia dashed up TO the
governor OF Georgia and said, with sa-
lutte;
80 Governor, I am going to get some
thing hot and strong for our governor,
and can't l get some of II for you, toO:'
The GerOgia colonies were aStounded
by such rash ignorance, and We all set
tied down in our seats prepared 10 hear
a temperance lecture from our governor
as a rebuke for such audacity. Imagine
our surprise when our governor thanked
the Virginia colonel for his kind offer.
and said that he would be glad TO take
whatever he could get to drink.
The Virginia aide dashed off on his
/ quest, but Georgia aide. not 10 be out
Z uOllS. NdSiiSu OAA 100. n q very lev nm
( utes back came the Virginia colonel bear
/ ing huge cup of hot punch At the same
| time from another direction the Georgia
colonel rode UP with even q bigger cup OF
steaming liquor
THE governor Of Virginia, who had al
/ so ridden up, intending TO offer a toast
[ to the new president, called out 10 the
! governor Of Georgia:
I q" Now. governor, which drink are you
going 70 take?
/ The temperance governor Of Georgia
dropped the reins, held out his half frOz-
/ en- hands and said:
/ e Governor. 1 shall drink both
And he did. draining the cups, too,
while we all nearly fell off our seats in
/ establishment. The local instinct had tri-
umphed over principle"