The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28

he TOOK BOTH.
" hat the Georgia Executive said to
the Governor of virginia.


Gentlemen" said the Georgia colonel.
who had been on the right side Of the
stock market and was entertaining a
group OF listeners in the palm room Of the
Hyphcn the other night. 81 suppose you
have all heard what the Governor Of
North Carolina said 10 the Governor Of
South Carolina Have you ever heard
what the Governor Of Georgia said 20 the
Governor of Virginia No2 We'll the only
difference I'm the two stories is that the
Governor of Georgia was a r9ck-rib5ed
Temperance man.
You remember what a blizzard Wash
inEtou experienced tho second time CIeye-
land was inausurated? Wen the wind
blew sixty miles an hour. The snow cut
the face like a knife. and froze 20 the
mustachos Of the soldiers as they waited
! IN line in front Of the Capitol. The bar
rooms all along the line made big for
tunes that d1v. and the doctors had their
turn the next day with pneumonia cases.
! The Governors Of the different States
/ were at tho head Of thei- troops with their
STATS just behind them. on Capitol Hu
drrlnS the Inauguration ceremonies The
/ Governor OF Georgia had brought. even
Z for the South. an unusually large staff
with him TO the inauguration. j was ON
/ ms stan al the time. but as there were
3 s
l sL',lt j con suppose you remember See
[ ing me WASHINGTON had never before
/ haa INC EoHoT OF seeing SO many Georgia
| colonies
/ There Were so many Of us that. even
| with horses touching as we marched
abreast mp Pennsylvania Avenue. We
| stretched from curb 10 curb across the
widest avenue in the country. At times
{ however. there was barely "a cornuraI.S
guard around the Governor OF Georgia
/ Many and varied We're our excuses for "A
/ T." minute abs. nee 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 Cor ia. Gov. rr,r az
I Georgia was famous Temperance orator.
Z lie had never been known To- take iut0Ni-
I cauts ID any form. and ON all occasions
/ had advocated the Temperance cause.
] lie sat straight and stIu upon his
I hors. lu front Df his troops a GfuufueE
/ ana silent figure. apparently completely
/ unaware Of the piercing icy blasts that
| swept over Ca. d,ol Hill We began to
! ihnE him more man mortal. for we felt
/ as If we were rapidly fr.sziur 20 death
! suddenly an aide from the staff Of the
] Governor of Virginia dashed up 10 tho
/ Governor OF Georgia and said. with a sa-
/ Lutte.
! Governor, 7 am going 70 get some
! thing hot and strong for our Governor.
! and can't get some Of 10 for you tOpgr
/ The Georgia colonies were astuurGed
| by such rash ignorance. and We all set
/ tied down DO our seats. prepared 10 hear
! as Il rebuke for such audacIty Imagine
/ our surprlss when our Governor thanked
/ the EirEiui: colonel for his kind offer. and
/ said that Do would he glad 20 take what
| ever ne could get 70 drink
/ The Virginia aide dashed of on his
! quest. but Georgia aide. not 10 Lc out
: done. dashed Off too In a very few min
| utcs back came the Virginia colonel bear
/ ing huge cup 81 hot punch Al the same
! time from another direction the Georgia
| colonel rode up with even a bigger cup Of
! steaming liquor.
| 1.-THE Governor Of virginia who had
| also ridden up. intending 10 offer toast
/ TO the new President called out 10 the
] Governor Of Georgia.
! &c Now, Governor. which drink are you
going 10 takeE
The Temperance Governor Of Georgia
dropped the rcins. held out his half fro
zen hands, and said.
| d" Governor. / shall drink both
And he did. draining the cups. too.
while we all nearly fen of our seats IN
establishment. The local instinct had tri-
umphed over principle. '-ReVerages-