West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-01-26
THE RAMBLER.
He is Enjoying the Hospitality Of
Governors
WHITE AND DAWSON IN CHARLESTON
has Entered Into the aaiety Of Life
on a Large Scale and Will
Remain Until the Leg
islaturo Adjourns.

have a surprise in store for my
many admiring friends in Preston.
AT the present time | am sojourning
in Charleston. | came here at the
most earnest and urgent request of
the two Governors, \. b. White
and WIN. M. O. Dawson. | am
occupying fine room in the sixth
story of the Ruifner Hotel. II costs
me nothing and | may stay for some
time as the Governors foot the bin.
The only inconven cnce | expert.
ence is climbing the many flights of
stairs when return home late at
night after attending the conference
which we hold nightly TO map out
legislation. After sample the
many brands which the leaders Of
the Grand Old Party have on hand
for exhibition and to further good
and wholesome leg station my loco
motion is not very steady. They
have in the hotel what they call an
elevator and all you have to do is
to press a button and it shoots up
and down in the middle of the hotel.
II is great curiosity to me aud I
sit and watch it by the hour. I
wish Comrades Orr, Shaw, Menear.
Messenger and all the rest of the
boys who wore the blue and toasted
on hard tack and beans, were here
to see this wonderful elevator. I
am trying to discover the power
that is in the button that makes IT
fly up and down so fast. / am
afraid that my old comrades back
in Preston won't believe me about
this mysterious thing they call an
elevator. But ] am dealing in facts
as have fully recovered from last
nights conference. People get in
this elevator and shoot up towards
the sky. / have noticed Gov. Daw.
son, Senator Montgomery, Legisla-
tors Davis and Freeland getting in
the elevator on several occasions
and disappearing when the button
was pressed. Gov. Dawson has
been trying 10 persuade me ever
since | arrived to take a ride in the
elevator but promised my better
half when ] left home that / would
do nothing to bring disgrace upon
the family name. prefer climbing
the stairs which are plated with
gold and silver II rs won derful
how cxirayagant these people are.
Gov. Dawson told ne that he had
great difficulty in coaxing Zoe Davis
and Baldwin Freeland TO get in the
elevator when they first came TO
Charleston. They told him that
they were so accustomed to climb
ing the Preston county hills that
they would feel more at home 10
climb the stairs. The Governor
laughed at this and told me that
they had no trouble TO get Joe and
Baldwin in the clcl ator after tbev
had attended couple Of midnight
conferences. II ever / get in the
elevator, midnight conferences viii
be responsible for III.
It would take several pages of
THE ARGUS to hold all / have seen
since 1 came to arleston. It IS
astonishing the variety of grub they
have at This hotel Its too much
for me- When yor sit down to the
table a coiored gentleman will give
you small paste board viii" lot
Of stuff printed on it. The first
time the colored gentleman handed
me the paste board ! stuck il I'm my
inside pocket f looked at me
for few moments in astonishment,
and then said:
"Ssh, that's The menu card for
you 10 select wha, you desire for
supper"
/ took The card from my pocket
but could not read a word on il.
l asked the colored gentleman to
read it for me, but be replied that
be could not read it This placed
me in an embarrassing position as
the other guests az the table we're
eying me and half smiling. asked
The coiored man if be was ever hum
CRY aud be said. eyes, sab. many a
time told him TO bring me
wha, be thought be- could eat when
be was real hungry There is no
six men in old Preston that could
have dcvoured what be brought me.
How / longcd for my old mcssmate,
Maj orr 90 have been by my side.
Tie would have stopped chasing old
speck at once and joined me in The
feast