The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-12-05
TURNED THE TABLES
GOVERNOR HAD LAuah ON vsE
wouLDBE IokERs.
Fact That oUesf sKnsw champaaas
and Had No preludleea Against
~ placoneerted Their
shrswdiy laid pians.

The government ni the new terri.
tory oi Nevada Vas aa Interesting
menagefte. Gov Nyc was an Old and
seasoned politician trom New York
a politician. not siaieaman He bad
white hair. BE- sas IN nne physical
condition. be had a winnngly frsenaly
facs and deep lusirOaa brown eyes
that could talk a. a native language
the league of every feeling eyagy paa
si0a. every emotion. His eyes could
out taik hls tongue. aud shia " saying
! good deal. TOR he wSs a very rcmafk
ahle lalkef. both In priyain and GA the
stump. lie VAS \ shgNWd man be
generally aaN through surfaces and
perceived what WAS goiug % lnaldo
without being suspected 81 having
an eye On The nsattay
When grown aV peraous Indulge In
practical jokes. the ingi gaaEes them.
they hare ssyea narrow obscure and
ignorant liyes, and at faN manhood
they still sv,ain and cherish iah -
q lelt.ogeT standards sud Ideals that
eenla have beer discarded With thelr
hoyhood II they had then moved oai
into tAe wnfla ana a BROADER life
There we're many practical ioAcs u
ne nca territory % pet take pleas
are Ia exposing this fact. fog ] iiked
those people. bnt what J am saying y
tgae. ! wish could say q kinalief
ghihN about them instead bat thef
vsfe burglars oF haifack thieves. o.
somtshing llke ihat. that wouldn't BE-
utterly uncompllmenasg. ! Vo8ld gre'
fer it bat cant aay faese thlnga
ihcy would nnf he ifue Ihee reopie
sore practical iaaefs and wlll nei
efy Ga lfsgalse iN 10 other fesnects
they we're plenty gooieueuga ptpele
hoaea pennig repessbln and Aaaale
Fhey PLAYED practical iekes neea each
ehef esfh saees. aad eas the az
miraiian and applause aud aiso tae
eafy 90 tta Isst of ihe rommaaiiy
Naturally tff aesa tseeF tgug their
ats "a tis game. ani thsl a ahat
iha edgrfnaF uaa nui lhef Nera lNs
ahi6 ,a aaor4 They made 5aferai ~
f8rs hat tse governor iefRstea ihee
eEais Nilaaas aay srae aaa Neat
maisg ba pltseaai Al'f 81 g
ru.aIfs Na8 happened FeaNy ,he
+ ses ehilfs ff tsroH Ciff aaf viz
( aaI8 cts es9ed la.h 81 - g
f Nef eaat.Hea talent al s
s fefs enramfdsiss.t r.s bf
nefe .anshlna thom laa g 8
I Eheif proposed gleUm IteY baaaef
/ Themselves together to ihs aambtf @
zen aa3 invited he sokesH q Nha'
Nas nest extraordinary sslea5iqa q
those days p9kled oyster aea aus
champagne lakufies feFg seldom
seen "a tbal region. ah8 existing
rather a. sshries e iAc lmlgInatioa
thaa ts s4cts
The governor took ne ellh him he
sald dlspAraEinsiy
Ifs a pear inxcutlan. i doesn't
deceive. Their ldez Is t. set me dfunk
aad leave me under the table. and
from their standpoint this vii be very
funny Hat they don't knos me an
familiar vish champagne and have no
preiadleea against n
The governor vas serene. sober.
comfortable. contenEed. happy and
sober, although he w4s - fuli that be
coulant laugh without shedding cham.
psEne tears. Also 81 that hour the
last joker Joined bis comrades under
the tabls. drunk. % The last perfection.
The governor remarked
This Is = dr. pIace. sam Let's sc
snd get something % drink and 50 %
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