Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-05
cANSlER OF TlRZAH.

Inc "a
the Columbia State sends his paper the
following that will be read with inter-
est by many of the York county friends
and acquaintances of Mr.. James Can
sler: .-- -.
Among those present during the last
few days of congress was no less dls-
tinguished a parsonage than Cansler OF
TirZah. 1t was some humiliation 10
him. though he bore it with dignity, to
have to be introduced to noted people
here. II am not quite so we'll known
here as l am in South Carolina" he
would say.
He was his old self, though, and be-
fore he left Washington on his way
to Boston he was better known than
when he came. Who knows? And
why may not the name OF Cansler OF
TirZah become as well known through
out the whole Of America and even TO
the remotest corners OF history as:
say, William Of Orange or Winfred OF
Iyanhoe? And If so, why withal shall
we not designate him, as we do the
knights Of old, not as Cansler, nor even
as Cansler Of Tirzah, but simply as
"Tirhaz?" Why not, now? And who
knows?
Well Tirzah reached the great capi-
tai city on Thursday night and he an
nounced to his many friends here that
he would leave the following afternoon
sharp. I'm just up to see how these
Yankees up here run their railroads 80
I'll know how 20 run 'em when get
to be commissioner next time" he said,
as he took a seat in the gallery of the
house of representatives, "but while
was here 1 thought I'd like to see how
the rest Of the government Is run, SO
| come to take a peep in on congress.
The house was considering the sun
dry civil bill at that time, at least the
clerk Just in front Of the speakers desk
was, and perhaps as many as TWO
other men standing near each otner
making speeches to one another, no
body could hear what about. The rest
of the members were walking around
the room. or writing at their seats, or
standing up here and there teiling
Jokes and each one laughing at MS
own. Cansler Of TirZah looked on
while in wonderment, then turned to
his companion beside him and OBJ
served, "Why, it's almost like the leg
islature, amt it?"
Some one up in Boston, a native or
South Carolina who reads the state,
and swears by 1t, as well as sometimes
at II, wrote TirZah letter not long
ago and invited him to come to Boston
to pay him a visit. This Carolina Bos-
tCnian had been reading the reports
in the State last summer Of the race
for railroad commissioner and as Tlr-
zah himself put 1t, He TUX fancy
to me, and asked me to come up and
see him and spend as long as wanted
with him.
"I never have seen him." he con-
tinued, but he's been reading ABOUT
me, and l got several letters from him.
I got a long nice letter from his wife,
too. She's a Boston lady before he
married her and she says she's anx-
ious to see me. So I'm going up. But
they wrote me ! better stop over IN
Washington a day, so as to see II
while I'm up. l jes wanted to see
something Of the world, and especially
how these Yankees run 1t, includin, OF
course, first thing the railroads, so
kin show 'em down in South Carolina
how TO run the railroad commission
er's business next time"
Cansler of TirZah did not have his
circulars along, although when he saw
how free and easy it was round about
the capitol, and how cordial every
body in Washington was, he regretted
that he did not bring some along. He
is feeling fine. and looking as fine as
he feels. and he is as fine as both, and
II he isn't the next railroad commits
sioner Of South Carolina it will be be-
cause he doesn't get votes enough.
He has gone on his way now to Bos-
ron to cheer up the old couple from
South Carolina, who read the reports
in the State with so much interest that
they wanted Cansler Of TirZah to come
mr. and cheer them up in their old age.