Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-04-04
GOVERNOR HAD LAUGH ON The
WOULD-BE JOKERS.
Fact That Guest "KneW Champagne
and Had No Prejudices Against
1t" Disconnected Their
ShrewdIy Laid Plans.


menagerie. Gov. Nye was an old and
seasoned politician from New York
politician, not statesman. He had
white hair he was in fine physical
condition; he had a winningly friendly
face and deep lustrous brown eyes
that could talk as native language
the tongue of every feeling, every pas
sion, every emotion. His eyes could
out-tal1 his tongue, and this is saying
a good DEAL for he was very remark
able talker, both in private and on the
stump. He was a shrewd man; he
generally saw through surfaces and
perceived what was going on inside
without being suspected of having
an eye on the matter.
When grownup persons indulge in
practical jokes, the fact gauges them.
They have lived narrow, obscure and
ignorant lives, and at full manhood
they still retain and cherish job lot
OF leftover standards and ideals that
would have been discarded with their
boyhood If they had then moved out
into the world and a broader life
There were many practical jokes in
the new territory. / do not take pleas
ure in exposing this fact, for l liked
those people, but what l am saying is
true. l wish | could say a kindlier
thing about them instead-that they
were burglars or hat-rack thieves, or
something like that, that wouldn't be
utterly uncomplimentary | would pre-
fer it, but | can't say those things;
they would not be true. These people
were practical jOkers, and | will not
try to disguise it. In other respects
they were plenty gOod-enough people;
honest people, reputable and likable.
They played practical jokes upon each
other with success, and got the adj |
and applause and also the |
envy of the rest of the. community. |
Naturally, they were eager to try their |
arts on big game, and that was what |
he governor was. But they were not |
able to score. They made several eff |
orts, but the governor defeated these |
Efforts without any trouble and went
IN smiling his pleasant smile as if
lothlng had happened. Finally the
oker chiefs of Carson City and Vir-
'lnla City conspired together to see if
heir combined talent couldn't win a
cry uncomfortable place; the people
we're laughing at them instead of at
neir proposed victim. They banded
themselves together to the number of
en- and invited the governor to what
as a most extraordinary attention in
nose days-pickled oyster stew and
mpagne-luxuries very seldom
cen in that region, and existing
amer as fabrics of the Imagination
IAN as facts.
The governor took me with him. He
aid disparagingly:
It's poor invention. 1t doesn't
eceive. Their idea is to get me drink
I'd leave me under the table. and
ON their standpoint this will be very
nny. But they don't know me. am
millar with champagne and have no
'eJudices against it."
The governor was serene sober
mfortable, contented, happy and
Der. although he was so full thar he
uldn't laugh without shedding clam
gne tears. Also at that hour the
st joker Joined his comrades upder
e table. drunk, to the last perfectlon
lie governor remarked:
RMS is dry place, Sam. Let's go !
a get something to- drink and %, to |
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