The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13

good men in that Legislature: men who claimed the right to think for them selves and who
 Would not flatter Neptune for his
 trident,
 Or love for his. power to thunder"
 Governor--oh. yesl oh. yesl oh. yes' I suppose so. just as there must be some good in everything. You know It is said the Devil is not so black as he is painted. But, Fort, what inak Cd 1t SO laughabie was the variable con duct of "Comer's Imperial Guard" as term my Legislators. on different oc- casions. Hal ha. ha! I happened one day to 20 up to the "Rotunda pe- tween the two houses and l saw about a dozen of these same members Who insisted on brushing the carpet Tn my office with their noses, when they caii- ed on me, and there they were, put ton-holed by about a dozen, two oy four lawyers. who wished to get some pet measures through the Legislature and I wish you could have seen them you would have thought they had hand-spikes run down their spines. on hal ha, hal As I passed close to one of these couples. heard the little law yer say. Here's the button oH your coat, I didn't know I was holding you 90 hard" and the Legislator. witn al, the haughtiness of an impovcrisn eo Snanisb grandce said, "I did" Ha. ha! ha!
 Fort My Liege. you must remempel inc average legislator feels that the cares of State are on his shoulders anu that it is a part of the perqulsite,s !, of the position to assume a iornly ar when approached on any suo'ecl oi pending legislation . oor
 Governor--Yes. yes. yes, .ne pyos n q fellow only gets $4 a day. unless ne hanoens 10 get on the Code Commission and votes himself t$1o a day, so 1T ne wants to put on a few extra airs oi puffs of dignity, no one Is hurt
 Fort-Well. My Liege, am or opln. ion that s4 day is more than .nos. s. of these legislators make at ,. tn homes and that they are qnlte consem. r,,.sa.. to serve the State for that sum. ihey so bonc after the Legislature. by vir- ,rra of the Constitution, has come 7" . close. and when the neighbors call' thev swell out their chest ana say e llne 9th he,Io. q have done the state sonis service and they know it.
 Coyernor-That may pc, tnae nas he. that may be. But Fort tney ai more ignorant, generally speaAine' than one would imagine. ,e,p. nroached one evening in my oItice bv one of these members who Wahteu me to assist him in getting ms meas ure through the Legislature. recall that he said something about promise on my part to this effect. when l was running for Governor. but that Is not at present, material. As he was one of my henchmen, I was quite ready to help him and said. Where is your bill" My Bill" said he. why cover nor. he's at home Mother said. she ain't my mother Governor~ shes my wife. but we all call her mother as term of love and affectationment. mother said, 'No! you leave Bill at home to take care of me and the children, while you are up at that wicked and deleterious city" "oh! said I, T don't mean your boy. what Is your measure7" My measure Cover nor?" said he why I stand six foot. two. in my stocking feet. and as good a man as ever shoe trod shoe leather" ssNo. no, mo-" said I. "the act you want ed me to indorse." 'Oh!" said he, "here 1t is," pulling it out of his pocket Tt is to prohibit the running of Cat fish in Pigeon Toe Creek, after the 1st of August. without a permit from the