The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-29

ip one thing bigger than a Governor And birger than a President, although the pres>nt oceNpant Of that oinS< doesn't seem to, think 90 !.
 Gcvsrnor--Wfil you please be so kind as to tell me what it isf
 rort---My iiege, It is the Law IT s, or ought to be. supreme. where h" doesn't reign. anarchy does. .. GOvsrpsT- come hithsr: FessrSoms ess5ersses between S d sccmers and [ -goer.. Fort--Oh, yes, sire.
 Goyernor-Fort. I am both. . s.. Fcrt--r am rejoiced tc see .n,s esr ssr psrpstnate pgs a I < pun. whicbs isnt q bac one at slL and Indulge in little pieas
 lsovsrnor1-H-si. Fort. Cant yos see that at, st,, tfyiss p, .e 'sugn gn,asisF q | fact, aofheiios- oecnpatfon's gone. I expect M. H. smith is iaugnins Id his sleeves at me. asks, him to come to my ofacs, as you WI, femernber. and he came. l then askeo { him to saiani, and he said, No saiem. then tola him to put the reduced ra.s. .,u !. | they were conlscatory. and as De was trustee for others. he would .pgn' the rates to the bitter end Forf--My lieee. Milton. H. smith is 2 great. man. You ana are both from ! the City of BlrFningbam. and we know what he has done to develop that sec. tion of the State. I don't mean sc say that he was aetuated by any pm. I anthropic motive, but I VIII say ne nAs done more for Alabama in developina her wonderful resources, than any man who ever lived in the. State. ooyernor--I wonder If the reduced rate medicine taken by the Southern Hallway officials doesnt taste nttie bittera this morning? .Ha! Ha, Ha. Fort--My. llege 1t seems te mo the less said about that the better. fhe Southern ofieials displayed epouI much desire to take the meoiclpS ~ your Majesty aid anxiety, to nays sns.I, take it, and fhousands of disehsrged employees is the result. The waiilng of their wives and children crying TOT bread, ny lieRe, makes it toe serious a natter for laughter. .
 Goyernor-Fort. hope all IS not lost yet Run to the Attorney General enc ask him if there is any difference n the laws of A1sbeuis and the Mlnne- sota law. passed on py the suprs"s
 gF gFFcst--sirs. | will see the Attornsy- osnerai and re port at once. tExitl
 Re-enser Fort.
 fzoyernor=--What news7 What newsi what news7 Don't you see l, am like one extended on broiltnE coalsg Have you no sympathy for my wretchec conditiong
 | Fort--sire. as I passed Oh my way ], to the offce of the Attorney General sa - ana of inc state officials. whose ayes wsre as red aA Are with weeping,
 Goyernor--what did you sayf red
 Fart-IMv lieks. with weeping.
 fzlvernor@-Weii, let him weep. feel very much like t myself.
 70 I could play tns woman with min'
 And brasssrt with my tonsusr
 What said the Attorney Gensrai7 f Fort-FIA said there was certainly some difference and bade me say te your HiRhness, ti1Ae in one case, tne captlon wAs, else 1t enacted by tha I,eEislatuTe of MInnesota," and n, the other "Be it enacted by the Legisla: ture Of Aiabama.n and that he hoped all waA not lost.
 of the Attorney General makes him wish to spare me pain. I didn't think there was any matexlal difference h the jaws of the two states. but Ike 2 drowning man I was ready to eaten at straw. Fort do you know what think?
 Fort--Ne. Sire. ay l' 9overnor---I think the Jig's up- l 1 think. too. that l will take 2 trip | what is the Rame of that stream uI
 which I attended sending M +. smitF
 ana his rallyoadf ..=
 ", Fort-DSes your HlgARass- refer f ! f's Sovsenor-oh.. nsl mol no. 'Fortt+I cannot just now recall ths name of the river your Highnssl means.
 disappolnted politicians sometimes go
 Fort-ohl Your Highness meant NEalt Creek."
 Goyernor-rThe same. the same, tht same, but don't look frightened. an not going to resign my ofiice to st right now. Fortg
 Fort-Tes, Sire.
 GoveruorLLet me see. let me see, iei
 me see. I was about to say souething what was 1t was about to say3
 Fort--I don't know, your Majesty. | Governor-You don't know! You afs a very strange "Prlvate Secretary" no to know what Is wanted to be said be fore it Is said. Fort. don't I look fiftl years older than did yesterday? Fbrt-Your Hishnsss looks as if ye' had played the deuce of spades agaln
 instead of the Joker.
 'GBvernor-Den't use the word Jo ker to me. if you please. feel like I had forever lost that elastic step and swinging gait, which nadi people point at me as l pasted ent say; That's Conner" or There soei Conner" Oh! I recall now what 1t wa I vented to say. Fort wire the artis
 in New York and say will not wan
 the picture, Conner walking down in 1 Avenue" which were intended to tax the place of "NapoleOn at Austerlitz' in. the show windows. Also tell hin he hal better send me two or threl dozen of Napoleon at Waterioo"--asl
 him to put me In the picture as Ma pelepn. Fort?
 Fort--Kes. Sire.
 Govsrnor-Write letter to Lnsl l and tell him that I am now a poor
 fallen man, and cannot give. him tn l Justieeship of the Supreme Court
 promised T am not in the giyinl | vein today" You may retire, and say | Fort, let no one disturb me for week 1 Fort-Thank you, my liege. l hop | you will soon feel better, and you vii | if you but remember that you have no | by the opinion of the Court been de | prfpld of any of your pRerosattvss an that you can still reward your faithfu | followers by appointing them Notarie | or Justice of the Peace or School Trus l te6t (Exit Fort)
 l Geverner--Well well, we'll! Are al 1 nay eonquests. glories. spells, shrunk
 this little measure? Most lame an
 impotent conclusion or my ngnt agalnHs tH