Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-25

Professor Griswold,' laughed Mrs.
Atchison, "if | had never seen the |
goats carefully shepherded to keep !
them away from the lambs at func-
tons in Washington. Democracy may
be a political triumph, but it is GER
tainly deficient socially. Personally | |
have always wished to bring myself
in touch with the poor. Ardy is quite !
right that our own kind are distinctly |!
undressing
You ought to remember, Nellie, |
that your idea of going Summing in
purple coupe and dressed up in your
best rags is not well calculated to
inspire confidence and affection among
the submerged. But how to handle
two governors has me fused. You are
the hostess, and it's for you to decide /
which excellency shall take you in.
see no way out but TO match for 1t.
THAT will be unnecessary, SAID
Mrs. Atchison, "for the doors and the
hall are broad enough for dozen gov
errors to march in abreast.
THAT would never do, Nellie! 4on
don't understand these things. You
can't hitch up brace OF American
governors in a team and drive them
like a pair of horses. At least, speak
ing for the Old North State, | will
say that we can never consent to any
such compromise
"And l, speaking for the great Palm
etto Commonwealth, not less emphat-
ically reject the ideal declared Girls
void
Then said Mrs. Atchison, there
is only one possible solutions. When
the rest of us have entered the dining
room and taken our places, bugle
will sound the governor Of North Car
DINA shall enter from the north door;
the governor of South Carolina from
the south door, and advance to seats
facing each other midway of the table
Professor Griswold you are an OLD
friend of the family, and you shall
Yourself take me in to dinner
The members of Mrs. Atchison's
mousse party. we'll distributed among
the official guests, were still some
what at a loss to know what had hap
pened, but it seemed to be in the air
that Tommy Ardmore had at last done
something. though just what was not
wholly clear. 1t was suflclently
obvious. however, that the little girl
with blue eyes who had the drollest
possible way of talking and whom one
never seemed able to take off guard,
had seized strong hold upon the mas
ter of Ardsley; and she, on her part,
treated him with the most provoking
condescension. 1t was agreed by all
| that Miss Osborne was distinguished
and lovely and that Professor Girls
void did not seem out of place at her
side.
The talk grew general after the first
restraint was over, and Mrs. Atkinson
dropped just the right word here and
there to keep the ball rolling. Cover
nor Osborne had generously forgotten
and forgiven his painful incarceration
in the corn-crib, and he and Governor
IDangerfield We'd with each other IN
avowing their determination to live UP
to the high standards that had been
| set for them by their daughters.
Both governors had at almost the
/ same moment turned down the11
glasses. 1t even seemed that they had
j been drilled in the part, so dexterous
were they in reversing them, sc
4 nimbly did they put from them the
/ hope of wine. The members of the
. | uOuSS-pdIly nOtSu Iiiio eISS " 'NAAS ~
governors. with well-bred surprise
! and Ardmore was grieved, 1eellns
that in some measure the Industrious
guests were criticizing his hospitality
The butler at this moment spoke u
him, and much relieved he smiled ant
: nodded. A moment later two jugs, tW'
little brown jugs, We're carried IN, AM
one was placed quietly in front o
l each governor at precisely the sam
! moment Expectation was instantly
tiptoe
Gentlemen" said Ardmore, addres:
! ing the governors, "these jugs hav
!; lust been left at the house by our OF
; friend, Mr.. Bill Appleweight. ALA
e Poteet, with his compliments. for tn
Il governors of the two greatest state
I in the union. | note that there's
q bit of pink calico around the stopper
Governor Dangerheld's jug, while Go
). ernor Osborne's is garnished with blu
II and white bingham.
Governor Osborne rose.
e 'In politics. he began, resting n
u hand gently on the jug, 1T would |
ii fine thing if we could all live up
i cur noblest ideals, but unfortunate
II we must be all things to all men. Wh
have here is not merely the tes'
II moniai of a valued constituent. D.
u something much subtler than ths
z ladies and gentlemen-a delicate pro
a that those of us who would commal
e the goodwill and suffrages of the pc
N pie must keep a careful eye on u
weather-vane. This jug, which "
probably all believe contains the ru'
product of some hidden Still, is
v euuivocal as political meaning
a. will illustrate my meaning"
of All eyes were bent upon the COVE
of nor of South Carolina as he picked
Id the Jug, twisted the cob stopper 1or
I'd moment, and then poured INTO
n tumbler which the butler placed
as him, clear white fluid; then, tut
IL ing the stopper slightly,
Id poured into another glass a thick MI
o. like liquid.
when, among my constituents |
RI most Invariably call for gourd
q drinking purposes in preference to
er tumbler: but i'll this company 81
no abandon custom OF the plain peol
and yield to the habits of the sons
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