Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-02
Mostly swamp" the Governor in

Mostly swamp" the Governor in
terrupted, looking up, with droll hui
NOR.
The lobbyist wavered. He felt the
cold gray eyes Of the Governor boring
through him and knew that equivoca-
ton was hopeless. But he made a
bold rally.
"Well, yes" he said, ION the left is
pretty much swamp. But over here,
he added with a motion of his hand,
you see, 1t cuts off two hundred miles
of. unnecessary river transportation
and, we'll"
IT see," said the Governor
"In fact" continued Willetts, with
forced impressiveness, at will be a
mighty good thing-for all Of u.s."
The Governor glanced at him
Who's 'us'?'
e'Well, all Of us, you know"
Eyes, know" the Governor admit
ted, "but what part Of the 'us' am I?''
This staggered the lobbyist for a
moment but he rallied his faculties
"Financially, Governor" he said
confidentially, that word shall be
spelled with a capital YOU"
Spread your scheme" said the
Governor, turning again to his letters.
HAS left this county for the CAPT.
tal,'" he proceeded, reading aloud,
land 1 have cause to believe that he
means bodily harm to you Lummers,
who is Nat Robey? Ever hear of
him?"
i've heard that he is desperate
character, SIR" said Lummers, turn
ing his chair.
"Hm" remarked the Governor.
1.-The Sheriff of Dixon county says that
Mr.. Robey Is on his way down hers.
BY the way, isn't he the fellow that
Jim disarmed out there the other day?
JIM" he called.
"Yas, sah," Jim answered, stepping
into the room.
"You took a gun from man out
there the other day. Wasn't his name
Robey?"
"Who, dat generman wild de yaller
ha'r? Nav, sab, his name was Mr..
Crane"
IT thought the yellow-haired fell
low was Rutherford"
Nav, sah," said I'm, Tightening
with the self compliment of his own
recollection, "Mr. Rutherford wuz de
generman whut come wild thing wild
fuse in 1t an tried ter set it afire in
de house."
"All right" said the Governor, wav-
ing him back to his post.
Governor" cautioned Lummers,
"you ought to be more careful"
You ought not to take such
chances, Governor" Willetts spoke up.
go ahead with your land grant" B."
said the Governor, taking up another
letter.
Willetts again proceeded: "The
bill, as 1 said, has been introduced,
and after the first reading has been
referred to a committee. I think It
will be reported favorably, but it may
require a ttle-attention-on our
part"
"Um-yes," said the Governor. CAS-
tonishing, isn't 1t, how much hard
work is sometimes required to accom-
plish a-praiseworthy-
Willetts sighed. II could wish."
said he, that you seemed a little
more interested"
Interested" the Governor exclaim-
ed. "Why, am tickled to death with
it. Go ahead"
Jim stepped into the room and
holding out telegram toward Lum-
mers said: "Annudder one deze yal-
Ter letters, sah." Lummers handed
the telegram to the Governor, who
tore it open and read aloud: Jasper,
Hilliard County, April sixth: Newly
appointed sheriff assassinated last
night by Ku Klux"
"Lummers," he said, 'order two
companies Of militia quartered in the
town." Then he addressed Willetts:
"Tf l understand you this land is for
a railroad-a road, in fact, much
needed by our people,"
"Yes, SIR" said Willetts brighten
ing. lone that will greatly benefit the
state"
"Um." the chief executive grunted,
"yes. Has it occurred to you that on
occasions of this sort I sometimes am
tho state?"
WELL" Willetts drawled, mot ex-
actly in that light, but, perhaps"
The Governor broke in upon him:
How much will the state be benefit
ed? In that light-how much?"
"Willetts reflected. would the