Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-03-17

that TACT does not imply that i shail
administer its affairs less jealousy
{ th,ln5 one Of her own sons would have
done. The State Of my adoption is
nIspeakably dear to me, its welfare a
& sacred trust. The humblest blossom
i; OF its broad prairies is as beautiful in
my eyes as the richest rose of my own
: Florida
a iangle, clang, a whistle and
puff cut short the speech, and as the
train pulled out of the country sta
tion, the newly elected Governor
bowed and smiled with the inimitable
grace that always caught the popular
8 fancy. He turned with little boyish
\ swing that told of youth and strength
and happiness, and as the little knot
Of men filed from the rear platform
back into the car, he looked down
{ into the eyes of the friend at his
Z elbow with a quizzical look, which
y seemed to say, @I don't take myself
Kalf as seriously as all this sounds.
The friendly reporters exchanged
pleased gla3ces, and those for the op-
position paAers confided one to an
other that Perriton was playing to
the grand stand for all he was worth.
{ "A tail, handsome woman, who had
/ sat looking out at the crowd about
the train, smiled proudly up at him
as he resumed his seat beside ner;
and the train sped on to the capital,
where the next day he would take
his place as Chief Executive.
a little eager-faced old woman
stood gazing after the train, her eyes
shining and her cheeks flushed with
: excitement.
1Oh, I like that great, big, fine
young man, Hebby!" she exclaimed
{ to- the girl beside her. . He is. the
first Governor I've ever set eyes upon,
and I wouldn't take anything for get
ting to see, him to-day. My, that was
pretty speech! Human nature will
/ poke out, Hebby, and It showed up
when he said what he did about the
flowers talking about humble
prairie blossoms and rich Florida
roses ! don't think one mite nor
grain the less of him for that, but I
do wish he could get one look at
some Of my red Irish roses before he
talks about humble prairie blossoms
TOO much, don't you, Hebby?"
, 'Why,yes, I guess SO, Miss Patty, % ;
ilssented Hepzibah Hay, absently.
.,Sg You know my aunt planted the
4 first one of those bushes on the
5l,rairie forty-fve years ago, when we
lvere the only white people in the set
iiement, mysdear-"
Hebby managed adroitly to get the
y old woman started toward the dry
! goods emporium, and heard the rest
SSGf that familiar story as they walked
slowly in that direction. She had
I heen willing enough to crowd up for
. one curious look at the Governor, but
10 and his speech and future career
glere all alike of minor Importance
u, her, for Hebby had come to town
4ti1 buy her wedding fnery, and her
thoughts were occupied with mental
1 calculations OF means anG measures.
Miss Patty's presence was a neces-
silly upon this expedition, Cor It was
her Wiry little fingers that we're to
fashion the new frocks, and Hebby
i well knew that the sharp blue eyes
9sof the little dressmaker were the ones
to distinguish in a trice the bridal
Sgrays that would 4pink up" with
wear, the blacks that would crock,
: the goods that. would pull in the
{ seams, and fabrics that would fray
easily.
Hepzibah was most eminently prac-
tical, and in view of certain ambitions
that she held. as well as of the fact
that RUFUS Ponder was young man
OF great promise, but small income,
she meant to provide for her trous-
seau such dresses as would wear
well and not show dirt" for years to
come.
"A troubled look that she did not
at all understand had clouded her
lovers eyes when she refused that
little wedding trip that he had
planned, assuring him that it would
be better for them not to incur that
expenditure, especially as the we'd
ding was to take place just at crit
ical time of the poultry season, when
Y Y the young chickens and turkeys she
would be carrying to her new home
would be just at an age to need daily
attention.
Miss Patty surely makes me
tired, r Hebby conided to Rufus. the
Il evening before the wedding. "You
know I've had to be at her house a
great Zeal since she has been max
Ing my dresses, and she hasn't been
!, able to talk about a single thing ex-
cept thes Governor since she saw him
that day at Rumbleton. She reads
every word the papers say about him,
and just let her get me helpless and
at her mercy while she fits me, and
she tells 1t all over to me-
Well, he is a big man." said
Rufus. '.If the cat doesn't jump the
wrong way in this veto business, he
Is going to make the cleanest aud best
Governor this State has had for years.
y ! don't blame Miss Patty. / wish
had been in Rumbleton, too, that
day, SO could have had a look at
him. had thought we'd go up to the
capital on our trip Fe hesitated
q moment and then resumed, II
5ff,ink 1,e will dscids nretty soon ahout