The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03
THE GOVERNOR BEELZEBUB AND THE
BABY AT INTERSTATE FAIR BABY SHOW
BY Celia Myrover Robinson
BY Celia Myrover Robinson

would have said pins. but she remem-
bered In time % be agricultural
You gave me enough trouble %
putting in that notice That the entries
would not be- closed unin the twenty
nrst. when they closed on the slgh-
teeuth. and I never have been able to
beat into your heads the difference be-
tween an entry and ar exhibit Ana
now-NuW this baby show"
Here the teiephon9 tangled sharply
and the Young outlaw jumped
lie knew better than not 60 jump
TITS somebody wants 90 know about
the baby show be- said
when the assistant secretary pat the
receiver down she slammed f.
Il always did hate babies and now
loathe them. Little nuiaancos! !
wish"
just then draggled woman entered
the onice with q red headed baby IN
her arms She spoke 90 the Young
outlaw and cnned him Son. The
Young outlaw smiled az the baby
The woman wanted % know about
the baby show. While she talked the
infant hung head downward. quics-
Gently sucking its thumb.
me assistant secretary rescued u
from death By strangnlaton and
walked back and forth with "a a. she
talked. when she gave Il back she
kissed u ahscntly.
When the phone tangled again. the
assistant secretary went deliberately
a~d took the receiver from the hook
and let Il dangie.
Now shs said. Il viii have
few minutes peace. n sell my soul
and lose my Job Tor 81" she nared
about Why
II was this way explained the as
sociate Editor. 4 was hard up and
had 20 have a leader. I've been run
ming two editorials a week on the fair
and it's helped a bot. You know how
u r.. yourself I was late getting up
my paragraphs and had doped al I
could on state politics. couldn't
think % . darned thlng. I'd written
up The Importance Of Trade Displays,
and The Advissbility OF County
rNlnd. and Woman and The Interstate
Fair. and The Fair from an Adver-
Using Standpoint. and was racking
my brain and the copy hook was get
ting low. when an Of sudden I
heard a baby squat next door. And
then IN q flash 7 thought o. the baby
show And I wrote that editorial
who ever heard - = fair without a
baby show. anyhow
she interrupted 90 rush % TIE phone
and put the receiver hack on the hook.
Immediately ths phons tangled, sharp
~.
YES. this Is iBia That's strange
Perhaps Ne were busy. Yes. some
times central h inattentive no the
secretary isn't In. This Is tie assist p
ant secretary. on. the baby show
The associate editor and the star
reporter stole softly away.
The governor looked up from his
mail and his Jove-like brow was cor
rugnted. lie tossed a letter 10 his sec
retaFy.
I'm swear" began HiH Exceliency.
Then his glance caught an mumi
mated card on bis desk on which di1-
ported three monkeys, one with its
fingers n ita ears. one with rs fingers
from evn This was the illustrated
motto Of the governor % the state
Hear no evii. see No evn. Speak no
evil"
The secretary read ne letter care
I fully and smiled.
How shai I answer a. Your "a
/ cellencye'
The chief executive hssltsted. and
then turned his hack on the hires
monkeys
Tell them TIL he damned -Eiad "a
\ serve them" said TITS Exoclloncy.
The Young Outlaw sat hy the hearth
IN the shadow 81 a smoky lamp and
Z the flare a. a pine knot Gre. running
I his eyes and reading The Fate of ths
Fairbrothers. or How Trey Caught the
Redskins
4 The red headed mother sat IN a spiii
Y bottom rocker. singing the red headed
I baby a. sleep. under her breath, 60 al
U not 10 wake the Young OutaWs faith.
\ cr. who waH drunk
/ The Young Outlaw VAS - used O.
\ d that be- did not Minis the quietud,
Y entalled bv his parents slestas. "a,
1 had learned o. walk Eingcrly and %
L talk in whispers. and IL wus very muci
better than 10 ace under the bed ID
u hide IN the closet. Or % resort 90 sX-
I trems measures. a. was sometimes
necessary when his parent was no'
l asleep.
Tho Young outlaws mother Was no.