The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-19
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oAs uU, uv DclOVcu OOuTCAAcus Faulkner! I must go immediately ta home and there make myself presenta: ble for dinner that my Buzz has ar ranged for me. That nice black lady Kfzzie, will with joy attend on this scratch upon my arm," I exclaimed with great alarm for fear that that very strong mtnd of my gouverneul would command me to make my toilet in his company in the mansion. Please do not command me that I shall not so do.'
 "Of course, youngster, go to youl frolic with the rest of the babes and stockings, only remember that I al ways like to have you with me, but never command you when 1t is not your pleasure" answered that Gouver- neur Faulkner to me, with gentleness.
 '1t is always my pleasure to be with you, my gOuverneur, and do like that you command me-" I said to him in answer to that eentleness that had something of sad longing in it. And may I not return immediately after that supper to that club of Old Hickory for conversation with you and my uncle, the General Robert?' I ask ed, with eagerness.
 Boy, by the time you have eaten that fatted calf and danced at least 8 portion of 1t off your system I'll be be burning the midnight oil going over the papers in the case of Timms. IT %<w ~S.p1, fully in the case given in court about his own and his brothers relations with the woman Mary Brown. As long as I am the governor of the state of Harpeth no honest man is going to swing for protecting a good woman from the outrages of 8 brute. And yet TimmS confessed the crime and denied the motive. Cross examination failed to get the statement from the woman that would justify my reprieving or pardoning him. I cannot even seem to dishonor the proceedings of tho courts of the state, and, boy, I'm just plain-up-against-it. Here we arc at my own side door. Good night and make lightning toilet if you want to get to that dinner on time. Good night again." And with those words, which explained his very deep trouble to me, my Gouverneur Faulkner de. scended from the seat beside me in ths Cherry to the pavement beside his mansion and bade me hurry from him.
 All of those very gay and nice 'babes and sucklings' which the Gouverneur Faulkner had mentioned were with mo at the table with very much laughter and merriment, also much conversation. And in that conversation. were very many jokes upon my Buzz because he had been transported to the capitol by my uncle, the General Robert, and giv. en hard labor until almost the time to arrive for. that nice supper which he was eating with much hunger
 "Well, it's not my fault that Timms up and biffed his brother into eternity all for buzzing pretty. Mary Brown, and I don't see why had to be runs in to sort out of a million sheets of trial evidence the lies he told about fl for poor old Governor Bill to moil ovef all night. I say when . man wants to be hanged as badly as that he ought to get what he's crying for and not butt in on 8 perfectly innocent mans afternoon fox trot" was that MT. Buz1 Clendenning's wailing to all of tho company. Look the other way, Sue so as not to turn this muffin cold until set it buttered."
 "I told my washwoman, who is AHo ie<o Shok t<N made to tell just what did happen, and then 1t could all be arranged so that the poor man could be saved to her. l think it is hard on Mary to lose both lcvers,'' said that very intelligent Mil dred Summers.
 "They live just over beyond the back gate. Suppose we all go and put 1t up to the attractive Mary to speak up and keep Buzz from the danger of over work second time," said a nice young gentleman with what I considered . great intelligence, but which caused much laughter.
 And at that suggestion which caused the much 7nerriment that daredevil within Roberta, marquise of Greg and Bye, again arose and commanded ma to attention
 GO, Robert Carruthers, and obtain that paper of statement from that Mary, so that your chief, that good Gouverneur Faulkner, does not wors in the night. which is for rest, and thai your beloved Buzz may not again have to work in his afternoon, which is for dancing. Go and find that Mary aa soon as this dinner is at an end"
 And what was it possible for me to do but to answer the command of tho daredevil person within me? All of which I did I made excuse Of my self on account of a lie which involved my attendance on my uncle, the Gen eral Robert, and departed after hac had but one nice slide with the lovely Sue. but had obtained a promise oi one from hIlle Belle if found 1t pos sible to return by the hour of 1G o'clock.
 After many inquiries ir small streets I was at last led to the home of the Mary Brown. All was dark within the very small house, but upon the