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Show She Had to Come. Ono of tho old governors ot the Carollnas was a man who had lived a farmer's llfo most of tho time until ho was elected, and his wife, having nover seen a steamboat or a railroad, and having no wish to test either ono, refused to accompany her husband to tho capital. When tho governor reached reach-ed his destination ho found that almost al-most all tho other ofllclals wero accompanied ac-companied by their wives, nnd ho sent nn Imperative messago to his brother to "fetch Mcllnda along." Tho brother telographed: "Sho's afraid evon to look at tho engine." Tho governor gov-ernor rend tho message and pondered over It for n fow moments. At tho ond of that time ho sent off tho following fol-lowing command: "Illll, you blindfold Mollnda and back her on to tho train." --Exchange. |