Show I l NOT IVr 1 f i FOR q t DRIVER WAS DEAF DAF DE F Nl ON OC OCCASIONS QC I j I Candidate for Office Given Splendid Opportunity to Think Before Chance Remark Led to DI Dl DIvulgence Divulgence of Secret Gov Cobb tolls tells an Interesting story stor of an on experience he had with a deaf deat man It was during the exciting times of or the canvass of ot 1904 He was touring Aroostook county In search of o supporters One day he found himself elf In a small Arnall town lown several miles from the nearest railroad sta ala station lion llon As he had hod concluded his hl labors there ho was extremely anxious to get got away as soon as possible In lu or order order order der to make the tho moat most advantageous use of or his time it became become necessary for him lo to rise early earl the next morn morning morning morning ing and antl to this nearest station there to take the train to his next objective point Before retiring for Cor tho the night he ar at arranged ranged with the tho stable man to have a rig and driver ready read to take lako him to the station He also aleo loft word at the theoffice office of or the hotel to be called Promptly at 5 30 the following follo morning the governor was roused by bya a resounding bang on his door He got up dressed ate ale some breakfast and made his way to the stable As Ashe Ashe Asbe he be arrived the Iho horse horae was all hat hare harnessed and the man who was going to drive a young man was pulling putting on his big coat preparatory to start starting ing ag agThe The stable mart man went over to tho driver and rind placing mouth h C to t His ia ear shouted d out cult ma sH r The Tho he driver nodded and the stableman man manc came canie c ml hack h ek lo to the j II 4 aske the r rt h r Deaf Dear said the stableman why hes hos so 50 deaf ho cant foel feel his own pulse beat Cant Gant have havo much conversation with him allowed the governor Right agreed the man manTho manThe The Tho governor climbed Into the rig lit a cigar and they thc started Neither said a 0 word The Tho governor smoked cigar after aCtor cigar the man wan drove mile mHo after mile It Il was Wn a n splendid chan e to think thinkS says S S the governor In speaking of o It IL ILAt it At last they went up a big hill bill and an nR thoy they reached the tho top they the got a n glorious view low of the country all an re resplendent resplendent under the tho glow of o the rising risingsun rh sun BUD that thai beautiful was the Involuntary involuntary exclamation of oC the governor Yes it is beautiful replied the driver calmly You ought to have seen soen my face says sas the tho governor I thought for a minute that the man was a mind road read reader er or something like that Then I J Isaid Isaid said to lo him Why you OU told me mo that thai you were deaf Tho The fellow smiled and said When I went there to lo work I had just juat come out of the tho woods and had a little cold coM which mado made me ma a 11 bit hard bard bardoC of oC hearing When I got all 1111 right again 1 found that they talked BO so much thoro In tho the stable It would save me m a lot hot of or bother bather to remain deaf so BO 1 have But concluded tho the governor ho he I play pin deaf deat the rest of or the drive driveL L Journal |