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Show SHE GATE HIM ONE MINUTE. How a Lovely Woman Forced the Governor to Sign a Bill. . Cincinnati Enquirer: Stories of Fannie Fan-nie Smith Rich, the woman who was shot m St. Paul the other day by the husband she had deserted, are as plenty in society as apples in autumn. Her father is still alive, a respectable and highly respected resident. The daughter first married a man named Trimble, and while he and she were together there was at least one story about her behavior that the newspapers hushed up because of her father's high standing. In Paris she would have been a shining light; accomplished, ac-complished, beautiful, and witty, she had the faculty of interesting the most reserved re-served and sober men. Men she had always al-ways around her. Distinguished or humble, scholars or mere beaux, they all struggled to enjoy her conversation and fascinating manners. In Paris her behavior at most times would have been considered merely eccentric. But I when the cold lens of the morals mor-als of a little Dutch city like Albany were applied to it the women viewed her otherwise than as the men did The most amusing escapade that is related of her here is that she once frightened the Governor into signing a bill in which she took an interest. She had called on him two or three times and he had treated her lightly and chaffingly, as a busy man might treat a spoiled child. Suddenly during her last visit she is said to have flung herself in his lap, with an arm wmmH oLt neck. r u "Now, governor," she said, "I'll give you one minute in which to sign that bill. Of course I do not need to tell you what would happen should any one happen hap-pen in here and see me seated thus " The governor signed the bill. He is alive now, and no. good could come of saying which governor it was. |