Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1883 — Calling on the Governor. [ARTICLE]

Calling on the Governor.

J. M. D. Kelly, Clerk, and Jim Hew itt, Sheriff, of Carroll county, came to Atlanta and determined to call on Gov. Stephens. Before doing so, they took a shave, had their hair trimmed, ajjd dyked up in new suits. The hall door: of the mansion was open, add the visitors, noticing two men at the other end of the hall, walked in. As they passed the threshold they bowed and touched their hats gracefully. The men at the lower elid of the hall diet the samei “They motioned to us to go in this parlor,” said Kelly, turning to the right and walking in. After sitting there' awhile, Hewitt saidV UsMvW “Are you sure that fellow told us to come in here?” “Yes,” said Kelly. I’ll go ask him again.” As Kelly walked out of the parlor door he saw a man walk out of a door on the same side, at the other end of the hall. “Did you say go in there ?" Kelly asked, beckoning back, into the parlor. Instantly the man at the other end beckoned back to the parlor, and Kelly re-entered it. “He says right in here, Jim. I saw him again.” Another long wait. At last both visitors got uneasy, and determined to try it again. As they walked out into the hall, two men entered it again from the same side, lower down. Hewitt and Kelly again motioned toward the parlor. Both the strange men pointed to the parlor. They started back, when Kelly stopped suddenly, gazed intently at the two men and then siiook his head. The bald-headed man down the ball did the same thing. He then lifted his leg, and the bald-headed man below did the same thing. here, Jim,” said he, “I’ll be swamped if we ain’t been talking to ourselves all the timd. That end of the house is a looking-glass.” And that’s just what it was.— Atlanta Constitution.