The Sheikh of the village spoke of the crops from which the rulers of all lands draw revenue; but the
Governor's eyes were fixed, between his horse's ears, on the nearest water-channel.
The qualified negative of the President differs widely from this absolute negative of the British sovereign; and tallies exactly with the revisionary authority of the council of revision of this State, of which the
governor is a constituent part.
"Let us consider it settled, therefore, that Winthrop, Bellingham, Dudley, and Endicott, each of them, when chosen
governor, took his seat in our great chair on election day.
Seeing this the great
governor asked the creditor what answer he had to make to what his opponent said.
When we arrived at the island, which was about eleven in the morning, one of the gentlemen who accompanied me went to the
governor, and desired admittance for a stranger, who came on purpose to have the honour of attending on his highness.
"By all means," replied the
governor, and he signed to the turnkey to open the door.
Meantime, the purpose of the
Governor, in disturbing the peace of the town at a period when the slightest commotion might throw the country into a ferment, was almost the universal subject of inquiry, and variously explained.
A tolerably handsome vestibule and a staircase of white stone led to the
governor's apartments, who crossed the ante-chamber, the dining-room, where breakfast was being prepared, opened a small side door, and closeted himself with his guest in a large cabinet, the windows of which opened obliquely upon the courtyard and the stables.
Without further adventure, they reached the dwelling of
Governor Bellingham.
'Hooroar T'other t'other
Governor. Hooroar T'otherest
Governor!
In front of the
Governor's house Alpatych found a large number of people, Cossacks, and a traveling carriage of the
Governor's.
Just think, if she had married him we would have been the children of the
Governor's wife."
