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"Jones villc," between Raleigh and Durham, which is still standing and
where the Governor of North Carolina is said to have made his famous
remark to the Governor of South Carolina.
The Long Interval
I lie It os loss never appreeialeil
llial remark about **a Ion*» linio
hoiwron drinks** because she
considc»r<»d il a
her hospitality.
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HARRY
THERE Mill stand. ..I, II... old
I >urli:itn high wav, al~*ut seven
miles wot t.f Raleigh, n colonial
home, known in the old days a»
"Jonesville." For many years tlii-
wns a popular stopping place for
travelers. The home was famous for
its hospitality and for it- good mint
jllleps.
One can imagine the llnrry of ex-
eitement experienced at Jonesville
that day in IMS. when word came
that the governor of North Carolina
and the governor of South Carolina
would be gue-ts there. Mrs. Nancy
Alim* Jon*', the proprietor, i* said
to have been all in a flurry.
The North Carolina executive was
Edward B. Dudley, and the South
Carolina Governor was Fierce Mason
Untie r. Louy, the maid, served each
reflet'lion upon
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a tall glass **f julep, ami departed
to follow other duties. Eaeh Gov¬
ernor gulped with great relish the
old-time re fresh men t of the South;
and peered into tin- empty glass with
a wistful sigh. They realized that
their thirst was far from l*eing satis-
lied. They waited for more julep,
politely at lirat ; hilt soon becoming
impatient, they liegan
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heat upon
the laid*, with their empty glasses.
The Famous Remark
Hearing the sounds, I
ищу
retraced
her steps to the public room. It was
then she heard the words that have
Ih-cii re|M-alcd around the world. It
concerned the interval of time which
had elapsed since the first serving of
spirituoii- refreshments. Scandalized,
tin* maid quickly mixed more julep-.
and went to rc|>ort the matter to her
mistress, who recorded the incident in
her diary.
The governor of North Carolina
said to 1 1.«- governor of South Caro¬
lina: "It's a long time between
drink*!"
And the governor of South Caro¬
lina. grinning, said to the governor
of North Carolina: "Very long."
The famous conversation — a part
of it— was successfully used a few
years Inter by two other executive*
of the -i-ter states. Governor Ham¬
mond of South Carolina, indignant
that Governor Morcllead refused to
grant extradition papers for the re¬
turn of a political offender to the
I’almetlo State, asked that Morehead
meet him iii conference on the state
line south of Charlotte.
When the two governors met at the
place selected, Hammond was found
to be «till in an ugly humor toward
Morehead. After a few words had
been spoken, the South Carolina
governor became so excited he an¬
nounced that if the fugitive were not
immediately returned, he would send
n military force across the border to
seize the man.
"Now, sir," shouted the South
Carolina governor, crushing his fists
together with tremendous force;
"what i* your answer?”
But still the Tar Heel executive
only smiled.
1 1 was thru Governor Hammond's
wrath grew in bounds. It is recorded
that he resorted not only to obscene
language, blit to profanity.
Morehead ’s Answer
Governor Morehead i« said to linvc
waited patiently while Hamnioud
sjient hi* spleen of wrath. Then he
said dramatically: "My reply, sir. i*
this: ‘It's a long time between
drinks’!"
The iincx|N-etcd answer relieved t In¬
tension ami the two men rose ami
shook hand*. The dispute of the
fugitive was then settled dispas¬
sionately, and the governors parted
with no ill feelings.
It i« «aid iu the neighborhood of
"Jonesville" that Mrs. Nancy Anno
•I ones always felt that the famous
conversation between Dudley and
Butler relhtCted on Imr hospitality,
and belittled her capability as a
hostess. She tried for years to keep
the matter quiet.
But the story was too good not to
leak out.
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