Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-05
The Deacou's 4Ile,n

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exist than the stag drivers ofAs
Maine. They knew everybody and +
every body knew them. Ii ttere9r
were "warS or rumors O. wars,
,they were the first to communicate /
the news; il any of the Young men
who went from the village where
they "put up" TO the city. for the
purpose Of getting into bus iness, fell
Into bad ways, with what sincere
sorrow did they communicate the
lark tidings to the cold folks at
lhpmc;" and if. on the contrary, tie
lyouns men aforesaid we're steady /
and prosperous, how gladly and
! with what satisfaction did they tell
the fond parents they "know d |
] 'tyould be sol But The stage-dri-
4 vers, professionally speaking, are
i no more, and where once cracked
their merry whips now suorts the
Iron Horse.
/ Mr.. Thomas C., or as ne WAS
lamlllarly called, "0ld T ON, : used
to drive Oh the Portland nd Greene
line, and more jolly chap never
| held the reins of four horses. al
! ways obligating and pleasant, he was
: bed by every body. AS a practical
+, 10 ler, | hardly think he has had his
} eduaI since the food The exploits
of Signor Rhlz, Valentine Vox, and
! Pfrcival Keene, when compared
. with Toms, al ence sunk into the
: N pst remote ihsigni6cance. In
: 81 ort,to use rare expression, some
: what in vogue out West, he was a
trump.
$ IN tie village Of Greene, at the
= Ii n4 write, there dwelt a worthy
J Deacou-b, name Jones. Dfpcon
Q Jones was great lnap among bis
J townsmen. At town meetings,
II trainings, church meeting, &c, he
u took the lead. But aIasl all great
Y men Dave their faillngs, ard the dea-
) con bad his. The deacon, / regret
! To- say, wcu'd at times take a drop
U 800 much; but then. everybody IN
I alhem days" inbIbed now and t1ien.
& So but little was thought Of it. But
3 HE even CIR rather uneveO tenor
r Of the deac MS way was deslnl ed to
$ be interrupted. 4 Temperance e so
q Giety was forneI h the town, and
, the deacon-thougb reluctantly he
{. did it in order to "kee} up his .po-
" 1itiop,' put his autograph to lie
q ,ledse.
q One bright morning as old Tom
d whom We almost lost sight Of in
i our description Of the deacon-was
I, about starting, he was hailed by
Deacon Jones, who handed hi m a
ar large jug, with the remark. th Il he
n wished him to call at "a well known
(, grocery store, aud ger il filled with
p the best "lany ile.' On his arrival
ie in Portland, Tom proceeded to the
\ stone, save the keeper the deacon :
Il letter, who, after reading it with a
i qliet grin, put the 'le' up ana hand
p ed-the jig to Tom. On his way to
/, the hotel where he stopped, Ton
il couldn't help thinking hat there
II as something rotten lii Den
It mark, OF in palmer words, ii b: the
/ oil il the jig was sin a horu.' His
il suspicious were excited first by the
le griunlng OF the trailer while draw
V ing it. he shook it, he thought il
q shook light for oil. Determined to
+ know what was in the jng,he exa m
d ned lis contents as soon as he got
1t to The hotel, and found that good
re brandy therein lay concealed =
ID The next daY about five o'clock, a
1t large crowd was gathered round
p The "Grecne Hotel" waiting for the
stage. Soon old Tom drove up,
g aud no sooner bal be thrown the
d -reins TO the ostler than Deacon
le Jones came rushing up.
re yes old boy replied Tcn,,who
e from too frequent positions from
.e the deacon's jug5was a little tight,
il cher lis all righil'' il
q. .But how's al this:'' enqprel
d the deacon, sha king the jug amp
il glaneing mistrustiully at Tom, "lhf
t jug isn't.hall Inll!'
4 .-Ol," replied Tom, in very lou
N voice, "thq lie WIS so laundering
r 20 d, ! He'd my sinards with abodt
$ halt Of i'm
4 The crowd YELLED. the deacoh
1t mlzzlea-and | left.
THIS little sketdh can hurt the
Is feelings of neither party, Tor toih
u are dead.