The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-08-22
An East Tennessee Brakeman

Soon after the opening Of the East Ten
nessee and Georgia railroad, there CHANGED
to be travelling over the line, in car where
there were but few passengers, gentleman
who was seated opposite the stove, wrapped
up in his shawl and meditatIOns. Night
came on. Presently in bounded brakeman
loudly slamming the door behind him-one
of those country gcniuses, who, with "a laud-
able ambition, had a day or two agone aban-
doned the girls, the fiddle and the plough
tail, to 81 climb in the world and became
brakeman. lie had been the king bee at all
the neighborhoOd frolics, at the house rals-
ings at the corn shuckIngs, and at the cross
roads groggery fighting ground, and now he
felt sure that he was king bee on railroads.
Strutting up to the stove, he slammed down
the lantern, kicked the mud from his huge
boots, on the foot-board of the seat, spit to
bacco juice copiously and nOisily on the
kissing stove, crossed his muscular thighs,
took a survey Of the aforesaid boots, with
harness leather straps, and then bethOught
himself Of the customer sitting opposite,
on whom he proceeded to bestOw length
ened and saucy look, as though he doubted
the " customer right to be ia the coach at
all. At length he sought knowledge
Whar ar yOu guine, Mister =
To Dalton, sir, responded the gentle
man, quietly.
Preacher, amt you?'
No, sir, am not but why do you ask 2
Oh nothing, only thought saw Hark
from the tomb s sticking out ali over you,
like the measiIs You know me, ! reckon 2
I'm sorry to say that | do not
Well I'll iist be dam Why, where the
devil were you raised p
At Maryville, East Tennessee
"Oh that excuses you, for if ever hearn
tell ov that settlement alore, | wish may be
Il I r.lao ! ftsa'
You seem to be we'll acquainted with the
place you are now occupying, remarked the
! stranger, almost choking with efforts to sup
! press his laughter.
What place do you mean, Mister This
/ yere red baiDch covered with the dried skins
/ of COWS tongues, OF my Office 2
alluded to your office, and by the way,
/ what is your position ON this road
Brakeman, by the jumpin' gemIny. !
! thot everybody know'd that; brakeman over
! the least Tennessey and GeOrgy railroad
" Unfortunately, J did not know 1t.
Well, you'd dam soon foun' the fac out
| If you d cut up any shines roun, yere, hug
! gin wimmen. or cussin. or tTyin' 10 steal any
/ bOdVs carpet-bag, or talkin sassy 10 the con
ductOr, or sich Why I'd a chucked you
! thru that winder like dartin' clapbOards thru
the cracks oV a barn, for ] mean to run this
! yere train on high mOrrll principles, ! dus
/ An you dldn know was the DEahehlah Nv
this yere railroad p
Indeed, sir, ] did not"
/ Well, old Slideeasy, all have got to say
/ is, that for a man ov your looks, you know
/ less than any man / ever saw. How do you
manage to make liviR' anyhow p
A." receive a salary; ] am President OF
this road Wallace is my name but ] have
not the pleasure Of knowing yours; viii you
be kind enough to inform meY'
All symptoms Of " king bee disappeared
at this thundeTbOlt announcement and IN
their stead were seen timid humility,
crushed pride Of place, a strong " get up and
git expression, and most confqnnded
hang-dog done up and s. "dog-goned ap-
pearance generally. The brakeman sid
A Fenian meeting, numbering three thou
sand persons. was held in BrooklyR, \. y,
on Thursday. Two special ENJOYS from
/ g. 4 .. f,.r. taau f,raaaut ghr,a