Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-12-25
A EaCy InCident.

Soon after iho opening Of the East
Tennessee and GcoIela RAILROAD, there
chanSed TO- be travchng over The l,Ue, IA
car where there were bat 4 few passcu-
per., 4 gentlemen who Na- teacI o2po-
site the stove, Wrapped up IN his s'awt
and mcdratons. ~ ht came on Pre-.
scuuy ~ bounded . brakeman, loudly z
slammIug ihe door behind hIm-mc ol
those country ceniuses. who, with land.
able smhrIOD, bad a day or two acoUr
abandoned the girls. the fiddle and lhc
pluwlail to clln,b I'm the wotld. snG br.
came brakeman. Ito had been thn
king.bee AZ al 'tc ncIshboIhooG tfehcs,.t
tie bOUs, rsI,Iugs, ~ tbe corn shvck uige.
and al the erase roads. doggety 6ghurg
ground, and nov he fcll sutq Ihst lac ~.
kirg.bee on r,iloads. Suutuug up to
The stove, he slammed down 81, lgntrr.
kicked The mud from his huge boots on
tie fJol-bo rd nl the seat, spit tobacco
juice copIoUsly and noIsllY 90 iha hl,,irr
stove, crossed hI' nusculsr Ihlgh', took
survey Of the aioresaiJ boots with harness
leather stamps. aud ihcn bc,hougni him
sell Of lhe"Cusiomer' suiog opposite ,on
whom ho proceeded to bcslou length
ened and s5vcy look. Ss though lac doubt.
cd Inc "custlmer's" rilhl 10 be 10 &c
coach 81 al,
At length he sought knoa lrJyc
"Whsr arc ynu gwlne, mi''er =
ITO Da'ion sir, responded the srn-
'leman, quicty.
"preachcr, sin't YOU y
"No cir, am not but uNy DO you
ask Z"
"Oh nothing. only ,honghr | Jaw
'Hark from the rombs' striking out III
over you like the mcasll.. You know
me. reckon!"
81 am sorry to say. | DO not" .
well. III ju't be dam; why, WHARF
the devil we're you fsised -
al M,rJyiIle, East Tennrssce."
"Oh! thai exeUsts you,l il ever ] bern
tell ov that s91lemenl sfore, | wish may
be dorned, and knows eygy place. |
dus."
You seen, 10 be well scqusibttd With
The place you are now occupying" re-
marked the stranger. almost choking with
efforts to suppress his Laughter. 1900
"Wbai place do you mean, mister
This ere red bahch. covered with dried
skIns Of cows iougne or ny, Office"
.. Il alluded TO your sQffce. and by The
way, what is Jput Po'iIionpn The road!'
"Brakeman. by She juDpin' gcnjmy,
tbo'l evfryboJy bno" d Ast; ,brsLensn
over the Yeasl Tenressey and GeOrsis
Rsilroad,"
"Ubfortunaiely, ! Jid not know it,"
"WelI you'd soon found The fact oUi II
you'd cut uP Say shines ioUn' yerc. hog.
ging Wimmip, or cU'sing. or trying 10
siesl any bocy's Osrpe' bag. or fsikiog ss..
sy 10 the eondscior. or sich.H Why. I'D
chuck you bottom foremost hru' that
winleF. like dsriin' eiap-bosrt' thru. the
cracks oy barn, br,I mean 10 ron this
ere train on high moral principles, j dys.
An you didn'l know vas tie brskeman
on Ihis yere r,iIrosdf'
"Indeed. or. didpor" ,.s215u
We'll old Slideessy, all has got 10
say is thai Tor . man ofyopr looks 700
know less ihsn any man ever saw. How
DO you msnsge 90 make liyiD' enyhosH
II receive sslsty; an Presidem OF
Ibis road; Wailsce Is ny name;bsi | bsre
moi the pleasure Of knowing yours will
you be kind enough 10 inform me :"
All 'ymions of ''king-bee" ti.spppsr.
ed al this thundefbol, announcement. ssd
in The stead were seen iimid ,hums Mtg.
eroshed pride Of plscr. strong get up
and si1' e1Presslon, ard nsosi ''dos.
goned'' sppesfspes gerersliy. The
h,skan,.n .fidr B. - F. -l $50