The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-11-20
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read. there chanued la le tfaeelins
over The line, w car where thefe
were but = few passengers, q gentle
man who was seated opposite Me
stove, wrapped up iu bic shawl and
medltaiions. Night came ~.
Presently IN bounded n brakeman,
Loudly slamfned The door behind
him--one Of those county gcuiuses,
who, silh a laudablie ambition, bad
day o. two ngouc abandoned The
girls, the fuddlc aud the plowtail, %
climb "in the world" and become u
brakeman. He had been the king.
bee ~ the ncighborhood frolics,
at the house raisings, ut the corn
stockings, aud at the crossroads
doggery fighting ground, and now
he felt slurc that he was king bee
on railroads. Strutting up TO the
stove, he slammed down his lantern,
kicked the mud from his huge boots
on the foot-board Of the seat. spit
tobacco juice copi6usly and noisily
on the Kissing stove, crossed his
muscular thighs, took survey OF
the aforesaid boots with harness
leather straps, and then bethought
himself of the "customer" sitting
opposite, on whom he proceeded to
bcstow a heightened and saucy look,
as though he doubted the custom
er's right to he in the coach at all.
AT length he sought knowledge
"Whar ar you guine mister"
"To Dalton, sir" responded the
gentleman, quietly.
"Preacher, amt your
"No, sir, am not; but why dc
YOU ask y
"Oh nothing, only I thought
saw 'llark from the Tombs sticking
out all over you, like the measils
, You know me, | reckon p
81 am sorry to say that | do not
"Well, I'll iist be durn'd; why
whar the devil were you raised Z"
"At Maryville, East Tennessee
"Oh that excuses you, for if eve
] hearn tell ov that settlement afor
| wish / may be burned, and
knows every place, | dus."
"You seem to be well acquaite
with the place you are now occupy
ing" remarked the stranger, aImo'
+ choking with efforts to suppress b
i laughter.
G "What place do you mean, mister
9 This ere red binch, covered wit
q dried skins of cows tongues, or NJ
d o6s.'
+ alludc to your Office, and by tn
!. way, what is your position on tn
y road ?"
y Brakeman, by the jumpin' gem
$ my. I tho't everybody know
: that; brakeman over the Yea,
d Tcnessy and Georgia Railroad
e unfortunately, ! did not kno'
it."
Q "Wcll you'd soon found the fa
c out ifyou'd cut up any shines rouu
Il yerc, huggin' wimmin, or cussin,'
9 tryingto steal anybody's carpet-ba
u or talking sassy to to the conducte
l. or sich.-Why, I'd a chucked yc
bottom foremos' thru that winde
like darling ciapboards thru Il
cracks ov a barn, for | mean to n
1t this ere train on high moral prime
,c pies, ! dus. An you didn't know
d was brakeman on this yere ra
l. road 7"
N "Indccd, sir, / did not"
,e swell, old SGdeeasy, all ! has G
d, to say is that for man of yo
If looks you know less than any m,
e; lever saw.-How do yonD mana
e. to make livin', anyhow r
G., 81 receive a salary; am Pre-
m dent of this road; Wallace is n
Mt name but | have not the pleasu
re of knowing yours will you be XII
IS enough to inform me?' :
Is. All symtoms Of "king-bce disa
in peared at this thunderbolt O
re nouncement, and in the stead W,
it seen tInid humanity, crushed pr
GO of place, strong "get up and 6
an expression, and a most confound
is hang dog .done up" and "d'
te. goned" appearance generally. I
,aa brakeman aid