Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-11-11
From the Atlanta Constitution
A Raoy Incident.

HAH~eNNNhNH
Soon after the opening of thd
East Tennessee and Georgia Rail.
road, there CHANGED to be travelina
over the line, in a car where there
were but few passengers. zen.
tIeman who was seated OPPOSITE tho
stove, wrapped mp in his shawl and
medtaions. Night came on Pros.
emily in bounded 4 brakeman; loud.
ly slamming the door behind hiff--
. one OF those country geninsos, who,
with loudable ambition, had a tlay
or two ago abandoned the fddle
. lhe girls and the plowtail, TO cliihb
''in tile world, and became brsKs:
man, lie had been Tho ffhp. bee al
all the neighborhood frolics at tba
heuseraisings, at the corn shucR.
ings, and at the cross roads dog.
gerry fighting gr5fnd, ana now hs
felt sure rhat he was king bee bh
railroads. Strutting up to tile stove
he slammed down lis lantern, kiek.
. ed the mud from his hdce boots sd
the foot board Of the seat, spit to-
bacco juice copionsly and noigllV
on the Kissing stove, crossed li5
muscular thighs, took a survey OF
the aforesaid boots with harness
leather straps, and then bethought
himself Of the "customeF" sitting
opposite, on whom be proceeded
to bestow a heightened and sauuy
look, as though he doubted the "cns-
TONER'S" right to be Id the coach al
ALL
At length lie sought knowledge
"Whar are you guine, mister y
"To Dalton, sir" responded The
gentleman, quietly,
preacher, amt youY
NO, sir, I am not ;'but why do
yon ask ?"
"Oh! nothing, only I thought /
saw .Hari from the Tombs' stick.
ing out all over you, like the mea5.
lis. You know me, reckon ?"
8! am sorry to 5ay that / did
not"
We'll, I'll just be dam why,wBaf
the devil were you raised p
"At AaryvillP, East Tenressee."
"Oh! that excuses you, for if ev.
err hearn tell ov tlist settlement
afore | wish I may be burned, and
knows every place, / dus."
"Hou seem to be well scduaint-
ed with the place you are aow oc-
cupyingi" remarked the stranger,
almost choking with efforts to sup.
press his laughter.
What place do yod mean, Mis-.
ter? This ere red bainch, covered
with dried skins Of co vs. tonques
ar my o6ice."
u alluded to your Office, and by
the way, what is your position Oh
the road ?
brakeman, 1T tic jdmpin' gemi.
ny tho't everybody know'd that
brakeman over the Yeast Tenness
seY and Georgia Railroad
"Unfortunatelr, | did know it.'j
"Well, you'd soon found the fac'
out If you'd cut up any shines roun
yere, huggin' winner, Or cussing;
or trying to steal any body's CAT
pet bag, or talking sassy to the corr
ductoF, or sich. Why I'd chucE:
ed you bottom f0remos' thrr' thas
winder, like dartin' clan-boara4
thru the cracks ov barn, fot |
mean to run this ere train on high
moral principles, / dus. An yod
lidn't know that ! was brakemaa
ol this yero railroad2'
"In1ted, sir, ! did not
"Well, old slideeasy, all l has got
o say is that for a man Of y0ut
ooks you know less tl,au any mar
ever saw How do you manage
o make livin' enyhow p
II receive salary; am Presi-
lent of the road Wallace is my
lame; but have not the pleasure
If knowing yours; will you be kind
enough to inform me7''
All symptoms Of ''king-bee" dis
appeared at this thnnderbolt an
puncement and in the stead were
cen timid humanity, crushed pride
If place, a strong get up and git
and a most dog
.oned" "apppearance generally. The
brakeman slid.