The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-04-05
A Racy Incident.

&tOON AFTER the opening of the
~ East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
there chanccd to be travelling over the
line, in car where there were but few
passengers, n 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
ono OF those country geniuses who,
with Il laudable ambition, had Il day or
two agone abandoned the girls, the fd-
die and the plowtail, to climb in the
world, and became brakeman. He
had been the king-bee at all the neigh
borhood Irolics, at the house raising, at
the corn shuckings, and at the cross.
roads doggery fighting ground, and
now nc felt sure 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 foor
board OF the seat, spit tobacco Juice
copious y and noisily on the Kissing stove.
crossed his muscular thighs, took sur
yey Of the aforesaid boots with harness
leather straps, and then bothought him.
self OF the customer" sitting opposite.
on whom he proceeded to bestow lenrtl -
ened and sau8y look, as though he doubt
ed the . customers" right to be in the
coach at all.
At length he sought know ledge.
" Whar ar you guine, mister?'
TO Dalton, sir" responded the gem
tleman quietly
Preacher amt you?'
"No sir, am not but why do you
ask %
"Oh! ! nothing, only I thought saw
Elark from the Tombs' sticking out all
over you, like the measles. You know
ne, | reckon?"
/ am sorry to say that do not"
Well, III jist be darned why, whar
the devil were you raised p
AT Maryville, Fast Tennessee"
ooh ! that excuses you, for if ever +
hearn tell ov that settlement afore,
wish | may be burned, and | knows
every place, I dus.'
You seem to be well acquainted with
the place you arc now occupying" re-
marked the stranger, almost choking with
efforts to suppress his laughter.
What place do you mean, mister p
This ere red bainch, covered with dried
skins Of cows touugs, or my qbicc"
| alluded to your office, and by tho
way, what is your position on this road ?'
Brakeman, by the jumping gimimy.
thought ev-ry body knowed that brake
men over the Yeast Tennessey and Geor-
gia Railroad"
Unfortunately, did not know it."
"Well, you'd soon found the fact out
if you'd cut up any shines roun', or try
ing to steal any bod's carpet-bag, or talk
ing to the conductor, or sich. Why, I'd
a chucked you bottom forcmos' through
that winder, like dartin' clapboards thru
the crack ov barn. / mean to run this
train on high moral principles, [ dus.-
An you didn't know ! was the brakeman
on this we're railroad 2"
" Indeed sir, | did not"
"Well, old Slideeasy, all has got to
say is that for man Of your looks you
know less than any man / ever saw
How do you manage to make Il living p
/ receive salary; | am President Of
this road Wallace is my name, but /
have not the pleasure Of knowing yours;
will you be kind enough to inform me p
"All symptoms Of king bee" disap-
pcarod at this thunderbOt announcement,
and in the stead were seen timid humani-
ty, crushed pride of place strong "git-
up-and-git" expression, and n most con-
founded hang-dog, done up and dog
goned" appearance generally The brake
man slid.