Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-01-11
4 Plane" Illustration eff the
Hard Times.
This Is the story tho miner told
To me way out in the land Of gold.

The other day while we were sitting
in our flee, giving way To gloomy re-
Elections and trying in vain to fix the
Imc when Congress shall adop' gen.
er"us system of imitation and line the
pockets of the indigent multitude with
yreeuhacks, the dUnr opened and il
-iHlkpd an old darkPy whose general
appearance was well calculated to en-
cite Other dismal fOrehndIngs, He
wore on his head IA miserable scrap of
II hat, with yawhing gap In. the
crown, through which his dingy
Kinks pprppd limidly. His coat WAS
thrpadhare and badly out ut the ell
bows; IA ragged pair of pautaloOnS
worn through at the knees aud shred
oed at III" auk les. afforded poor COW
ring for his slim ana weather-bpaten
limur, and y pair of badly wreck Ell
hrugauS, uursted out at the toes AMI
revealing tw formidable rows of corns
= me of which were as large as door
knobs, Pncqsed his mammoth feet. -
He wake d slowly aud painfully to
the stove, and Us he drew the hack OF
his right hand across his nose ana
gave wet shuttle, we noticed II large
carpenters plane was :ondly encirclrd
10y his left arm. We nodded, but said
not word, for pity, excited by his
woebegnn aspect, chained our tongue.
Silence reigned supreme for II few mo-
EIents, but it was fractured at last our
venerable c"lored visitor;
desc here j. powerful hard times
we'sr havin'. boss"
We smiled apprOvingly. and observ-
ed that the age WAS indeed indurated.
dat X a fax. hOss-'tis, sho. | new
er seed de like. Oars no money in
de country, loss. CottOn'S done failed,
chickens has gin out, waluuts ait wutl
muffin. de bank has shet down on III
biZness men, and ef de Continental
Congress at Washington don't do
sutiin damfi don believe dar will be a
giuGral Justification"
Here lie drew the back of his hand
across his weeping nose, aud wiped
the moisture on the seat of his breech-
es. We sighed. and he continued.
Oar amt no money out Ob de
banks, and tell you what il is, boss.
de banks won't lend felIer cent, il
he was to glib de angel Gabriel as ky
lateral. Is tried it. boss, has. Do
YOU see dis here piane?"
We told him that the useful tool tn
which he alluded was attracting our
gaze
well boss, / took dis here plane
dis here fuSt class plane-dis plane dat
hab nehber trusted in nObOdy's
hands, took dis here plane aud
trHmped into je Fust Nashlum
Bank aud offered to let dem keep il as
Ky lateral ef dey would lend me "A dol
lar and hals. | did, boss, sho, and
what do you reckon de hloated bond
holder dat stands behind de desk saiu
when he seen dat plane? ?"
We gave it up
"Well, boss, he jest histed. his nose
! pinted To the door. aud said "Git out
of here, wild you dam kylatteral."
"Well what did you do then, uHcle?"
We inquired.
"Wrll, boss, jest billed oceans high
wild iniquity, widOut making any fuss
wufi talking about, and | got. What
am the country comm to, boss, when
! de banks turn up dare noses ut kylat-
t4ral like dat plane. OATS what
want to know. Gimme chaw OF
| plug, boss "
We gave him a chew of tobacco, and
he went on:
"NOw, boss, Tn agin desc here
! Nashlum Banks. fust, last aud all dc
time and | Want you to say in de pa
! perdnt | has jmed de noble army dat's
gwine to weed 'em mp. Jest set dat
down, boss, and EFF you don't think desc
| here bOudhOidrrs are running de cOun-
try, jes look Mt dis here plane"
! We "set down" his r. marks, and ht
! departed, Leaving us TO ponder over
! the wtckeduess of National Banks
aud their obstinucy in rejecting first
class "kylatteral."
Patience has it's charm rs well as III
rpputed virtue. The charm is in it'
chreriulness the virtue in its quie'
lnrlitude 20 wait and trust. One add