The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
For The Farnsy saG Mechanic
A1vip to Raleigh.

o. the way to Raleigh. through VIII
iauasp1rt. T4rboro aud Rocky Mount
. cats shingles for Joaes * Powell ;
cars lumber To Ellington. Royster. Alien
& 60, 100 bushels corn TO Williamson
X Upchurch loo bushels potatoes 10
". G. & 4. h Stronsch Isl bbls her
Iues to Rsnd X Barbee 6u bsleS cotton
70 J j Thoma-: 3 bis "od Nash
Brand, To- Z + GILL 30 bushels rice.
aud - bu>he- peanuts tn + j.. Hardini
CIR sprius lamb, 10 Rufe Smith /, :.
crate cabbage aud I crates English peas
to Cha> Hu3ler, Is tubs fresh h'h t.
Isaac Long : to l. Il Macon Stop
ring at stations here aui there 70 axe on
and put of irel-hf, VI get - iht ar
Heel T%annery iu Nash. take ou II Dds
leather ior J.. u \ " x Nou'bie /
tub, butter for Andre~- ! ter-aA OF
next at Mocca,in, take on II wagons IN
Geo +. Cooke So bushels meal ior Y.
+ BEDFORD - BIOL, -four 10 i II
Wooiell Next stop AT Mllburule ans
ser - bxS plaii- and | Vo blocks OF t"i
warm Tor W II. * ; Tucket \ 60
\ Creech, Yesr-an, Petty X Co, l. II.
Adams 200 chickens and ~ 1uz. ee.>
ter y. J. Wyatt, \ Co, II bbis oil lcr
julIus Lewis X GO Zoo pounds paper
Tor Carolina M'tf. Go SOUND sigma.
conductor >houtS all aboard. aud OF To-
Raleigh. Cnmb Neu>e River hlti and
run over sam NIiders little brlnfle buii
rabtree bridge ID sight. IlviIg what :
that Ii looks hike a huge toad troy
Ii can't be It's got on >pecks. ioot
brakes don't check Great Heavens. II :
a man I'm, lie Is Knocked on u On,
Nay Baliy cri pied. Poor elbow h,l
reed help 10 get t. legislature aCa'n
Fiageei! Great God Can II he dat
a part Of the bridge has washed away :
A collision. Horror NJ, thank
Heaven. II ; neither. / see his chuubt
face. the ruddy complexion the SET con-
placont >miie. We stop and he tie IS the
conductor he wants To 10 10 Congress.
Conductor replies thar he has no ubiec
ZION, bu, there i no such station on the
road, and il he ever expects or wants 1
20 there he mvet quit heading of Rail
roads. We leave HIM 10 tramp it or
alone. Climb Crabtree hill. Raleigh
sight. Turning a curve he whistle toots,
foot. toot, too, toOt, toot, foot, tool,
what on earth. Will wonders never
cease Looks like a man bellows hike
a bull f~orelegs like a niue head buried
in shoulders. .awIng up dirt. Fearing
~ crossties 1t paus.s, >nutf- the wind
''his $ its tail and charges Holy
Noes \ collision between a man bull
or some Kind of uoulescIipt, and i loco
motive. 4 dull thud, a lurch, aud a
very small size shake~up. and is over
Knocked it Oft on right side. A. VI
pass we see printed IN big letters ca the
collar wcrn on the apology for d neck
TIE TAN PAYERS FRIEND. We
were pulhug irto Raleigh aud saw colto
,ompres>e, il tull blast. A dozen or
more tai factory chimneys with smoke
ca ling - the clouds. lIunir Us Of busy
workmen with their brawny arms barred
10 their elbows. Just then tho luue be /
Of i large cotton t Glory rang Tor the
ni.ht hands to begin aud the day hands
t. knock off. There were men,
wcnel ana children of all sizes, who
divided here and there to seek their re-
-pcc,lve homes and cat the bread earn d
bv honest toll.
We arrive at the depot and stoI.
>tr et ears aud omnlbusses for Two large.
new hrtcls con. Getting with the tram.
People looking and enqulrIng for tnend>,
freight, etc. Old mau Isaac Long was
there with his delivery wagon to take LIS
hSh TO customers and when he heard
them hutter, he said, Il shoot shmile
and he ''shmiled Rute Smith had his
tcl ow meat men there to see his mutton.
they were examining and admiripg them
when bro. Yearly felt of one, and with
a nod and wink said hes fat lei
but. Ben klrkham said III be
hinged : Dai Crawford "haw-hawed, :
Dave Lewis 'cackled' and we Hawoke.
alas it was but a dream. LINK.