The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-25

CITY. and about 5000 in the whole
country. -Four hundred marched down
from the Western Union Rooms in a
body. The women are mere enthusiast
tic thar the men,.
THIRE CALLBR-Whew. This Of
fee is like an oven. Why don't you
Tee to the mountains OF Hepsidam, or
down to Blacknall-borough: l heard
the Doctor say he had invited you
down summer after summer
EDIToR-That's a cool idea! Is thy
servant a d~ead-head, that he should do
this thing: Doth he look like a Judge,
a state officer, a Railroad Director, or
an Organ list that he should ride to
and lro upon the face of the earth at the
expense of We sinful syndicates: Tell the
Doctor he is very clever; but he ought
to RIG up his Voorhees, Balloon ship
and send after folks.
CALLER-Well, there will be gas
enough down that way to-morro" 10
fill a balloon as big as the State House.
\ on know the ..Railroaders' are ia re-
assemble, and the fight over the lease
or sale i to be resumed.
EDIToR-Big crowd no doubt.
CALLER-Thick as sand-fiddlers when
the tide is out. Last week the place
was over-lun. More than 500 people
we're at the Atlantic u or two hum
dred were at other houses. Eighteen
or twenty pretty girls from Newbern
have the Sea Breeze" House, and are
housekeeping themselves. Music, dane
ing, drinking, and talking politics. goes
III all day, and nearly all night. The
Atlanta Guards" gave frequent
drills in the Ball Room and won
much applause. Some of them were
nice fellows Others were not.
EDIroK-How about that shooting
Grape:
CALLER-Well, you've heard who
they were l suppose. Young Willie
Jenkins is a subscriber Of your paper,
or he used to be while he was at Blne-
hams. He is a son Of Col. VIM. A.
Jenkins. of Warrenton, who was a gal
liant and popular iel'ow.as you know. but
too fond OF tet. Willie has a good deal
OF lis fathers spirit. You may have
heard Of he row in Raleigh after the
Chapel Hill commencement.
Well. it seems there was some mis-
understanding, born Of too much liquor,
and IL party of the G~eorgians sent for
Young jenkins to come out of the bail
room where he was dancing. They
charged him with having made dernga-
tory remarks. He denied it, but was
struck by a fellow much larger than
himself, and knocked down, | hear.
Any way there was a melee. and he
whipped out his pistol. The weapon
exploded just as Mr.. Ward,-one Of the
Georgians,-was attempting to stop the
row, and as usual in such cases he got
the ball in his own leg. There was a
great deal OF excitement, but cool heads
soon inte,posed. Ward received many
two afterwards for Norfolk. The At
lanta fellows went home on Friday.
EDITOR--Was there not a drowning
scrape?
CALLER-Well, it came very near to
being one. A party of 1t Georgians
hired Frank Ellison's sharpe, to go
'outsi'le, THAT is, make a trip to
Cape Lookout. After they had sailed
about three hours, a sudden gust, or
whirlwind, up set the craft, and spilled
the soldiers, and four sailors, into the
salty stuff. where it was over fifty feet
deep. 1t was a close call the whole
party of Is were about to wake up cold
corpuses. But the gale subsidized quick
~. and they all chung to the bottom of
the boat. One Georgian who couldn't
swim was going below, when Capt.
Martin Royal bravely swan to him and
helped him to the boat. 1t was a risky
thing to do for a drowning nan will
pull down the best of swimmers, if he
gets his clutch on him. Well. you can
Imagine the nice time they had drifting
for four long hours in the salt water.
with little hope OF rescue, and no whis-
KEY. Water! water! everywhere!
And not a drop to drink!'' 1t happen
ed, though. that Capt. VIM. Bell. and u
party of GoldsbOro people. had gone on
the same trip in the morning, and as
they returned they saw the overturned
mess. Ofcourse the picked party were
o brought ashore, and when well
dried outside, and ''dampened' inter-
nally. they became the Lions of the
Atlantic. The Guards presented
Capt. Bell $40. They say Cape Look
out will kape a looking out many a day
before it sees them again.
EDIToR-If these accidents continue
Morehead will be well advertised.
CALLER-fes, especially if that Cos
sip gets at1Oat.
SALLER-SuppOse you've
heard the Joke ON Rrnfher HezeEiah Of