The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-18


looked at my cavalryman and he looked
at me. ] said, Go ahead, old fellow; you
cannot scare me-
After going around another curve
saw flock OF sheep Those sheep were
kinder grazing down towards the brook
! found sheep in every direction around
me. aughter ! remember that when
on my farm In Virginia sheep laid be
tween The rsils-tbai they generally got
on the highest part Of the road and laid
betv cen the rails or dark nights. The
engineer said, | feel something moving.
Well, the next morning thought i was
10 snow storm. Sheep wool was all on
the engine wheels and what Is called the
COW catcher"
After giving grtphic and amusing
account of his trip on the engine with
his old cavslrymsn, Governor Lee pro
ceeded as follows.
III cannot say as my reverend friend
(Mr PilD said, that ! have married
great many Of you Laughter because
man in my position cannot marry but
one. Loud laughter.
ole said that he had made some
friends by marrying some persons. do
not know to whom he refers, but ! ven
ture TO saw that they will make it warm
for him. Laughter.
81 am glad 10 see so many OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
present, am glad 10 welcome them
here in Virginia, and the ladies
you have brought with you. Now
you come, as understand it, from the
l.. /. 90 De l..
can country. You come from where the
frozen fingers touch the icy rocks OF the
North 10 where the great father OF
waters begins TO run, and from the lash
ing waves Of the Atlantic TO where the
pillows break upon the shores Of Cali
fornia am glad 10 know that engines
can run into this city from every State ia
the Union, and that every engineer, fire
man and the passengers they bring with
them will be welcomed. Applause. We
are glad that This condition oil things
confront us. We had our differences in
the past Different States in the Amer
lean Union construed the Constitution
in regard to the dissolution OF States IN
different ways Not being able 10 settle
their differences, they lef, it to the sword,
and by the sword il was decided. from
that hour to this, and the old Common
wealth Of Virginia has no higher ambi-
ton than TO promote the growth and
progress Of the great American RePub-
lie Applause
in concluding, the Governor again ex-
tended hearty welcome to the Brother
hood TO tue hearts and homes OF Nir'
ginians everywhere.
Captain Frank Cunningham than sang
"Ehren on the Rhine" He was warmly
welcomed and responded witt Golden's
song Listen to My Tale Of Woe"
COLONEL A. s. BUfoRD,
president Of the Virginia Western &
Tennes, c Midland Railroad was the
next speaker.
lie said il gave him great pleasure 10
accept the invitation to be present and
address this body of men. He regarded
the brotherhood as useful benelicent
order, and applauded the admirable
methods by which it carried out is
ends
For himself, after an observation Of the
actions of the body for the full period Of
its existence lie was glad 10 know them,
to meet them, and generations to come
will give them credit for their good
work
This is said to be an age OF material
progress So it is, conspicuously so. We
are utilizing all the resources Of
science to promote the happiness
Of men and the creation OF material
wealth in contradistinction to what is
called the more refined pursuits. When
the future historian shall write of this
century he will call il the most memoir
able in the history Of the world FOR the
emeloraiion of the toiling masses Of
mankird-men who live by the sweat of
their faces.
lie called the attention of the Broi Their
hood TO the present urbanity. benevolence
and friendship now among tOiliug men,
such as never before existed This age
will cord the determination OF human
bondage on the face Of the globe, and in
tie history Of the world II would never
be allowed again.
The time had come and was still coming
when the ,Oiling masses would get their
fair share Of the worlds goods. Educa-
ton was a great factor of the day. Every
man was thinking for himself. He no
longer followed master even in
thought, and you men are among the
most potential factor in this vast pro-
gress. You are a representative body.
We cannot do without you. You are
twenty-five thousand strong. Don't get
spoiled and think you are absolutely
necessary, but we can't do without you.
for you are a grand intelligent paFt OF
the body polite. You owe TO yourselves,
your families and your generation
TO do one thilg-that is TO
improve yourselves, enlarge your
stock Of information, both general and
in the line of your chosen profession,
and teach your children. Let no mis-
guided, hair Drained man, who wants
10 be leader, get you to use measures Of
an extreme character All those things
which 20 TO the amelioriatiOn of men are
matters of slow growth-they cannot be
created or become grown even in ID day.
Colonel Buford said he hoped his words
would be remembered, as they were nj
tered as words of encouragement to them
TO 20 on and increase in prosperity and
maintain high degree of self-respect