The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-12-19

OF theSa phrases Is not fatal and they
have the righ5 To amend. which viii
no doubt be done u t tii.. proper time.
Q-Do YOU suppose there isany one
who really enjoys the wri@glings and
twistifications of these fellows who
are up to their ears III soup?
Ayes, there is one fellow. who
keeps abreast with the times-who
thoroughly understands railway bus
mess methods-who stands high in
railway circles-who is a prominent
citizen of the railway king lom-who
rides in II special cara veritable
Caesar whose nod seems to have been
irresistably magnetic to the veneer
able Judge-he stands and laughs the
very buttons off his jacket-the Pres
ident-yes, this lordly official of the
r. & d. in particular-this man of
the special car-tl.is President of the
\. G. NJ. r. r. Co.. that has long been
considered insolvent and quasi-de-
funct-that has never paid for it's
road-bed-is shingled over with suits
or an inch of iron-nothing tangible
but little red-dirt and is controlled
and manipulated by the fingers of
the X. 4 D.-he is the mun who
laughs at the fellows in the soup.
Q-These five prominent citizens
are evidently warmed up if not hot,
and don't you think they, brooding
over their wrongs, are likely to hatch
out an Investigation?
A-Why, sir, l shall not be sur
prised at a big Indignation meeting
at an early day. To men in their
state of mind, ''trifies light as air,
are combinations strong as proofs
of holy writ" There can be no doubt
that they feel indignant, and occa-
sionally deal out phrases that would
turn Pearson pale, and make a Sun
day-shcoOl superintendent sing the
Doxology and be dismissed" 1t is
evident that these men think the
bond transaction needs cussin, dis
cussin, percussin and concussin-
cussin over, cussin under, cussin to
the right, cuSSin to the left and cuSS-
in all around.
Q-But don't you think, when the
Col. comes in his special car, with
cigars when the mayor comes
when the judge com: when the
eounsellors for the town come
when the city fathers come-when
all these grave old public function
aries come together in solemn assem-
bly,, and rise and explain, that these
five prominent citizens" will confess
their haste-swallow their words
and with regrets and apologies ''step
down and OUT?
A-Perhaps SO, but doubt it, and
here are my reasons. You will find
by reference to that s'ar" letter, that
the prominent citizens" have put
the special car man down just as
they would Il farmer-it is merely
\. B. Andrews-not- Col. A. B. An
drews-and then in their wrath i'm
placable, they spell his title with a
small '-p''-they write him down as
".presid-nt." After striking the crown
of glory from Andrews head they
call him Kernel as if in mockery.
In the kingdom of toadyism, which
in these days is about equalin extent
TO the British empire, an assault up
on q mans titular honor, is a high
crime, wnen committed as in this
case with malice and aforethought"
Besides this, which may be regarded
by many as very slight evidence of
ocep ScetUtti NIttii, tIleIe Is tliI leS-
tionable evidence in one paragraph
of the letter, that these men think at
least that they have found trace of
something serious.
Q-Will you specify the paragraph
to which you referred? | desire to
read it carefully.
A-The paragraph next the last in
the LIST column of the letter, which is
as follows, viz:-''By what authority
Judge Wilson made these changes we
are not advised, and why the respon-
sibility should be shifted upon him is
matter Of opinion. If the attor-
neys for the town could not be pres
ent at that time, why not defer the
matter one week or deliver the bonds
at Winston? Why such urgent need
of waiting upon Col. Andrews at Raj
eigh? And why select a time when
the only judge in the district was off
in back county, away from any rail
road? These are remarkable coinci-
dences
These five citizens evidently think
they have ''struck TRAIL which il
| followed up may yield the. crafty
ing result-of freeing the coon.
When de kilkenny cats.
| Qut huutin de rats.
And go for de hide and de h:,r;
| Jess stan lack you niger
| Yo han off de trigger
! > guine to be music in de ar.