The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-17

puOilc road ran through his farm TOR
mile or more Achenback, at his
own expense. made turnpike almost
of that portion of the roal. Shortly
afteward, and just befpre Rowan
court, Cloud passed over the Mocks
vile road, and in closing his charge to
the grand jury, alluded to it thn>iy:
"Now. gentlemen. the public roads
OF your 'unty ought II receive Your
consideration. Then after ,lisser-
tatinn of good roads in general /:
Now, gentlemen, Travelled over The
road leading from Sail bury +; IL is in
execrahle condition except that part
whsrr that man from Pennsylvanv
lives, which is splendid. Nov, if y,u
want good roads, jest take I,attun af-
ter that arr Pennsilvany nan-that
man frcm Pennsilvany. Bal roads
will send trade elsewharr. If You
want tp bring trade tn Salisbury, you
Cooking over the audience, which
was then in broad t,tter) jest initiate
that arr man from Pennsilvany--that
Pennsilvany man."
Imagine this amidst the loud guf-
flaws of the audience, Cloud every
now and then glancing toward the
crowd with a most satisfied smile,
"child-Iike and bland"
ARREST OF AN ENGINE.
Trade street in Charlotte is great
thoroughfare, and befare the ticket
office of the Richmond & Danville
Railroad Company was removed, and
whilst its present stand was occupied
as both freight aud passenger depot
in order To prevent accidents from the
shifting engines which had necessarily
tn cross Trade street, the company
adopted IA peculiar kind of whistle,
different from the ordinary kird, aud
so constructed as to cause the sound
proceeding ihei efron to resemble that
made by man hollering at great
distance. The court house fronts on
Trade street, about a q Iarter Of mile
from the Air Line depot. Whilst
Cloud was h,lding curt this peculiar
whistle blew. On first hearing it he
merely, with surprised air, threw
out the quid then under process Of
nasticatinn, and cut of and inserted
in its pi' per depository fresh one,
and 50 at the second whistle, only
that the fresh quid was violently torn
off aud inserted with energy, but when
t e third whistle blew he coul stand
it no longer. Maj Dowd was at the
time addr- ssing the court
Cloud, loq stop right thar,
Maj. Dnwd Lord G ,,l.lii,lmity of
heaven aud yearth. | knw, Yes, |
know the statute. says st, near as to OBJ
struct the administrator # Justice;
but Lord G "l'!nr.nity of hevin and
yearth, EFF il man has got such a
s!entarian voice as can be heard two
mile, it cuUs--ihem--in what Mr.
Bailey over there (poinling to the au-
thor) would call the purvu, purvu,
ah, m, purvu Of the statute. (After a
pause) Mr.. Sheriff, go and bring that
arr man into C ,urt.
Sheriff, ioq t. author sotto voce ::
Nv nat does the IL d old fool mean,
nyhpw ?"
Bailey, tu Sheriff "Why, he
means for you t. arrest that shifting
engine on the Air Line railroad"
Sheriff: "Why, you know l can't
do that"
Bailey, to Sheriff: "Shall l speak
for you"
Sheriff: yes"
Bailey, to court (who tears off a
flesh quid and is all attention) "May
it please your Honor, the sheriff in
structs me t" say To your Honor that
with large outlay anI very con-
siderable posse he might bring lit To
point opposite the court house on
Trade street; but with the wi ole pow
er of the county, and all the money in
the banks, he cannot get cit" into the
! court room"
Cloud (spitting out gaub Of to-
bacco and at least a pint OF juice)
Lord Godderlmitey Of hevin and
yearth, Mr.. Bailey, what do you mean
by nrr?'
Bailey; "Why, may it please your
Honor. the Use that your Homer
mistook for some unthinking fellow
hollering at long distance is the
sound made by the shifting engine ]
the Air Liue railroad" and then pro
ceeded to tell all about it.
Cloud: Lord Goddurlmitey o.
hevin and yearth Che suspected thai
the supposed offender was cIien
/, whom Bailey was trying to get out o
scrare), node, yaas 1 node, M.
Bailey, when lou lived in Salisbury
that you were man of ingeDuiti-
but Lprdgoddurlmitey, since you've
got t. living here amongst these cot
ton, cation, with emphasis) cotton
future men, tharr's no eend to it
(After a pausc.) I'll le, your maj
off this Tine. but mind, it'll be The
last, last. last. Go ON, Major Dowd. :