The state chronicle., 1893-02-05
NORTH CAROLINA SIX ETCHES AND
REMINlSCENCES.
ssThere Amt no Dependence to be Put
in NObody''

his bank door on Fayetteville street,
Raleigh. He came to America from
Wales. He was poor orphan boy.
He came to Raleigh when he was
quite small, and finding nothing else to
do, he engaged himself to the coDtrac
tor to carry water to the workmen who
were dressing and setting the stones in
our capitol. He was true and faithful
in little things, and he afterwards was
clerk in the postoflice. He had at
tracted the attention of John O'Rouke,
an sh citizen, who had accumulated
quite nice fortune, and in time there
appeared on Fayetteville street. very
plain unpretentious sign: "John u.
Williams q Co., Brokers'" John q.
prospered because he had learned two
lessons well-he knew how TO attend to
his own business and how TO let the
business of other people alone. He
was the st ignorant knowing man l
ever met. On, Gay a rather presrmp
tious friend ventured to ask him "who
is the company in your frm!'
"Well," said John g., 81 hardly
know what to tell you ! have wife
and two or three children-don't you
til k that's al company man needs. .
He had been born poor and raise d
poor, and lis great al d generous heart
| bad been schooled TO beat in unison
with the poor and unleerned and dis,
tresstd of every race and cline and
condi ion. In 1881 we see him a
poor friendless orphan boy, carrying
water to the poor mechanics working
on cur capitol. In 1877 we see him
a bar k president, tu ing one O. the
| hands omest structures which adOrns
Wake Forest college. Ogid, the Latin
poet, when he had written a certain
book proudly proclaimed: 81 have
now completed a wolk which nti her
the anger of Jove, nor fire, nor tht
sword, nor the corroding tooth of time
shall be able to Destroy" John G
Williams made no such boast HI
simply and quietly ard unos.enta
ciously gave his means that other
might obtain an education easier thar
the way by which he climbed. If
we're Catholic, or if l believed tha
the p, ayers of the living could bette
the cond tion Of the dead, or if iel
hat he need, d it would most ferventl
pray: "aod rest his SOUL" but l al
! DEPRESSING.
left him standing the bank door
AS he stood, Mr.. Dal Rymple,
butcher, came by with detected all
and with brow all wreathed wit
care and disappointment.
Whats the matter, DALI" said Ii
genial banker
!. "Why, Mr.. Williams, no body ca
r live in this country"
3 "Why can't they live here, Dal
g "Cau.e nobody ain. got no con
e dence in nobody"
IS "What's the trouble with you? L
me know inquired the banker.
"Well, you see here l am 'thoug
at anything to do. i know where CT
ID buy two fine beeves for thirty dollar
n. But | ain't got the money and nobo
- WON'T lend it to me-"
"Ddl, don't get discouraged If y
= need thirty dollars l will lend it
W you, old fellow. When can you l
le turn the money!"
n. Il certainly am much obliged
you, Mr.. Williams, can hand it ba
be to you day after tomorrow"
"a Accordingly Dal got the mon,
bought the cattle and had the fin
Vi beefin the market for few days.
ca somehow forgot TO return the mon
ny and when some five or six days ther
no after he walked up the street witt
" thumb in each of The arm holes of
= vest, an wiggling his fingers as
- merrily whistled "Will you come ii
ID my parlor, said the spider to the fl
he was suddenly confronted by
bank president.
be GOOD morning, Mr.. Dal; you
M. not call around as you promised"
"No, but | sent Rufe Smith to t,
to the matter for me-" stammered
hu Dal.
m "But Rufe Smith did not com
)ur said John G
ial "Mr. Williams" said Dal, g
'stonished. Rufe Smith must o'cc
: here AID tended to that matter"
"No, sir" said John G., 81 b
not even seen Rufe Smith"
III "Mr. Williams" said Dal, with
lifted hands, great earnes n ess, an
the tremulous voice, 81 tell you IN s,
mes i,htd. Why, Mr.. Williams-I ,
on, RUE Smith jest as plain as l e
1t told anybody anything in my life
to told Rute Smith to come up here an
her tell you | couldn't pay you that MOI
ing Mister Williams l tell you l
$ know what this country is aeon
,ers to-there ain't no confidence to be
,ers in nobody"
With an injured air Dal walked
and that eccoun; is still running.
l CT He shook OF the ,Simmons.
tho Many long years ago there live.
- Moore county bad man whom
o'i' will call him Jim Frazier. He
the Quoted himself in such a dsagl
ble and unjust manner that after
tion trouble in the court, his neighbore
ora duced him by threats of
yped coat, composed OF the inside of
tate and the outside of goose, other
we known as "tar and feathers" to
.lino denly seek iurrin home. He
hing Moore county and went to Kent
have and settled away back in the W
$ by remote from any town, and IA
rfer. away from any court house. 1
living there for some years,
county was formed, the site of the
ro;o court house was located near his l
and the neighbors assembled to
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