The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-04
NYE'S WAR GOSSIP.

Ter It's Law" Fame, and Other People.
Copyright, 1894, by Edgar w. Nye.1
We are again called upon to refer to
Hon. Kope E las of Franklin, N. @. Mr.
Elias is known generally in the State
as a Democrat, but has attracted al
most universal attention to himself by
laying aside his strong Democratic
proclivities and indorsing the present
administration.
judge r lblnson Of this State a short
time ago filled his ears with cotton
while KOpe was addressing him in
court. AS cotton isn0w very low, Judge
Robinson was easily enabled to do this
on his present salary. As that did not
settle the matter, however, it is said
that the Judge arose and strolled out
into the courtyard, where he sat on a
log in the rich, golden sunshine while
Kope kept up his argument. This was
done to show a judicial contempt for
the fOrtissimo blea6 of Mr.. Elias while
arguing points of law. Mr.. Elias is the
author of the ruling which has now be-
come a classic-viz, when | boiler,
it's law" (See 80 N. @ page 98)
Much sorrow has been expressed
throughout the State that Judge Rob
inson should have shown any choler
OF Impotence Over the methods of Mr.
Elias, who is a great friend Of the
president and hopes to have him here
at his house during the pokeberry
carnival mex summer.
The topic of a general war with
Great Britain has ben freely discussed
here among the wealthier classes, with
whom I managed to spend the holt
days l find quite a variance of opinion
with regard to war with foreign
powers and notice that the scheme is
most popular among those who use the
crucifix as a middle initial mostly.
They yearn TO break into Buckingham
palace before snow flies another fall
and bear away a princess or two, to
gether with what crown jewels can be
got into a valise.
One elderly man from over eight
miles west of Turkey Tail told me that
war agreed with him better than any
other thing he had eel gone into. He
vas a prisoner of war for over three
years at Rock Island, Ill and says It's
the only time he ever felt entirely free
from want. His family is scattered
all owe the State. Ole brother lives
on the main road back of Bllesville, N.
@. His name is I~sosceles Beazley. The
old mother, who Is still living at the
ripe ege to which SO many who use to-
baCCO to excess often attain, has her
home with the eldest son, PrehensiIe
Beazley, 13 miles behind POssom Trot.
(5Ome smarty may think thaG these
names are creatures of the magma
ton, but that ls not SO. Some Of these
places are postoffices, while others are
mere corner stores in the country, but
they are genuine)
P~reheGslle Beazley is q man a little
past middle life, with autumn foliage
all over his face. He was named by a
well known naturalist, who was killed
here 80 years ago by mistake. He
wOrea vest and so was taken for a
revenue officer. He is buried near
Frying Pan postofice, this State.
F~rehensile always turns out to at
tend the Christmas tree festivities
furnished by the better class, to which
1 belong. He then goes home to kill
time until the next Yuletide. / asked
him how times seemed with him dur
ing this long campaign of education
and confronted by a condition instead
of a theory, and he said, to be honest
about it, it seemed t 10 him like a ID
long time between Christmas trees.
There is a most unctuous quality of
hunnor among these sad voiced deni-
zens of the forest-I was about to say
the virgin forest, but q man can't be
too careful when he is writing for the
papers, l find.
A neighDor of mine got caught out
late on a stormy night about Is miles
beyond Elevation pJsGuffice, last year
and had to put up with n of the
Beazleys-I think it was Oxygen Bea-
zley, who killed Poke SInker of Bat
Cave postofice, this State.
In the morning Mrs. Beazley got up
and took a chew of tobacco and began
the days work. Some women get up
and dress, but Mrs. Beazley, being al
ready dressed, including her sunOon-
net, which she wears of nights to keep
the moonlight from making too free
with her complexion, skipped the