The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-12-28

J. | COHuuCIOf pun uclSCJlVeS on Track
>. the rascals, and | hope they will cate
=" them.
3 When | got to Meridian it was nigh
4 again and in going to the hotel foun
the pavement torn up part Of the wa
ana before | was aware OF any impedi
} ment, | stumbled against an abrup
rise and fell far and wide on the un
; feeling brick. 1t seemed to me
could not stop falling and my corpora
slty spread out in a horizontal attitude
lost my cane and my spectacles, bu
q klnd-hearted man ran out of his
store and helped me up and we founC
them. You are the third man thai
has tripped up there tonight and the
city council ought to- have lamp and
watchman here. | skinned my knee.
pan and got my best clothes all dirty,
and once more | consider myself the
injured person, for | still had no &C.
cldent policy.
Today, when our train stopped at
Vicksburg, a lot of preachers got
aboard on their way to the synod and
some OF the nice ladies Of the town
came down to meet some lady friends
on the train. 1t took them good
while to exchange salutations and kiss
goodby all around and suddenly the
train moved off and gradually gained
! speed OF motion and the nice ladies
ran hastily to the door and down the
steps and made a leap for the platform.
| never saw such spread Of feminine
forms and garments in my life. They
both fell violently forward face down
wards with all four of their limbs ex-
tended, and | know the shock must
nave broken every stay ia their cor
sets: 1t grievcd me, for | know they
are hurt, but the train never stopped
TO see, for the conductor supposed
tn'S ladies were passengers and not
visitors and had gone forward to look
alter other matters. But am Obliged
=" consider those ladies the Injured
persons. 1t woh't do for ladies or old
III, n IL leap from moving train.
When we cr,s Sod the great Missis.
'lri liver ana ad resumed our Jour
h'y the train stopped TO take on
No"ng couple WHO m,rv clipping from
Their parents and were gong to get
mart rs su"n IT, i',y reached the
ursC courthouse own. They had
duug'd the uid people Uy crossing the |
river IN a. * II ana go wien the train |
lrachcd tho tnHn IL" lonng man |
hurri q To the erK ard got - license
"hl e cur train waited inr him. They |
uidn IT know whrr" To iiUO :. preacher, |
nut there wtrN fo,ty or ily aboard |
our train and Kind friends surycsted |
car that was a,,Acn,U. SO tHrN chOsc |
our Jimmy lll.h.u'", who u.ud 20
preach in Ca'rrsv II bat IS ruw
located in VlcG> >bur.. Hr got X y
immy Jones to assist in aud wn | |
the train was going H. iruy miles an |
hour the happy couple were jOiuud |
together in tho holy huoa- ot ,u..t,i
mony. The two Jimmi,s kisS.d the
fair young bride, and when We met tue
eastbound train the couple bOurLcd it
and returned to their anxious parrLt,
There was nothing in the way ot ,h,ir
marriage save their youth, for tn"
young man is Of good habits and goo1
family, and the girl is as sweet as u
pink.
: But these preachers are a bright and
jolly set. They kept us laughing ali |
the way to Monroe, where the synod
meets. Going to the church courts is
their greatest recreation. But | am
tired to night, for | have travelled 100 |
miles to-day and must stop for the pre-
sent. BILL ARP.