The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

man L expected 10 see. Tor IEOueHl J
had seen him before, and
this misunderstanding brought forth
a rather peculiar colcquy as follows:
Mir. ST. John. have YOU not shaved
off your whiskers since | saw YOU last:
The big man WAS looking out in the
Gim late afternoon over the busy snip
ping Of Norfolk'S great harOhr. He
swung slowly around at my question,
masSiveIy around. as if ln had run up
against somebody entirely irrelevant.
and in quiet full deep voice he replied:
4 never had any whiskors sir.
Under an impulse Of surprise and be
fore ! caught myself again asked:
What. not side-wllislers, Mr.. st
John. was sure YOU had side-whiskers
pausng moment, and eyeing his visi
tor somewhat more SiSplciously. he re
piled with Il worried quietness and NOR
deeply:
NO. sir, not whiskers.''
] must have been ratified. because the
very next question with his steady pro
found dark eyes upon me was this:
Mr. St John, did You not have blu
eyes:'
There was no reply-cnly a more acute
lool, at me. | read the answer in the
eyes: they We're brown.
It was Judge Watts whom | had
seen.
And then it was that was impressed
with the atmosphere of the man. Not
tall enough for his feet 10 touch the floor
as he swung back. with the short legs
and big body with its short arms anG
strong fingered chubby han.gs. Above the
physical appearance was the hedd-that
IS about all one remembers Of Mr.. s..
John. 1t W2s set easy and firm as if o.
| pedestal. with the kind line of the lii
| almost hidden by Il cropped white mus
| tache Of stubborn. fighting sugge ION
| The rest of his face was clean and flush
| el with EealtA had easily. while above
| the almost m0tionieSS eye Of 4 horse
| chestnut color was Il head that was fl
| for the Gods. or for the late Commodore
! Maury, whose head it resemble
| more than any other man whom | recall
Mr. st. John, l think people would
| like to know if there is anything in the
| rumor that the Seaboard and the South
ern have made such terms us to destroy
| he autonomy of the Seaboard, rs here
| -ofore understood by everybody in NORTH
| Carolina.
| The Seahoard stands as it always did
ae related 10 the Southern. except that
| the rate war has ceased at competitive
points,
What is the future policy of the
|.,''h
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9ii'i''''ii = i'7 - pui'u Up '.Ie
:I,>N0H "'t,: rl'''Se 'i' pr"i'iS "ioi7 -
IH0' v''lli7 l"tIi pol:'G'l eo.,eVi NJ !,
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business without the meddlin@ OF rail
road man who neither knows anyth mo
u II OF Nhouiu care. Guy ohlN poLcI Is
as nave Saii, 10 aceomlao tate those
i VINO >nPl"il ihe road ana 70 'lF IL
io'i- mat %, 1I course, 20 Keep 'ae ROAD
Plo",""i'. H"t lS lhe Silllpie mission
u All f'lFoitoN NhicA are run rs com
i-i"H e"IItF>, ~ men hfed 20 the business
ana 10y I" PnI'' 6.
~ me H'%'hvafh Set coh'fol OF the
'Ape rear ana A2dHin Valley?
Il nat can teIi-you know there are
TWO committees, the New York com
Cur proposition has been accepted by
the baltimore COMMITTEES: as to who
VIII get the road Will depend upon who
puts Ill the higher hld at the time OF
SAFE. Dt the H5GO,GtO bonds n New
orE. only S4O1oOO of them are owned
t ~ the Southern the other S5000o0 may
BE WithGFaWn at pleasure by the bond
holders.
Could the Seaboard road Get control
Of the Yadkin Valley without the ac-
quiescencc of the Southern? In other
words could not the Southern fnstrate
i suca purpose l,y litigation that would
last at least two years. and, therefore
WOulG not thp ncal1irnmput of tIic roa 4
by the Seabcard he construed as the
= outcome of some friendly understanding
+ between the Seaboard and Southern:'
Il do not think any such litigation
could stand in the way: but the case
stands about as | have stated. with 10
conclusion involved of friendship be-
tween the ROADS that would he injurious
? to the ntactness Of the Seaboard
, Mr.. st. John was imrassive, phleg-
l matte, SDaI1nr with words. b(ft with 4