The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-17
STICKS FROM THE ROCKETS.
Things Picked TIP Around the Town
After the White Mans Notification.

ltlASS Ilcktu Up SFuuhU the Town
After the White Mans Notification.
Hon. Francis u. Winston loves q
good joke. even if it's ut his own ex-
pcr,sc aud u mighty good one he was
telling yesterday on himself
In arranging the programs for the
speaking at the Publication Tuesday
night, the committee. knowing Mr.. Win
ston's powers of voice and OF eloquence,
put him down as the first speaker. and
placed him at the head Of Fayetteville
street, where the procession turned In
To Morgan street
Now Mr. Winston fulfilled his part
of the contract to the letter. but. from
his version of IL, the crowd didn't quite
come up To the scratch with their end
OF the performances In other words
they had hardly. at this point got we'll
started on the march and they We're
in no humor TO stop TO listen al even
such a sueech rs Frank Winston can
make
But ] spoke Just the same: that is,
tried. said Mr.. Winston. laughing.
for | couldn't even hear myself spe an.
And of this great fact | took advantage.
for sometimes Id stand thare for two
solid minutes without saying word
but all the time gesticnlating wildly,
tearing my hair and placing my hand
over my heart. as if | were i'm the midst
of fhe most impassioned burst OF clio
quence But that didn't stop either the
crowd or the noise. They'd scream on,
cheering and hrrahing but never halt;
ing To get advantage of my wasted elo-
quence.
Then l tried another tack on EN-. /
resolved I'd be funny. I'd look pleased.
make a few graceful gestures. strike
attitudes aud then throw back my head
and laugh most heartily This was to
give them the idea that I'd told funny
joke But even that didn't work
They'd take my word for ii. without
stopping to investigate, laugh and cheer
with me. and crowd on with the part
ing injunction, go il, my brother.
Now this sort of performance o.
wearing on fellows nerves." con-
tinucd Mr.. Winston. $50 after something
like three-auarters of an hour / gave
the thing up: and do you know these
very fellows that had hurried by me
50 rapidly came later and said I'd quit
too soon--to go ahead: they hadn't had
half enough.
Wen, maybe they hadn't. / had"
For the most part the Fusionists
took the Publication in good spirit and
joked abont it good humoredly. But
some Of them found it rather bitter
pill-this reminder of their defeat-and.
like the rich Young man in the parable.
went away sorrowfHl.
The people of North Carolina have
been most liberal in their praises of the
News and Observers work during the
campaign, for which it is profoundly
thankful: but nothing has been said or
dane that it appreciated more highly
than the compliments paid 1t on all
sides the night of the jubilee. and none
of these compliments were more grace
ful than that paid ii by the excellent
band that furnished music for the acca-
sion. After the speaking was over at |
Nash Square the band wagon was
driven to the News and Observer office |
and the force there mt work sending |
out 20 the world the news of the great
event just closed was given Il serenade
such ~ made their work lighter aud |
the lot of the faber-pnsher happier for
one night al least. To this band the
News and Observer makes its most
profound bow.
The railroads were very liberal iii |
the matter of rates to the jubilee meet
ing here. They sold tickets for it at
one rate for the round trip.
Mai. W. H. Martin tRen): II last
night came into the possession If facts
sufficient to convince me, beyond rea-
sonahle doubt, that the State has gone
Democratic
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Even the most unfair Fnsionists were
Yesterday compelled TO admit that the
jnhilee Tuesday night was an nnquali-
fed Success
The best thing about it all was the
general good feeling thar prevailed.
Aside from one little incident between
a visiting white man and negro. en-
tirely unjnstified and nncalled for on
the part of the white man. there was
no sort Of trouble between the races.
Our county surveyor. Mr.. Joseph |
Blake. astridc m ass with ''possnm |
and later on sapling over his |
shoulder has been unanimously VOTED
the hest thing IN the parade "Tncle
Joe Is something Of hnmorist, and |
no bad Que. either.
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Auditor Aver: THE Jubilee was ii
very fine one, and the best tempered |
political event | have ever seen Ii was
something ANYBODY could take pleasure
in whether he were in the swim or
not"
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