Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-12
Yellow fever in the South.

whiie in some sparaaly settled iocuii-
Ties weapons are actually rcaorted to
for the purplsc VI intimidation. holding
up trains or enforcing tho quarantine
~ In general a very reputable and sys-
tcmatio Institution. on the border line.
the inspecting officers enter the cars
and secure sworn statements from the
passengers. besides making casual ply
Hlcnl examinations Persons from fc-
YER districts are taken from tho cars
ana compelled 90 remain at the dctcn-
iIun camps. In many eases the hard
shin lH eNtrDmH.
"Sauyc qul pcut" IL the motto Of the
rural districts In the case Of the crud-
cr forms ~ quarantine. the trains are
paFed on through the towns locked and
guarded.
The writer participated Cpaudvely.
and as Nictlml IN hnld-up within
make a short run Into the southern p1r-
tons ~ the slate. towards evening She
train Hlackoncd up at a small station,
where there was only water tank II
WIS met by "a determlncd-looklng
armed posse and received a pressing In
vliuilon 90 move a. ance. Listening at
un open car window, the conversation
outside c0nyeysr an unmlstnkublo de-
sire, on the part " the inhabitants 1f
the wattr-tnnk town, Tor cur absence.
Besides the men with the guns. few
Erlnnlng darkles and dozen Or 30 fox
hounds ldunged around the platform.
ana cmnnciatci hogs wandered aim
lrHaly about, Erubblng at the razor
grass, or gruntlnE and rubbing their
NANCY hides against convenient build
iuEH Inside the nfilcn a telegraph
nuuudrr licked and "a yollow.oycd oper-
ntOr wrote 20 itc dicintion. smoking
cigarette the while. The speech VI tho
committee on the platform was slow
aud negligent. and Interpreted with
diHpafsiunaio blhsphemleE one OF them
"a tall Individual ln a long. black
Prince Albert coat-addrcsHed the re-
muustratinE conductor. who vululy en-
drnyurtd 90 assure him tho train had
not been near any Infected place.
You all know you've got no business
here. an you g,t a right 90 pull your
Jim Grow train cut of this metropolis
rlEht smart This committee ahorcly
thing you better had, 10 would make
~ regret p0w'iul 10 shoot go fool heads
on"
"wcl, n you say "a. gentlemen" re-
turned the conductor Reckon l can
got my orders can't if'
Il got 10 give the Old girl drink"
put In the engineer, calling from the
cab.
'in course that's all rlgh, enough.
gentlemen" said the committeeman.
forufying the remark IN the usual
manner. "unly We nln't goln' % let
none o. you land here"
"Fcyuh'a plw'ful bad down the road
. piece" remarked another ylgllante.
Who carried "a dluble-barrtiCd muzzle-
loader, II hear thry's lots o deaths In
"Jecmsfr Rlverl Nobody never see
10 many buzzaris A. they Il this year.
They low people can travel In
Miss'lp now. They'a been some frost.
A drummer In a blue serge SUIT and
straw hat opened the car door and
stepped out on the platform, There was
d curt order from the yigllante with the
muzzle-lundgr and the drummer re-
entered the ear and resumed his seat.
The conductor came back from the tcle-
graph Office waving yellow order slip,
pull up 70 the tank, jim" he called
90 the engineer.
A comedy young woman with red hair
thrust her head from a cir-window.
"Du you ais mean 90 say CANT get
on and 20 home. Major Hewlettg' she
asked. tenrfully
There's Mlss sally Lou sharpe. bless
my heart" exclaimed the tall man. lie
went on rather sheeplshly. Now you
Just 20 along up the road. Miss sally.
Your maw's we'll, an she says you must
~ 20 Montgomery for a few days.
Have you got enough money!
rive got basket NJ lunch for Miss
sharpe here" said the operator, from
the window ~ his little office, "Yuur
mother says she'll send you a letter."
You're q lot OF trlhn' cowardsi"
The glrl sank back IN her seat, whim-
pgrlng.
The engineer climbed into the cub and
reached for the throttle. The alr-valves
Missed, the fireman began to toll the
bell.
"Gool-by gentlomenl Come and see
Ne after the FROST"
The train pulled away from the inhos-
nltshlf village ana pursued rs way
southwark. A sweet smell OF plney
woods and wlld-rose hedgerows drlfted
IN 40 the car windows, ana the engine
gave long shrek for a road crossing
~ l ever SET back North again" said
the drummer, I'm stay there"
Hut 10 Is % be hoped this condition OF
Affairs Will soon end, At this writing,
reports are received OF cold weather and
light frosts as FAR south as ArkansAA,
and that portions OF Mississippi have
been touched. II this Is true, yellow
Jack will soon cease his ravagea-M.
A. II. In Golfers Weekly.