The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-12
Bill Ar II IP's lie TER.
He Encounters Some Trouble IN Gattinp
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hot and escorted me home, where
bouutiful supper WAS awaiting, and J
I asked the same ola blessing that
have been askingfor fifty years, only
g;t was with unusual gratitude, for
2.sbad been in perils Of wind and water
and escaped them. I was weary with
S5lopg travel, and now ! could reft. ]
s}left New Albany at midnight, reached
& @gB;rmingham at daylight, only fige
e minutes late, sa3 had aye .m:.:.ssss'
time to buy a ticket for Pell City, and
from there 1 was to. board the East
and West for home. How happy
81 was But alasl for human hopes.
# How soon they can vanish into despair.
There were about hundred big,
black, greasy negro preachers ahead Of
4 me at the ticket Office. Their Baptist
81 Mcopycntion had been broken up, and
they we're going home on the south
mound train, and had an hour to go
s. u but they would not let me advance
~ IA, inch. / hurried back to the gate
Keeper and begged MIN to let me in,
for my train was waiting, and | point
ID to the crowd of negroes and told
him it was impossible for me to get a
He said he was sorry, but he
bad his orders. / hurried back to
& make one more effort, but q big square
5houldered preacher, with back as
broad as barn door, had dropped q
lime on the floor and half dozen
5yere down hunting for it. I hailed
}he ticket man, but he never heard or
4 Sheeded me. Frantic, I rushed back to
}be iron gates, and saw my train slip
5sbing off like snake in the grass, and
}Rhat official automaton would not lst
ne pass. "'Gainst orders, he said.
Blackstone says there is remedy for
4 Svery wrong, but there were no rail-
Sosds in his day, or he wouldn't have
3 kritten those lines. I had no remedy,
# and there is none. What could / do?
No train for Pell City for twelve
h hcurs, and none from Pell City formy
home for twenty-four hours. I was so
}ired and SO disappointed that I sat
down to ruminate on my valise. Twas
weak and sad and pitiful, for there is
ho disappointment so distressing to me
3 ls being l5et by q train when going
homc. Just then q drummer, God
bless himl came M and smoke to me
z9rd said, my friend, sm pretty
much 81 in the same fixyou are, but We
ian go by Chattanooga, for the Ala
spama Great Southern is On hour late
ibis morning. It's schedule is to leave
4ere thirty minutes before we arrived,
put it has not come yet, and we have
4alf an hour to get our tickets. Those
preachers are nearly all out Of the way
|Slff0w ff0w.'
Z rose to my feet. I saw how it,uas..
81 slnd that would lose only one hour
n getting home. In my heart I reviy-
q, and like David whispered, uBless
3ns Lord, 0 my soul"
y "a We got our tickets, and in fuar
IS IS ours we're in Chattanooga, where +
leegraphed to mys wife, ssHold the
ort; I'm coming And 40 .All's,
yell that ends we'll, z ana no thank to
hose who manage that iron. bound pen
Birmingham.
But found the q, 1eat l;tt,a narro,v
auge railroad in M;aa;as;on; ! 4. shat ! 7
ave seen in many \ yearss ,,,T + d;an,s5 M
now there was one left 'It : 3 i o.,,ad ,,lIIs !
he Gulf and Cbiaaeo railroad & IN. !
hey began to build it * .,be middle.
pany years ago and bnil. s;xt, ,n;las iii j
nd quit. Yop can m ri5esa,I ,,sn - &
pr $3.50. Il doe.apn,t ssem az haas.
4 by schedule. and tba folEa a1cSa - u !
& ne just wait for Is and scam @ oon ~
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