The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
TWAS pIGHTIN' LIZA.
"When ! Fight, ] Fight"
A TERROR TO V1oLAToRS.


the keeping OF the waiting room for
white people at the Southern Railway
passenger station at Salisbury. She is
the large individual tha. is always
seen there, wearing a scowl upon her
broad, rawboned face and a snow-white
cap upon her head. AS station
Keeper she Is bowling success, as the
waiting room In which she does duty
will bear eloquent testimony. The
floor, the seats and the wlrdows are
always clean and the room comforta-
BILE. To occupy seat or standing
room in that station you must keep
quiet, be decent and act like gentle
man. Liza has the eye of hawk, the
strength OF young lion, the grit OF
game chicken and the dogged deter
miration Of bu!l-terrier. She natu-
rally detests noisy man, a drunkard
or a star-gazer. She demands respect
and plety from one and all.
In fight Liza Is terror. She han
dies herself like the nimble giantess
that she is. In color she is light, with
few freckles on her masculine lace.
And she is six feet in height and
weighs $50 pounds. She wins at once
the supreme respect of all men and
women who are we'll behaved general
lv. Her appearance inspires awe.
The person who insolently and mali
cicusly, or innocent]y and thought
Iessly spits on the floor of L;za's
racch, O. takes dog therein, or sta1es
at lady will he reproved gently but
firmly. She is not offensive. To the
woman who is travelling alone Liza Is
friend and protector. She is worth
half a DOZEN depot policemen. She
has carried in her strong arms invalids
from one train to another and never
expected "tip". She does what she
believes to be her simple duty. ]
doubt if she would accept ''tip" frotn
any cue fof favor done. Strange to
say this is true. How unlike other
negroes! 1t is said that Liza is one
part Indian. She looks 1T about the
eyes and cheek-bones.
Several Yeas ago; when Charles
Tray lor, who has since been convicted
OF forgery, was just beginning to sow
| his v lid oats, and who was at that time
tho bully of the town, went down to
the station at Salisbury and loitered
into the waiting room. He had not
been there long before he spat upon
the floor. Liza said not a word but
wiped the splttle up with rag. Tray
lor repeated the act and again Liza
wiped it up without speaking. But
when Traylor spat the third time, and
w1lfully and mallciously defied the
gentle hint of Liza, she said: "Mr.
Traylor, 1t is against the rules of the
railroad tor yon to spit in here and un-
less you quit doing 1t l shall have to
order you out"
TrayIor few into a passion and
cursed Liza, but offered no further VIC
lence at that time. He left the room
secured a garden paling, returned
and fammed Liza over the head be:
fore she was aware OF what was going
on. But he walked up the wrong pas
senger. The stick was to her wha!
the req flag is to the bull, and Tray
lor's audacity was more than she could
stand. From the time the first blow
was laaded by Traylor the light wal
fast and furious. The giantess plunged
l at the young bully and soon had hin
at her mercy. She colled he
ncwerful arms around his body ane
threw him to the floor. She squeezed
; him. checked him ard beat him. Th'
battle was the most terrific rough ant
: tumble contest eyer pulled off IN thl
9 neck OF the woods. 1t took three
3 policemen to take Liza off OF her an
G tssonist. When on her feet again sh
s said "WLen I fight, | fight" Al
present during the encounter though
as Liza expressed it.
Since that fight strangers only CIV
Liza trouble. Those who know he
look pious, talk and behave we'll Will
in her territory.
Some time last fall a prominent OFT
8 cial of the Southern Railway lei
ir Washington ard came South Tor
Il hunt. He brought bis bird dogs wit
him. While waiting at Salisbury to
the train Oh the Western road he, cos
= and all, marched into Liza's waltln
e room and took up quarters. Stralgh
II way Liza went from her seat in til
+ rear end of the room to the man all
said 'Take them dogs and get out
:. here"
!, : II guess know what the rules
- the Southern Railway are" eaid IT,
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$3.50. 10 tl,a paIlid cheek when this WOl