The National tribune., 1902-01-09

les, IL Is. answered the negro porter
sulkily. as he went about his work o
cleaning out the car, and turning tn
backs Of the seats over. Wizard y0I
think it was? Jericho, Jerusalem, or d.
Valley of JehosoplIat?''
Il thought we'd run into an election
riot somewhere" answered the Deacon
locking through the windows Mt the surg
ing crowd and listening to their wild yelis
"Oh, dey's alters raising hell in Wash
ington. Dey brings in de seed from eb
belywhar else, an sprouts it here. Frick
wintiy dcy stop and gedders the crap.
alters scz my prayers 40 miles out, an gil
thanks when | gifts back dar agin."
You should pray at least twice Il day,
anyway" said the Deacon, the habit of re.
lgiouS admOnition asserting itself. You
have constant need of it.
oh, Il smart darkey can take kcer oh
hisse!f most anywheres on de line ex-
cept when runnin' into Washington. Den
he needs de help OBJ dc Lawd.'
But where are the wonderful buildings,
the Capitol and the White House, the
War Department, Treasury, the Head
quarters OF the Army, an SO on?'
wild about four mile of mud an army
wagons and soldiers, an big bugs car
riagrs bctwiXt chbery one oh dem. Rud-
der ride on de kyars from here to Wheein'
dan walk from one to de udder. EDbcry
onc is furder away from dc udder dan de
udder is, an when | has to 90 to dem,
L JeS' walks long an sw'ars. Ebbery
thing i'll Washington is de furdcrest way
from eDberY uddcr place dat you ebbcr
see. Nothing is near by but de saloons
an he'll"
My coIored BROTHER" said the Deacon.
with his classroom manner, you should
not use that terrible word with such easy
familiarity. iIclls an awful place"
SOS Washington
But he'll ) the place that sinners go to
when they
80 deg does to Washington Is bin
runnin' on dis road since before de war.
an if its carried anything but de toughest
breed ob sinners dey's gone through on
some uddcr runs dan mine. | tell you,
dar's lots OBJ places in dat town whar dar
amt more IL Il sheet oh brown paper be
twixt dem an heit"
Information brought by a rcliable con-
trahand, thought tnel Deacon. But /
was III NasnvIllc once, and guess I'll
chance IT. f
| lie gathered his .hoop-skirt packages
ana umoreiia under one arm, and took ms
( Carpot-Sack in the other hand, and de-
sceRugd from the car. He was immcdi-
ateiy charged upon by Il horde OF news
boys, who dinned shis e.trs with their wares
ahd struggled to force papers into his
Z hands .1
the rush Of brigade OF rough caD-drvers,
who each grabbed at the Deacon OF some
thing belonging 10 him. Two lay hOid of
tGe handles OF his rarDet-Sac5 and strug-
gIcd with one another and HIM for its pos
session. Others Jerked away his umbrella
and the hooI-sKlrt packages.
All this amid Il storm OF abuse of one
another
-,.latcr. don't let him get hold of your
carPet-sJck. You'll never see il again.
Go away, you runner for u robbers
roost.'
Look out for that man, there, stranger.
lie $ taking your umbrella. Kiss it good
by, FOR II ) gone
''Grcat Sam fiill, don't rob a man in
publ: and IN broad daylight. Can't you
wait until yCu get him into your house!
Keep oil there, you sKulIuGgcr. Can't
yCn see TINS Is an honest farmer! BE
ashamed"
Come along with me, Squire I'll save
you from these puilers in
Get away from me, all of YOU" said
the Deacon severely. Clear out. [ want
uIme to think. Scat"
Come along with me, Uncle" said the
most Misunderstanding of them all, who
had secured the DeacOnS umbrella ana
one OF the hoop-Skirts. III take care OF
you. Gil me his carpet-sack there, you
dccoy-duck for hash foundry"
Hash-fOundry is it?' exclaimed one OF
the men who had hold OF the handles OF
the c;rpet-sack. "bedad, the rotten stun
ycz glt wont kape iii It can be hashcd
Avin the rats wont stay in your place
81 saw thIm running out Yesterday Us
If they WIZ sick at the sUummick, IT'S well
they mOight be-
1t seemed that while aspersiors on each
others personal character did not ncccs
saIlly can Tor resentment. reflections on
their houses did, and the man with the
hoop-skirt smUtc the lrshman over the
head with it. The force OF the blow was
2ICdt enough to break the strings. and the
hoops caught over the IrIShmanS head
and falling down, piniuncd ms arms from
any effective striking. The other man
saw his advantage, and, still holding on
10 the hoop, began striking with his other
hand, but his INST encountered the steel
bands and did his enemy little damage.
The lrishman, however, used his feet, and
delivered several heavy kicks. which had
the effect OF dIscouraglng the other man.
y policeman ran up and dubbed both
imparrialy, which helped to complete the
ruin Of the hoopsk and cover it with
bloOd-StainS.
The Deacon wrcnched his carpet-sack
away from the man who was holding on,
and also recovered the other hoop-skirts
and his umbrella, while attention was di-
rectcd to the fight.
Hum" he unused, that intelligent con-
traband wasn't so far wrong. The out
skirts OF Washington don't seem to be 10.
Gated so very far from the other place.
Probably the President is so busy about
other things that no haint time to look
into matters around the depot | must
tell him about this when | see him. Plague
take it, there's another o them things
gone, and now III have to buy two more"
The policcman'S appetite for blood
seemed to have been aroused, and after
settling tire two cDmbatants, Whacked ev
erybody within reach.
Purity general remarked the Deacon.
judicially watching him, but / guess he I
aint hitting lick amiSs.'
"Arrah, you old hayseed what are yeZ
coming here to raise a disturbance for?
haint yez no more sifse than to be foirht- |
ing wild these hoodlums? At your ago
tOo?"
Mind your own business, policeman" "
said the Deacon CURLY. He had no dispo- |
stion to be lectured by a mere Consta-
bic. "I'll tend to mine. If you'd bin
tending to your business you'd We kent
II Il.