The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-24
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"Genupmen an ladies'" he began,
Gearin@ his throat and wiping his
mouth with his long hand. "This amt
20 put in o mine, gracious knows.
laut cot n0thin', an | don't expect to
l>n or sam by what is done in this
natter, pat l want to do what l kin
fer what think is right an proper.
Fer my part. | don't think we kin do
without q railroad much longer. Folks
is a-pokiu' fun at us, tell you. It's
liol's truth. TOther day | was over
Ut Darloy a-W2lkin' along the railroad
at-a tie turnin' table, Whar they flirt
.mgvres round like children on a flynn
-nuv. when all at once 4 big strappin'
filler with 4 red flag in his hand run
man kncCked me Off'n the track ker-
wm.lop In Il ditch. It was just in
the to keep me from bein' run over by
switch engine. He was as mad as
Tucker 'LoOky' heer. SEES he, did you
think that thing was playin' tag with
-ou an I'd typ YOU on the shoulder
In run an hide behind a tree? Say,
ID. t'|U rom SliOIj lilt NtSbIltl, luIS
she o. the mounsains?' l told i'm he'd
guessed right, an he said, I lowed so,
tr thar amt no other spot on the
~l"ln Globe that produces folks as
groom as gourds.' Well, gentlemen,
lint G"a.od me- 1t was bad enough to
Il lie jgkcd about like a rag doll, but it
N WIS tough to heer my section jeered at.
Ri N13J makes you say that| | aXed
hi % Is I stood thar tryin' to git pas
III ! { wet glass out O my hip pocket
tlout cuttin' my fingers. Laugh
81 ,e.l,i by Pole Baker, who sensed the
n -@H.lg Of the reference. 'Beca Sc
se> le. YOU mOSSbackS over thar don't
@ow the wars over. \ Niger from
II @er thar come in town t'Other day an
-.rJ Ter the fust time that he was
free Two men over thar snapped
wives without KNOWN thar was a law
2S-n it. Half O you uns never laid eyes
Cd railroad an wouldn't have one as
free Iift' I turned off an left i'm
IN went up on the main street Up
Lar barber ketched me by the arm
an said. ses he: Come in an le' me
c1t that hair You are from Short
Pine amt YOU" l axed him why he
thought so an he said, SEES he, 'Beca'se
Il TQu got a Short Pine hair cut What's
II matt Ses I. An he laughed at Teller
cFed up in a cheer an said: It's
sA&sthat is made by the women out
4 T0Ee way. They jest turn saucer
upside down on the mems heads an
Tim around the edges. l could tell
one mile. They make man look
IKE bobtailed mule Laughter,
- and prolonged1
Yes, as said they are a-poKn an
manner O fun at us, an it's cnledy De-
case We hain't got no railroad. Inc
IaldoSt | ever got on this line was
Gown at FilmOre's store one day. A
-tte slick chap come along seilln
laps If the United States of America
hey was purity things on black sticks,
40 wanted one fer the wall o my
.oI. | was about to buy one, but /
bought Ia fust make shore that our
County, was on it. so | aXed the peddler
opLut it out to me. Well after some
sar., lie nut his knife blade on what
-e called this county, but, 10 and be-
Bold, it was mighty nigh kivered with
round dots about the size OF hyspechs'
What's the matter with it? aXed I'm.
Oa. sou mean them dots ses he, an
lie turned to a lot of reference words III
he corner of the map. Them SEES ne
1em's nut thar to indicate the amount
-gnorance in locality. You'll nhu
e- II all places away from the ran
roads. \ body kin say what they
Please agin railroads, but they fetch
schools an books an enlightenment
1vlve got a good many specks,' ses
~e, kinder comfortin' like, but some o
u-eSe days a railroad will shoot ou'
LIS away, an them Dra1ny meI
amongst YOU will git the chance COO
Intends to give EN- Gentlemen,
QQlt buy no map. l wouldn't a nae
De thing on my wall with the specks
tsstarin me in the face. 1t wouldn
n done any goAd to scrape 'em OF, lei
Their traces would "a been left. NO
friends, citizens an wellwishers, thai
amt but one scraper that will evel
rake our specks off, an that's the co"
watcher of a steam engine. l say lie