The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19

gram set out below when he started
for the north?
John Allen laughed. He laughed
aloud. He was still laughing as he
stood at the telegraph desk and sent
the following message, collect
Dear Greengoods: Whoever gave
you my name must have neglected to
state that | was a telegraph operator.
am sorry, but | know some things,
too. Always glad to hear from YOU
with samples
The Dspensary has had, among
many marked effects, the conspicuous
one of localizing the buns" They
hang out now almost entirely around
the market and exchange street,
whereas formerly they were distrib-
uted each to his own peculiar nest
and eyrie. There is one phenomenon
peculiar to the dispenSary bum: he is
never dead broke if he thinks you are
not good for a quarter. If it so be
that he does not esteem you generous
to that degree, he is in the deSpairing
condition of thirsty man who needs
a quarter to buy and has only ten
cents. Will not the good samaritan
supply the extra fifteen? If you prove
sigh and tell you that he was born a
gentleman-that his father never al
lowed him to drink anything except
rye whiSkey-but that in these hard
tunes he can get mean article of
corn for fifteen cents-and will you
not supply the nickle? The beauty of
it is from the standpoint of the bum
that he has only to accumulate five
nickleS to approximate a jag-the
ha &c tnn
near the station house for safety. One
artist in this line has been three times
To the roads since the dispensary open
ed. He works in thirty day shifts
with an average of five days between
for reflection and refreshments, during
which time he stands at the market
corner with red eye ever alert for
business and displaying a brick-red
complexion and sucking a straw-an
ornament to the Demon Rum that
ought to be drawing his per diem as
horrible example" on the lecture
Platform.
DR.. Il. n. Ivey had an experience
some months ago that was in reality
more exciting than even he conceived
it to be. 1t was a case where danger
came and went and passed him by
without his knowledge of the fact. The
under special permit, with an engi-
neer friend. The train was late and
the engineer had his throttle wide
open. The engine leaped and rocked
from side to side. AS it struck a curve
the sparks flew from every wheel. AS
the engineers say "She was throwing
fits The man at the throttle knew
the danger. He realized that he had
come upon the curve too fast. Yet he
could only grip the throttle and peer
from his window into the night, while
the fire flew from the screaming
wheels and the cold chills ran up and
down his spine. When the curve was
passed, the engineer glanced back with
a great relief to look at his passenger.
The Doctor sat on the fireman's seat
in his improvised suit of overalls and
laughed aloud:
THAT was glorious!" he exclaimed,
his eyes shining with joyful excite
ment.
Behind him on the floor of the cab
crouched Il negro brakeman. His
eyes were saucer-wide with fear, his
teeth chartered and his hands were
cIasped as though in prayer:
"Oh! Massa! Nasal" he whispered
hoarsely.
But unless the Doctor sees these
lines he will perhaps never realize just
how fast it was that he went around
that curve.
party just back from the Country
Club fishing pond brings a new story
as to the way to catch club.
The ancient fisherman who lives in
those parts and has the privilege of
the pond was the hero. He exhibited
fish that topped the seasons catch
in weight.
Yes" he explained. az had time
a catching him. He eat up all my min
nows and / never could hang him till
I'd cut off half the skin on my heel to
bait him with"
Whether the ladies in the party par
took of the club is not stated.
Mr. E. M. Pace, of Wilson, whose in
teresting personal experiences in serv-
ing the writ of habeas corpus issued
by Judge Brooks upon Col Kirk,
were published in the News and OBJ
server of last Sunday, writes to ask
whether Judge Brooks held court in
Raleigh as well as in Salisbury. He
did not. 1t was Judge Pearson, before
whom certain of Kinks prisoners APP
peared in Raleigh at the same time
that others were brought before Judge
Brooks at Salisbury. And it was
Judge Pearson and not Judge Brooks
who ordered men with guns out of
his court as told in Mr.. PAGES article.
These facts are established beyond
doubt, both by the Sentinel of August
Goth, 1870, and by Judge Battles re-
port of the habeas corpus proceedings
which may be found in the State Lii
brary r. l.. GRAY.
A VERDICT FOR $3.50.
The Result of a Suit Instituted Against