The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-21

the combine. and always one ana
some times both of the firm lawyers
[ would appear for the prosecution
/ There was absolutely no way OF
beating the game except by the
tedious and expensive method of an
peal which the lawyers involved vel
coined gladly as furnishing opportuni.
" for additional fees. And, while
the scandal smelled abroad, there was
nothing TO be done or said: il was
all as regular rs the striking of the
clocks in +. a. Poe's town of
NonderYattimitiS."
Apropos of the indiScrimmate prac-
tice of sentencing people guilty of
Inlsdemeanors 10 the roads. let me re-
caIl my Iriend bun Upcnurch, who
is an honest man without frillS OF
virtue ana Scrapper or parts and
ablnty. All and ali Bull Is a re-
IreSnlng character 10 contemplate
the Julue OF life runs quickly through
his veins and the juice OF tobacco
tnlckly from mis- ever smiling mouth.
ne Is namooyant, loly, uevlI-may-
care ana haru working. For dollar
he VIII DO almost anything that in
wolves workng-eVen his friends on
occasion--and, so that the employ
menU Is honest he neSltaJeS at notn-
lng-not even horse trading. tor
the com itself or the luXurles il Will
puy, Sun CDcnurch care little, ms
cnlef use of money being TO pay Tor
the people he knocks down. For as
stated above, Bull Upchurch is It
nghIer-one that loves the game ana
pracuces il WIN the avIQIIy with
which a $40 clerk takes 10 draw
along, his slightly bowed legs plant
ing ms feet upon the pavements with
the solid, emphatic plumpncss OF a
man who means TO have his rights AT
any cost ana is iJchIng Tor a chance
10 assert them, to note the heave anu
SWING or his giant, coaJ-IeSs should
ers, TO meet the straight glance of his
merry eve, the brstilng greeting Oh
mas hairy face and 10 dodge the
periodic explosions of Battle-ANe plug
that lily with the force OF bullets from
out ms rapidly moving jaw, is 10
Know the apoIneosls OK seiI-aSserttVe
independence.
So when Mayor Powell threatened
the other day 10 send Bull Up
church to the roads for the small
matter OF caVlng in the features OF an
indlScreet nlgger who had closed ms
path, il Was with something AKIN 10
apprehension that / duly noted the
occurrence in the next day S paper.
And yesterday. when / saw Bull
Upchurch approaching. L felt like
changing my course: when he waved
a hand TO halt l felt FOR one weak mo-
ment an inclination 10 run.
Say" said Bull as he spat AT
the ground. You wrote me up, didn't
.oug"
l admitted with hesitation that |
had.
Well say!" he continued. you're
4n rio rif ia
again. see. I'm going of. going 70
leave town today and | want YOU Ia
give me another spiel, see Give the
boys some fun. Ell? You give me
another spiel. here" and ''Bun'.
grasped my hand with u grip that
mace the bones click one against the
other and his heaving shoulders dis
appeared around the corner.
And this is my grateful ''spiel.'
Name in the paper" is So deep lying
passion with people generally that
1T almost seems that it is really one
OF the primal emotions placed in the
breast Of man, Simultaneously, per-
hapS with the iig-leaf idea There il
doubtless lay dormant except as 4
vaguely understood and dissatisfying
emotion until in response TO its
pSchic suggestion printing ,vas dis
covered or the first Egyptian report
er carved in the Daily Nile of Sep
TENDER the LIST. 5000 e. {. that the
beautiful anG accomplished Miss
STYLUS PuSher had left on the o. m.
camel TO spend the night with friends
near Cheops.
The deadly personal Is at once tho
boon of the paper in the country
and the bane OF the man in the town
who, hedged about with telephones.
telegraph instruments, linotype ma
chimes and other inventions of the
devil, must pause in the midst OF
feVeriSh work twenty times night 10
hear Sweet-voiced woman dictate
the thrilling Information that Miss
Susie Jones of Mingo. is visiting Mrs.
Silas Sayital- Right on 1109ls West
Martin street, or. what Is even worse
the details of a church lawn party or
the program of 4 musical recital.
Each Of these conversations con-
sumes on an average at least five
minutes and runs Something<Nke this
Hul-lo!' Every gruff1y.)
\ mincing voice very indistinct:
viii YOU take a piece of news?"
Certainly madam" with extreme
noiiteneSS.l
Well er-oh. Mamie I don't know
how to say it.H Oh excuse me.
What I want to saw is that Miss-M-
NM of MINI is visiting at MIMI
K Ompt goes the other 'phone,1
| say Miss Nellie Smith is visiting her
friend, Mrs. MIMI on MIMI street
All right (sarcasticallyl tn saw it
again then: Miss Nellie Smith is visit
ing her friend. Mrs. Lit on West Nor
gan street! Now reneat ii please?
Miss Nellie Smith is visiting her
friend. Mrs. Lit on West Morgan
street,
No. No, No.,-not Lit-ATrs. HIT
and be sure and spell 1t with two
ts,"
All this time the reporters face has
been study of frowns and wrinkles
and glaring eyes. But his answers have
been sweetly appreeiative OF Mrs.
Hits goodness and humbly iepreca-
tory OF his own obtuseneSs. 1t is tru
that some little things like a CONVEX
sation between three men and one of
the other reporters. the passage of the
printers devi! six times between the
composing room and his office, the
clicking OF a typewriter. and rattle OF
telegraph instrument and the slam
ming of four doors has rendered ii q
little bit difficult for him to hear
but Mrs. Hit knows nothing of these
circumstances. The reporter says one
final deeply grateful thank you!" and
leans back exhausted in his chair and
then.
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