The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-29
(Rhamkatte Roaster.)

Most of the neighbors had stopped in at
the store, where they meet Saturdays to
buy the old woman a few little extras
for Sunday and swap news and yarns.
While Ike Longman was telling a good
fox story and, George Atkismee was get
ting ready to show that all the ills Of
life are due to the protective tariff. UP
rode Abe Lincoln Jones, looking wonder
he helped to elect the niger Jim Young
to the Legislature. Abe's the only he
Republican left in Rhamkatte since the
niggers were communicated from voting
But Abe is one of goldarnest Radicals
you ever see. He amt never happy 'cept
he goes to Raleigh and gifts some Radical
devilment from Jim Young, Claude Der
nard or some other little Radical boss. As
soon as he rid up, Ike Longman wlnked
at George Atkismee, and there was a UNI
derstandin' went around the whole crowd.
Ike quit his fox story and George forgot
about the Tariff Commission Report.
They nachully know that Abe had heard
some good Radical news that would make
him and the niggers feel good The boys
had their curiosity up, but they made up
their minds not to say nary word TIL
Abe up and told it. They know d he was
so full he'd bust if he couldn't tell it.
Shore enough he come up looking like
one of these here special policemen on
circus day-big with Importance. Nobody
said a word. The crowd was wajtin'
for Abe to unloose his tongue-they
know'd he had some big Radical news
that would keep it Vaughn.
Have you'uns hearn the big news?"
was his greeting.
| What news?' asked Ike.
why, all Rally is in a ferment about
the last news that's leaked out about the
Finch McBee matter" said Abe.
do you mean those two fellows that
stole the States railroad?' asked George
The same" said Abe.
Whats that gang of conspirators UP to
now? Have they stole the Capitol?" ask
ed Burwell Frankman.
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I'D the Confederate monument when no
body was looking" said Robert Piercey.
val Il never heard of men of their
cheek.
II don't care much to hear, but l think
it more than likely they've tried to pro-
bate deed showing that they owned the
ground on which the Agricultural Depart
ment and Supreme Court are built, nnd
he 70 tn
would be just like their gall for McBee
to try to take McNeill's job as Railroad
Commissioner and Finch to want to be
Chief Justice instead of Clark Then
they'd railroad things through just to
suit the Morning Boast and its railroad
owners" said Tom Hartman, as he re-
lighted his pipe.
'All this time Abe was dying to tell his
story. He broke right in: wall, don't
you uns want to hear the news L got
down to Rally?"
Go ahead, if you have any news said
Tom.
Give us the new mares nest you've got
from Jim Young" said Burwell.
And then Abe turned to the crowd and
said: They've got the Governor and the
Attorney General and Lawyer Gilmer and
Lawyer Munroe and Lawyer Tillett and
the News and Observer in trouble now,
and l expect when you hear from Rally
Monday you viii hear that Judge Purnel
has put every mother S son of EN- to work
on the roads. How I'd like to hear them
Dimmycrats what DISTINGUISHED the mig
ger a-brealSng rocks" and the vision was
so pleasant to Abe that he chuckled all
over.
What Radical lie have you got on
them this timc?' asked Tom Hartman,
who is noted for his plain speaking.
mo lie at all" said Abe You see
these fellows got McBee and Finch bound
over to court on conspiracy charge. Wall,
after doing that, they made bargain
with Cappin Bilday and ex-Judge Alpha
bet Robinson that the Wake county
grand jury shouldn't tech hair of their
head that Solicitor Armistead Jones
shouldn't prosecute them, that Judge
Brown shouldn't sentence them, and that
instead of being punished, that McBec
and Finch should have the A. and N. c.
r. r. and anything else they wanted
| they hadn't had time t. steal
Who told that yarn?" asked Burwell.
'I'll bet five said Tom, chat you
got that from Radical pap-sucker."
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was sworn to today"
"Who swore to it?' asked Ike.
! "Cappen Bilday,' replied Abe.
George Atkismce hadn't said nothing
for some time, but he up then and turning
| to Abe said: "Do you mean that Halifax
Cappen Bilday that helped Dr. Mott and
niger jim Harris organize the Liberal
party in 1902
1.-THE same said Abe, ''and he's pow
erful smart MAJ. t7 l can tell you
Then BurweIl Frankman turned to ABE
and said: els it the same Cappen Bilday
that Russell put in the charge of the penl-
Tertiary when he was misgoverning the
State?"
''Thc same said Ike, "and L can tell
you that Cappen Bilday run the penlten-
tiary just as good as ever John r. Smith
or Mewbern did, and if you don't believe
me, when you go to Rally, you ask Jim
Young or George Turn-of-ski or anybody
in the revenue office. They know
1t was likes turn next. He turned to
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