The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-05


 ing Is no school boys job in Kansas. Ever see one of those Kansas winds? one of 'em would come along and | snatch brakeman off the top of a ! oox car just like you would pick a ripe peach off the tree. Engineer wouldn't notice the mysterious disappearance in his rear. Would keep on tootin', toot- in for down brakes and all the time the brakeman might be winding and twisting around in another county" The crowd around the stove mar yelled much. A good railroad man is Lightner. He is to run the construc- ton. train when the ties are laid. | The commissary keeper, . shrewd young man from Illinois, was in the stove party only internationally. Ever and anon he was behind the counter to transact business with the negro cross tie cutters who came in to trade out their checks. In his brief vists to the stove he animadverted upon the con- dition and the peculiarities of the ne- groes outside in the tents. They make good money" said the l lCommissary helper. You see they get thirteen cents for each tie they get out. They can get out from twen- ty to forty ties day. A good tie hand. one of the fellows especially | WiLH LHe axe pullS aOWn $3 to $4 day. That last nigger was Nose. Makes about $4 a day through out the week. Did you notice Moses build and general appearance2" | We had. The dark Moses was something like six feet four inches in height, and he was built on the lines of telephone pole. His mouth was q huge crimson slit encircling and sink | ing into his face.
 
 was at Magnolia Springs a few days since. He came suddenly around the corner of the hotel where number of winter sojourners were sitting in the sun. Nose held in his mouth the half of a whole stalk of cane. As he crunched his teeth upon it, it gave way like 1t was in a cane mill, while an overflow stream Of Juice ran down his chin. A Chicago lady screamed at the appearance of this black appari- tion, "Oh what is it7 What is it?" she exclaimed affrightedly and then she ran into the house"
 This thing greatly grieved the sen- sitive soul of Nose He has never been near the hotel since and he avoids the presence of all Northern ladies"
 In the sleeping room the telephone bell rang loudly. for the camp had telephone connection with the outside world. It was a call for Balton, the foreman It was evidently lady who wanted the woods foreman. The crowd about the stove could tell that by the ingratiating way in which he addressed himself to the telephone. The crowl was mcuh diverted by the one half of the phone conversation 1t heard.
 Hello, hello,"
 Why sure" pleased and surprised. q recognized the dulcet tones of that sweet voice. You are looking mighty sweet tonight-what's that? Oh. no. can't give my consent. No sir. I'm not going to let you go to Illinois.
 Say. I'll be up there Sunday with a span and a new pair of patent feathers and we'll split Bay Minette wide"
 Lightner found amusement in that remark. Think of them feet of his wrapped up in patent leather. It would take special order and then there would not be any room for the woman with his feet inside the buggy | At g o'clock seven men went to sleep in a fourteen by fourteen room, each man getting his rest upon an army cot. The room was filled with cots like the bottom of box of child s | DOCKS. me EHBIueeT anu tuS w dS farer, being guests of honor were given the only two pillows in the house.
 In the dark there came a voice say mig T never did like these new fangled notions. a pillow with a sleeve to it, and his fellow sleepers knew he couldn't get his overcoat arranged to suit his head.
 The stiffness was broken again ny a complaining voice. That janitor has either let the furnace die down or the steam pipes are broken. The service at this hotel is something awful. shall leave this place and go over to the Waldorf Astoria tomorrow
 Even as the seven sleepers were about to lose consciousness the En- gineer marvelled in these words, '1 wonder. I wonder what 1t was we ate at that Swedish dinner"
 Some of desc mawnin's | About o'clock
 Disshere ole worP gwinter | Reel and rock
 l wanter stand on de rock
 Whar Moses stood"
 l The woods foreman. as did the other six sleepers stirred in their cots and yawned.
 That's that big mouth fool. Nose I'm going to run him out of camp fl