The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-01

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we expected to spend a night 81
GeIdsboro. Going t. Petersburg we
had 10 spend the night at CASTOR. "a
going ON To Richmond we had Tea lay
over at Petersburg. But. after awhile.
The railroads began 10 make through
connections. but pass tuErrs WITH their
luggage had to b. transferred through
tile towns on o~mnibuSscs.
But. after awhile, when roads began
10 consolidate. tracks were laid
through or around the towns and tho
trains pulled right through. Now,
se don't like 10 Wait am hour for a
Jrain, and the idea of a "~lay-oyer" Is
horrible. People. when they start.
ike to keep going. and the faster they
% the better they like il.
Before entirely dismissing the Wen
3ell. Wakefield. Iebulon country ct
which / have already written at some
length. I must mention Rosinburg for
the purpose of relating an incident u
u reminiscent character. it occurred
4 long time ago. and although | had
never been to RosinburE before, noI
have | been there since, l have always
remembered Rosiuburg. My ~rccollcc-
tion is that the place is founded upon
i rock. and that being the case it viii
bc sure to stand. whatever else may
befall it,
| don know why happened to 60
to IoSinburg, unless it was because
the county candidates spoke there that
day. The political candidatos-thosc
running for the Legislature. spoke
FIRST. occupying most of the day. Ih"
candidates for the county Offices were
kept waiting until the evening. but
while waiting they We're Watching cach
other. 1t was obsel-cd that one Of
the candidates for sheriff sat. most Of
the day. very close to an old lady who
had IN oId-time chest full of ginger
cakes. His opponent kept his eye on
him. but consolcd himself with the
thought that. 50 long as the caudi-
date referred to kept his seat by the
cid cak" woman he could not bc doing
anything very dangerous in the matter
Of elcctionccriug
Aftcr awhile the legislative ctnd
dates closed their debates and the
county candidates began to declare
Themselves. one after another made
the old-timc regulation speech, which
Was about as follows:
Fellow Citizens: / rise for the pur-
pose Of announcing myself a candidate
for the Office Of . If ] am
elected, and / hope ana believe that /
shall be, | will try to discharge the
duties of said office To the best of my
knowledge and ability. / thank you
very much for your kind attention."
~ itllGif tt came time lbI inc can
didate who sat by the cake box To an
neuncc himself. He mounted the
stand ana SaiG:
Boys. / know YOU are all tired and
hungry, and you've heard enough pol
tiles today to make YOU sick. | know
YOU arc going TO elect mo sheriff. So
il isn't Worth while to keep YOU stand
ln@ here for me to tell YOU what II
going to do when I'm elected. Prom
iSDc a 70 Ii k, mic .cflJ4tC .,nGiI,r h,sal-sn
but a good sized gunger. like old
Hickory Democracy will do to rely
on" Then turning his voice toward
the cake woman he said: Boys come
With your baskets"
And here they came. two OF three
men. With laTEa baskets filled with
ginger cakes, all the old lady had, and
emptied them on the bare rock. like
feeding ears of corn to hogs. such u
scramble for cakes J never saw. And
how tho boys did hurrah for that can
didate. of course he WAS elected sher-
if. and everybody who remembers
those Times Will he apt to say. THAT
vas Bin Hight" ana so it was.
Yes, ~Itosin5urg is somewhere out
mere in the nCighborhOod OF Wake
field, and Earpsboro. but ! couldn't To
save my life tell a man how TO find It
Chapter twenty and a half OF the
book Of John. not having been written
I great many people are at a loss T.
understand where Christians find any
New Testament authority for SOM
hlngs they do. Some old fogics anG
'ellGiouS fanatics seem to think tina
protesting Christians ought to be yer
areful est Inconsistent conduct ~
heir part lead others astray. The
Ven 90 50 far aa to say tGlt Jpnopfs
protesting - ave been born again
md to he in fellowship with Christ