The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-17
Pr. Dooley on the Conduct Of
a Railroad.
BY T.. T.. DUNE.
lcopvrieht. 1907, by II. II. Mcclure & COB

action today. Now what will ye'er
action be? Let me see. | thought
put II in me change pocket on,
here il is. No, this is a good thing
al III, races. Ah, I've found il. tn
main squeeze has kindly Jotted down
on a corner iv a what ye
viii do. Have ye heerd tn question
Ye have not. All in favor VIII say.
Ave. ConthTy minded VII! say aa"In-
in. TIL aye have il. tn sic'rity
will pass tn fresh air fund an Wen
all % over u tn Dutcnman's an
get a drink says he.
at this minylt a tall imposing
looking man arose. Misther CnalI,
man. a y he, tn INTERESTS ~ IN
.eopIe are very dear To me- says he.
viii not submit TO havin' thin
hrod undherfoot,' he says. l WISH 10
,Ter a resolution he says. Where
as he says. L have lost me job. and
Whereas l want it back, and where
get it back; Therefore be II resolved
that tn country is goin' 10 tn diV.
Vie, he saws. 'Ye'er a liar avs tn
Chairman. III lay ye'er motion on
tn table, says he. j move says tn
director, to lay tn chairman undher
IN, able SAYS he. DO / have a Sc
cond 10 tn notion says tn chair
man. 4 don't need a second says
tn director. III put tn motion
mesiIf,' he says. an he busted him
wan. 1Hlu, Dell ONcI mt, ~ 10
loved tn punch UP be fallir' on his
prosthrate foe. Accounts Giif2r. Hin
rtssy. tn people took tn gr-reat
magnatc be tn hair iv his head an
dragged him around tn room.
Others say he grabbed him be tn,
houlders an shook him while tn
gna thried TO use all iron ink
ell in tn debate. Annyhow, an IN.
.yable time was had. TIL grave an
fiv'rend boord danced around tn two
capitalists. Give it to him.
a J one iv thin. TIL boot. tn boot.
If he'd liver got that haynaker acrost
'twud have been all Overt An 50 1t
whit, as happy, gay an free as ye q
find a meetin' " LonSshoreman $
Union, Number Eight.
well, sir, I'm glad TO know about
thin that they're just like Ourselves.
thought iv thin settlin' our affairs
be deep thought or in some akelly I'M
canny way. But instead iv that, they
are light-hearted IN joyous IN their
methods. They pass tn lie an tn
divident at tn same ime. They slam
each other around tn room, bite,
souge an pu!i hair just th' same as
we do. Th' NY iauit L have to find
with thin is hat they do it badly. Be
all accounts it was a poor fight. Nay
Their iv thin had a mark whin he
come out. l tell we it don't tend to
impress US investors Win III safety
iv our inthrests to know that they're
in tn hands iv a couple iv old glntle-
men that make passes at each other
like a near-sighted professor thryin'
to catch a butterfly in a net. It's
a tur-rble thing FIR me 10 think that
this here great institution is
be a man that ye can see almost amy
day sprintin' around a long table
while another old gintleman thries to
put in a Knockout blow on his Shout
dher blades. 1 see be the pa-aper
tn railroad prisidint conducted him
he wired: Where was ye'er upper
cut?' an he's thinkin' iv putin a
new man in charge. He's wired JEFF
freys. If he gets him there'Il be no
talk iv tn conthrol iv tn road pass
in. Yell read in tn pa-apers: AN
attempt was made to Wrest tn con-
throl iv tn Illinye CENTRAL firm tn
present dominant INTERESTS yesterdah,
but it failed in tn first round be a
right to tn pint iv tn jaw. Director
Sharkey fought gamely, but he was
outclassed.''
What were they fghtin' f'r?''
asked Mr.. Hennessy. What was tn
purse?"
"They were fghtin' FIR u.s." said
Mr.. Dooley.
An how did it come out?" asked
Mr.. Hennessy.
They divided tn purse said Mr..
Dooley.