The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-09
WAXING FOR A BEIATED TRAIN
BY RI I. II VII TAkEr

ri sil ant atan arr. strong ami shos.ti
t"t i ~ltsf.t4s s4ts-+.a. /. w.. H8a bftth-
II. at. duig c1f iI.tluE the matter.
aN. Fte - ttte conclusion that f1-
ifsl b9l"E thtt elu Il Hutsue3 under
g apology ~. af.i hrg the pardon -
IL ttEpe4a.. setting forth that
lrpthcr John. khile conforming sin
N general. ala NOS mt III - be per-
s"ali. ana hoI.s that he mas ~ .,r-
given bg her. III Mrs H.Ioaias really
ieel- 81 eyed 10 what th. aforesaid
brother John 1he l:satist is ported
to have said
\ voice. ltnln the inside thnul,r.a
40. Hane aI th.;. i'll .su plesS, /
an ~" trimmer. neither lIn aa.
ap"lDgls'. You. b~refnrsu/ fla. mean
ani .e thr hyl''ctItr. I'll as neither
iicrodl1s torsD3le her husband an3
took mp with lI"rod. hct husband 81
brother, and ] said fiji was uuIaHfui-
therefore sinful. Will not reC3nt.
You 20 back and tell the brethren that
! appreciate their kindness ia nding
YOU - confer with ms; bat. | can
make no terms win sin. NAY. I'll
STAY here ana rot. ~ prison. ana let
the ants tote my dccayed body out
through the Key hole. before III make
any compromise
ron ItDIteN ; STINT jilt ttDltiitistN IL
TOO apt 70 make pledge which bind
HIM Ia lcsislatc against his cor4cinncc
/ fear mat som" legislators who re-
Gently went home. arc not 50 happy
as they might have been if they had
voted differently on come moral guce-
tons.
whoa = man don't know what's go-
ing on. which is sometimes The case.
and. when n legislature has adiouIn-
"a, he don't know that has been 9an@.
allowance FOR him ou"nt 70 be mad,
IF coarse. Eat ! hardly tniuk il Is
possible Tor = nan - feel very com
Portable, who knowingly. helps the
wrong sid" for loIicy's sake, even
though il makes him United States
Senator.
1t was stated that the divorce bill
went through the House 50 quickly
that few knew Of its passage. | don't
know about that-but, / do know that
Legislators have often been astoniShed
afterwards, ut what tllcy assisted in
doing, while serving The people as law
makers.
Ia the spring, after it had been or
daincd by the convention of North
Carolina that bar rooms should be
closed from six o'clock on the day be
before IN election until six O'Clock in
the evening on election day, an old
gentleman, VINO 4 represented John
ston county in the said convention,
flpNt ITO lIiit.SI, JUST 3lleI' SIX
O'Clock, the evening before the city
election WAS t. take place The next
DAY. Backing Lis ago to the curb
in@ around the market house, and
leaving Il boy to watch his hams. eggs
and spring chickens, he made haste
TO the nearest bar-room to wet his
whistle bcfol" beginning To dispose Of
hams. eggs and chickens. lie found
the bark cepcr standing just outside
the b~ar-roon, and giving him 4 hur-
iicd shake, he said to him: Tn
awful dry, fix nc up a mint julep. and
do il quick, or / shan faint
You can't get any liquor here. I
am clos,d up until tomorroW evening"
CLOSED up@ What for? asked pll
ham ana eggs.
because that's the laval bar
oolns must be closed from six O'Clock
ON the evening before an election, until
six o'c.ock in the evening on election
day
rs everybody closed up"
"~i1v@rybody. You can't get Z drinz
o'clock" said the b~ar-kecper.
And, You say mars the law
asked Old ham and egg
yes, that's the law, answered the
bark ccDer.
A I've got to say" said old ham
and eggs, 1t is a hn OF a law"
S it is, Uncle Nathan, but you
helped to make it," said the bar
keeper.
NO. I'll swear | didn't said
Uncle Nathan.
I've got a copy Of the Journal Of
the convention. and if yOu'll walk in
here. III show you the vote by which
the law passed. Sure enough there was
Uncle Nathan'S name.
Looking at It in amazement for q
minute and breathing as if almost in
q faint, he said: III be dinged If |
know anything about that law
| don't suppose he did.
I'll say in conclusions, that while |
did not endorse the few acts referred
TO, | do think, that, upon the whole,
the last legislature acted wisely and
made many good laws.