The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-29

she tried ID scream. IN the effort.
though she made no noise. some one
saw he tWitchIng IF ar eye-Id. and
her friends at once went To work L,
bring about resuscitation. The were
successful and she is now living.
only a short while ago / read the
account that. on the way from the
church 70 the grave Il hearse drive"
heard a noise in the casket. and sum
moning the pa~ll-boarerS. the coffl
Was opened ana the man was found
to b. alive.
Again. remark. We should not ~
100 hast> about bu wing the dead
| recently received the following
letter which speaks Tor Itself.
Dear SIR. / saw what you said
about tho nice widow hat has ii fine
two horse farm and no mortgage on
il. l think ! could mold it together
for her. and do all such jobs as
YOU spoke about. am a single man.
30 years old. aud think | have pretty
fair knowledge Of what il takes To
live, etc, and think | could make an
cffectionate husband
This young mar wishes me To give
him The widows address. ! cannot
do it. for. in the first place ne don't
state that he IS a WidoNer, ana in the
second place he fails 10 furnish the
evidence that tif a Widower) his WIFE
Giln't have to tote water from the
spring. nor split the stove wood. etc.
No one but a Widower who can prove
that he was n good husband, as before
stated. need apply.
| am sorry the young man is moi
eligible. for I am sure a man who uu-
derstanGs terracinG land, knows hoN
TO run a saw mill and planning machine
and q corn and Our mill besides.
0llShI 10 ne We "A wife. Bnt having
50 many things to do. the probability
is his wife would have to toe the
water n SPLIT the stove wood.
] have another letter which revives
memories, and other DAYS. when
chickens and peas were within the
reach Of even Il ncWspape II
is from a lady who writes as follows:
Brother Whitaker. | am a Baptist,
but ! never thought much about that
part of it when | used 10 hear YOU
preach. for | loved to hear YOU, and
love to read your pieces in The
News and Observer. which comes TO
us every Monday. It has been several
years since ] saw YOU and YOU took
supper with us. We had green peas
and fried chicken. | remember. and
didn't consider them very extra dish
Is. in those DAYS. But now it's al
most frightful to think about eating
chickens at - to 50 cents, before they
feather O! peaS at $4.0t Il bushci.
Nevertheless | would be very glad to
have YOU come 20 see Us. as / want
To hear YOU preach once more |
vant one Of your new books.
and viii use my influence
to get others to subscribe. | re-
main as ever 4 good old Baptist; but
| want your book.
| wish | had a thousand just such
good Old Baptist friends. Your
name has been enrolled. sister. and
,i,ht ,,,1,r IL l. - nlaoo for, tha n 1lpp
of another Baptist. | am sure every
body wants 4 copy of the book. and
intends to take it. Why not say so on
a postal, by the next mail?
IF YOU were a member Of the leg
islature how would you vote on the
various questions that are before that
body q gentleman asked another.
His ansWe was 4 model Of breyity.
If a Democrat he said, II would
vote in accordance With its State plat
form and in line With the utteranccs
| made upon the stump in the cam
paign; if d Republican. I'd have to
vote. Of course, in opposition to
everything the Democrats proposed: if
Il mugWump. I'd go with that crowd. |
guess. that rides in palace cars. spends
insurance money to control elections
aud pays the least tax on its holdings
When the Legislature has finished
its work. the public Mill be able Gas
votes Will be w~atched), to tell
how each and every member spent his
sixty days and the peoples money.
and to place. where they scNerally be-
long. h Democrats, the Republicans
and the mugWumpS.
The pOplG eyes are on their trusted
representatives. and there is to be Il
hereafter. The hope of every good citi-
is that legislation ma be wise and
f~ar-reaching in good results: and this
writer has no reason for believing it
Will be wise.
\ senator who bought { copy OF
NNhitaker's "reminiscences. in the be-
OF the session. ana sent it 10
his wife, told me the other day his
wife had written him saying. that he
nave pleased her 10 better. |
it would be a good idea for
Zach married senator n Repres, a
i've to do as that Senator. Call nd !
get a copy. at Alfred Williams 81 COS.
store. and send it to his wife, and I
~ so doing, prove to her that he knows
| good thing when he sees it and likes
o it, as we'll. Besides there
: nothing better to enable the wife
o spend the time pleasantly, while the
husband is away. tina reading Incl
and Anecdotes