The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

time, hat unless a good oso Wd was go
ing he didn't think It would be to
his advantage to leave a place where
he was making q good living ana go
out into a new
M friend" asked the founder OF
the colony, please tell me what you
propose to do in the new colony"
Wei sir lighting a fresh cigar,
and deity exposing a on his
little finger, Il am what some people
call a wet grocer, or as others have
deSominated us. a saloon keeper"
And, Mr. Saloon Keeper, pray tell
me what you expect to do In h new
country"
NO much. at first But after the
farmers, the merchants, carpenters,
the sbIacks smiths, the preachers, doc
tors, lawyers. school teachers and all
others. who are going out there TO
work, begin to prosper and money cir
culates pretty freely. I will open my
saloon, and, II l am not mistaken IN
my calculations, ! will do a very thrlv-
ing business-make more money tnan
farmers, merchants, doctors or preach
ers-"
And will your saloon, as you call
it, benefit n body, or add anything
to the wealth Of the country?
"Oh. yes. it will benefit me and my
family and add very greatly TO
our wealth. 1t is not my purpose TO
benefit anybody else. On the con-
trary, II ] am successful in selling my
Stops" / expect, that. in a very short
time. I shall nave the most of the
money Of the colony in my pocket,
and hold mortgages on half or tne
farms. And not only 50, but as a mat
ter of course. the boys and young
men are expected to become worthless
e,9ts and law breakers, and as I grow
rich and rise in the world, and my
children are admitted into higher So
49, --sI1
sink love- and lower into the depths
of poverty and sin.
"-<o. cont propose to do anything
else thar make noneE-or, 20 speak
IN plain terIns-take from others that
nhjch thev have made. By the sweat
of tftCir 0Ws
colony. (as did he TowA Commits
eioners of kenly. iii the case of Mr..
Farmer.D gave that fellow the high
bounce and made him understand that
he was i'll taci" opinion no better than
a bed-bug. tick. or any other parasites
that make their living by annoying
others.
When one comes % look at It right,
a juicery n a c~onlElunitG, that does
nobody any good, but the whole COM
munity harm. is q reflection on those
who allow is existence.
Well done, kenny I'd like to ave
g ItNt 81 ~, - hAAN -
Commissioners who said No to Mr..
Farmers petition.
/ enjoyed reading in last Sundays
issue. Hon. r. H. Battles article on
THE Bar of the State Capital in 1867
1870"
Though not personally acquainted
With all of those whose names are
mentioned, ] knew them on the street
and their faces come before me very
l!fe-like as their names are recalled.
No article that has lately appeared
in print brings more of Raleigh's his
tory to the mind of an old man, who
lives largely in the past, than does
Mr.. Battles: for. as they do now. the
lawyers during the years of early recol-
lection, took the liveliest interest in
the city's affairs, and largely controll-
ed the movements which have made
the capital of the State one of the
most delightful places within the bor-
der of the old commonwealth.
There is not a name mentioned that
does not call to mind an incident
pleasant to remember. and of historic
value. and l shall file the paper for
reference Of course. [ don't doubt
the correctness Of any statements with
reference to the sayings and doings
of the lawyers to which Mr.. Battle
refers, but I have to plead guilty to
the fact that 1 do not remember the
election of Hon. Sion H. Rogers
to Congress in 1860; coming out as
the Union candidate after Hon. r. NJ
Saunders and.A. M. Lews, both Dem
ocrats had entered upon a heated
canvass against each other
/ remember very distinctly that Mr..
Rogers was elected in 1853, defeating
Hon. A. w. Venable and A. M. Lewis.
But, l have a good reason for remem-
berlng that. as 1t was because of that