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HICKOEY PRESS: MAY 2 1895. 8 HE GOT THERZ. The Tale of an .Anxioc Traveler and a IJelatftl Cyclone. Tail::s al!DJt cyclones," said the man in tba corner, who until this mo ment Lad said nothing the whole even ing fcnt "Mine's the Fame,' "I Fhall nerer ferret a corker of its kind I ran up again, t ccroe 20 years ago in -Minnesota. "I had been living in thoso days in a little place called Slotown, and things had been going pretty bad with me. I'd been too!: dek with a sort cf malaria. The folks I'd been boarding with were good cuocIi hearted in their way, bat their gov; mesa.- of heart was heavily handicap; t:d by hard times and short money. -They didn't want to rut a sick man oat doors, but as soon as I com menced to convalesce they generally asked in., round about meal times, when I e::i-cted to go to work. Then I got telling them that I expected a man down from Hustlehurst after a spell who had promised me a job any time I was loafing. flnstlehnrst was a little place just about 100 miles from Slotown. This was a pore fairy tale on my part, as I wasn't acquainted with a living soul up there, bat it gort of made the folks feel better, and then they left me alone, and I felt better myself. But so sure as I'd crawl back into the house after a walk of about half a square they'd always say to me, 'Seen that man from Hustle hurst?' "One day the man I boarded with came into the house in breathless haste and said, 'There's a man from Hustle hurst down at tho depot, and from the looks of him I should gay ho was your friend.' "I didn't stop an instant. When I got dor.'n to tho depot, I Haw that tho conductor had about 1 inches left cf his seed iar, and I knew I had just a minute to mako the deal. There was only one passenger leaving Slotown, so I could ir::;ke no mistakes. Ho didn't look much like the man I'd pictured, but I wasn't particular about that. I went rifjht t:p to him. 'Say, j:ro you tho man from Hustle hurst?' I raid. ' 'I reckon. I am,' he says, looking down at-me from the car window. 'Weil,' I eays, shifting my feet, 'what r.u jnt that job I've been waiting for?' ' B?e:i waiting long?' ho says, some what surprised. ' Nigh onto three mouths?,' I says. Just 'then tho conductor pulled tho tooth pick out; of his cigar and threw the stub away. Time was getting short 'What about it?' I says, just as tho train give a jerk forward. " 'What about it?' ho repeats, put ting his head out of tho window. 'I'll expect you in Hustlehurst tomorrow night And the train was gone." "Wbvre docs tho cyclone come in?" asked one of his listeners as the silent man paused for another "Mine's the same. " "Jci.t coming to it," was tho reply. "I walked back to the house, " he went on as soon as "the same" had been, disposed of, "and tcld the folks I'd got that job at- Hustlehurst Everybody looked pleased. "'When havo you got to bo there?' one of them asked. " 'Tomorrow night,' I says, sort of short. I was beginning to feel independ ent. " 'How arc you going to get there?' the woman says to me then. " Well, you could have knocked me down with a New England biscuit. I'd never thought of it. I didn't have a cent to my name, and I knew there wasn't a red in the house. The man was taking his wages in groceries, time3 was so bad. Something had to bo done, however, and I started out once more to do it. Lamo as I was I walked all over the township. I don't believe there was a dollar bill in the hull county. "I didn't sleep much that night, but I got up at daybreak. I started out again. By this time I was ready to steal the money to pay my fare, but it wasn't there to steal. The day began to go by. The last train that could get me to Hus tlehurst that night left at 2 o'clock. At a quarter cf I went down to the depot and waited till tho train steamed off without mo. Then I went out of the depot. "I remember that tho air was terribly oppressive, and I walked past the house I boarded in, tired as I was, a mile cr two into tho country. Everything looked dismal arid dreary. There was a thick, black cloud in the sky, as dark as my feelings. As I got more despondent the cloud seemed to move up and get black er. It looked as though it was alive. Suddenly there was a lot of bl Hiding flashes of lightning, a crash of thunder, and I began to think something had happened. Then the trees began to bend, and the fences lay down flat Houses and barns flew past me. I caught sight of my bearding house shooting by At the rate of 100 miles or so an hour. I had taken hold of and was clinging on to a pretty stout ash tree. I heard a wrench, felt a jerk, saw tho tree coming up by the roots, and then, I reckon, I fainted. " By thi3 time everybody looked anx ious. "When I come to," continued the si lent man, "everything seemed bright around, and bending over mo was the Hustlehurst man. "-Ketch hold of this ax, he says, 'and get to work.' I looked at him. Where am IV I says faintly. 'Where are you? he says after me. 'Why, in Hustlehurst, and on- time. Though I didn't expect yon before the last train.' "Gentlemen, I was nearly two hours agrco with tho eld saying, 'It's an ill j wind that blows nobody good.' " j "How far did yon say Slotown was j from Hustlehurst.'" asked one oi uao lis teners, alter a deadly silence of several minutes. "Well," replied the silent man as onco more "the same" was produced, "the railroad fare is $2, and the sched ule rates run, I reckon, 2 cents to the mile." New York World. LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE. Sir. Xewlyfred's Dre Gcit Was Not Ux aetljr In the Kljht Condition. Mr. Robert Newlywed turned up at his office ono morning lat week with n grieved expression, indicating very plainly that ho could tell a tale of wee if he were urged. Only two months ie fore bo had rnu the gantlet of rice and old slippers, and luce that ewut life had been developing for him in unex pected ways. "None of your boarding houses for me," said Mr. Newly wed. "Of course my wife doesn't knew anything about housekeeping, but she will learn by mistakes, and I have already a good cook in view." That was before tho old slippers and rice. Judging from Mr. Newlywed's fragmentary remarks on life in a fiat, Mrs.. Newly wed has been learning some things in just the way Robert expected she would. Mr. Newlywed's grieved ex pression occasionally is understood by his friends to announce an acquisition of knowledge on the part of Mrs. New lywed. Ho told of th-3 latest experience cf this kind after a reasonable amount of sympathetic urging. Mrs. Robert has her own ideas cf good form. She not only objects to her husband carrying homo bundles of any kind, but hc further believes that her servants should not bo seen carryirg any of tho results of a morning's mar keting info the rr.rhcr aristocratic-apartment house in which sho. lives. "I think, " f!io t-aid not long ago, "that it is positively vulgar no other word fits it for cue's servants to lu. homo a package of steak or whatever tho marketman ha3 neglected to deliver. Thero aro many lift Jo wr.ys in which such displays of one' household econ omy or c::travagauco may bo avoided, you know." Mrs. Newly wed. had an opportunity to test her theory ono Monday evening. When sho returned after some calhi in tho afternoon, sho ton;:.: that her orders for dinner had net been delivered. She sent Mary out to get them. She told Mr. Newlywed that ncno of the other servants in the houso had even suspect ed that her servant had brought in tho dinner at a late hour, and Mr. Newly wed asked no questions. Tho next aft ernoon tho Ncwlyweds went up to Poughkcepsio to dino wih old friends, and it was tho day following that New lywed's grieved expression, appeared at the cQce. . - . "Of course," he said, "sho won't do this same thing again, for it was very embarrassing. Our host thought it was funny, and so it was, real funny ha, ha but very embarrassing. " Mere sympathy for Mr. Newlywed, mixed with judicious praise of Mrs. Newlywed, provoked tho tale. "I had just time," said Mr. Newly wed, "cn Tuesday to fire my evening clothes and some things, you know, into a leather dress suit case and run for my train. My wife went on an early train. When I reached the houso in Poughkcepsie, I made a rapid change and was dressed just on the minute that dinner was announced. I thought that in an apartment wo wcro not so con stantly reminded of tho presence of a kitchen as we were in this house. My wife began to look embarrassed five minutes after I entered tho room, and so did tho hostess and tho other guests. Say, I'm not going into the details of this thing. It wasn't explained until my wife suddenly asked: '"Robert, you never packed ycur things in that leather box, did you?' " 'That's just what I did do,' said I, 'and I made quick Avork of it ' "I thought my wife was going to faint Then she becarno hysterical, and in that condition she explained. Of course it was funny, you know, but em barrassing. Mary had been using my dress suit case to smuggle in the market ing. Mrs. Newlywed and I aro fend of fish, ycu know. It was a clever idea, now, wasn't it? But embarrassing very. I finished that dinner in my trav eling suit Nothing like learning by mistakes, is there?" New York Sun. She Dida't Lite It. "It's very hard to understand what men see in baseball," remarked young Mrs. Torkms. "Did you ever attend a game?" "Once. But I didn't like it It seemed too effeminate. " "Effeminate!" "Yes, to see all those great, 6talwart creatures running around in bloomers." Washington Star. Mtlng the Judge Right. "It isevident," said the judge, "that you shot this man with malico afore thought." "No, I didn't, yer honor. It wuz with plain buckshot!" -Atlanta Con stitution. Diplomatic Father So yon wish to make my ake ,tey ay if can r. thi- daughter your wife? - Suitor Well, it's tho only way see of becoming your son-in-law, cago Inter Ocean. rr i Mm One of the Ablest South Advocates Paine's Celery Compound. 'S'AJf'-'-:"'" . Jiule YvitHaiu Henry J)c'Viil is'one of the moit pnnniiii-nt lawyers nud judges in Ka?t Tennessee, lie is a U'ndin; int-inber of tlie Southern lethodist eiiuich in Chattnnoog'a. In legal business and u-oeial circles' . he stands high, atid his .statenseuts, saj's the Chattanooga Press, are regarded of speeial weight because of li is veil- erau:e cnauicier. lie ueing o years s old. " " lie has held several prominent posi- j t ions in a legislative and judicial ca-; picity, having served as a member of j the Southern Congress at Richmond j during the war, and since that time as Judge of the Chancery Court, one of the highest ofliees in judicial practice next to the Supreme Court. He was admitted to the bar in IS-jO. In lSo-l he was elected to the State . Legislature, but declined a va eiec : tion. . i After his removal to East Tennes-j sec he was appointed special clian- J celor by Gov. Taylor, and tilled the I office for two years. He has '.success-i fully practiced before the Supreme Court of the United States for years.-' In recent years, owing to the heavy work he has performed, he has been subject to nervousness, and his atten tion has been called at various times, both by friends and physicians, to the need of fortifying himself against physical collapse. His attention was called to Paine's celery compound as a On tomorrow the fourth division of the Southern railway will be extended from Paint Hock to" Asheville. This change has been planned several times before, but something has al ways happened to prevent. Superin-J tendent Huger will have jurisdiction over the piece of road between Paint Rock and Asheville. Knoxville Trib une 30th. " A GokI Thing:. Oar contemporary, the Mercury, published the following last week, but did not add the proper comment: A Western editor has invented an infernal machine which he places in aiuenvdope and fends to those who )refusevthe paper without paying for it. The machine explodes ahd kills the whole familv, and the fragments that fall in the yard kill the dog." What we wish to know, irthe thing patented? Ur. Knto, the chief secretary of tho Japanese legation, in an interview ex presses the opinion that Japan' would fight the European po wers rather than abandon her territorial claims. " IVTirn He Wanted to C&1L, She When will you call and see papa? He (nerroxisly) I don't know. When will he bo out? Oakland (Cal) Acorn. Helping Themselves Oat. Ronald Why do society people call themselves the smart set? Raymond For fear that no ono else wilL Truth. - - SMI few Mm-; WIH, Lawyers in the vitalizing" force. He sought and ob tained this valuable aid, and to friends lie recommended the use of the remedy for shattered nerves. Overhearing his conversation, a. friend asked him write down his ex perience for the us3 of others .-,o af flicted. In response he wrote as fol lows: "Dear Sir In obedience to your re quest, I state some of my personal knov.-lee of the value of Paine's celery compound as a medical rem id y for certain afflictions and diseases, a- fol lows, namely: "judging" from my .own experience it is a tirst-L-lass remedy to restore the nervous system when broken down or impaired from overwork of mind or body, revivifying the energies. It strengthens the digestive powers and cures costiveness; truly it is a great nerve tonic, a good alterative, a splen did diuretic. It is good for the kid neys and the blood, renews vitality, and restores strength. It surpasses anything I have used as a health re newcr, a strength giver, and system regulator. It 1 quiets weak nerves, gives batter rest, increases both appe tite and digestion, and brings back lost power of balmy sleep, nature's sweet restorer. - Yours truly, William Henry DeWitt." There is the statement of Judge De Witt straight as a die clear con clusive. Read it again. FIND OF COLD. There was recently discover ed within five or six miles of Hickory what appears to be a, very rich vein of gold bearing grey quartzite and white flint quartz. Some well known gen tlemen of Hickory are very high ly elated over the matter and will permit the making of their names known as soon asthey havo things in shape. The Charlotte Observer issued an extra Monday mornin civino an account of the surrender of Mr. James It. Holland tho de faulting cashier of the Merchants and Farmers National Bank of that city. i!r. Holland had not been out of the city. He surren dered himself to his brother-in-law Mr. W. C. Shaw on Sunday morning. He was placed in jail. DR. W. B. RAMSAY. DENTIS Offer his professional ferviees to the people of Hickory and surround in count rv. , SATISFACTION GIVES. fcbJVertomce' llick6rVX. C. ?Jrs Ma::y IN si io:;. rr,jj FASHION A R LE MILLINER. All the latest si yUv in .TKlMMp b HATS, BONNKT?? u! TOfKs. FLOWE! Kim.iO.V-. i.. Ks and STRAW GOODS in ti,-.,,. shades and shapes. MOURNING MIU.IXKRY i pared on short not ic. Spring 0Hnin in April. J. D. ELLIOTT, a rib o)iu-iSr H1CKU11Y. X.( Estimates given on ail kinds of Buildings, Brick or Finnic. WORK GUARANTEED. Bond and reference furnished. Orders solicited. O T1 mm; AlOSanoDlblteE Save time. mrmv en a doctors bills. Go where you please, when you please, as fast as you please. v Find pleasure, health and economy all in one. Rambler Bicycles are the acme of mechanical perfection. Strong, du rable and reliable, with not an ounce of useless material. The Rambler is the wheel for record breakers and for pleasure seekers. Various models, all the same price $ioo catalog tells all about them free, of course. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., WASHINGTON. O. C. iL ftflachinist. I. B. KOBEKTSOL -il ls now opejatinjr th Machine Shop of the CAROL I XI A FOCXDRY COMPANY. Hickory. "N." C. Iservtd an apprenticeship in the RICHMOND iz DANVILLE RAILWAY, COMPA NY'S MACHINE SHOPS at Man chester, Va. I am prepart-d to do any and all kinds ot GENERAL REPAIR WORK, Such as fitting np rcw Cylimlers, cr repairing old ones Can al.-o furnkh self-adjustint; p.ickinjr rin. r attach mexits for engines and lioiler. I ini a Ciindidate for public patronage; Satisfaction jnaraiiteed. I. B. ROBERTSON. HICKORY, N. C. Now Just Look Here! -o- Wouldn't yon like tolravea NEW PIANO and ki:ow thar in getting it you had aved to 50 iu actual cash wlu-n cu bought it? Well, yon c-ij do ihi- if you buy one from us inside of the next GO days, arid pay cash for it. You know vro are strictly One Price Folks and our prices are retired down to the lowest notch al ready and a cut with u amounts to tofnethingr. Now For Spot Cash! We will fell you any tliue in the next CO day; a n-nUr 2.Vi PIANO for 2"; a . PIANO for v-'A tte. If You Want to Buy oo Tim? we will sell you one of a l::"t ed number of r.ew PIANOS, in latest style caf es, at th tpot cash price, and give yv a year in which to pay for it. CSTWrite at once if J"?c want a piano. , LUDDEU a BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC HOtt W.H. WHEELER- Manager- ' Charlotte Branch Hoase- M
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