Show TWO TALC 01 OF o THE T SOUTH SOUTHA A tar of Tennessee and A aft t Timed Celebration in ill Arkansas Arlin Arka Chicago CJ Tribune Two men mere from Chicago were the guests pest for a day of ot an extremely rich neb richand richand and prominent old man In n Mem Memphis Their host boat had bad been a II member of For rests 8 famous cavalry daring theand the be theand t and was waa w noted as a ii afternoon the 01 old man aDd and his hip northern guests got pt on 00 a street t together at one of the Ute principal street amt corners in 10 Memphis It happened that one ODe side aide of til the theatt street att car was pretty well wen Ailed A Aone At Atone one end of the half luaU a dotes dosen people were sitting leaving more distil enough enoUCh room to the tIIe u aJAr comers But midway in this t vacant meant t apace sat Bat a young and loudly dressed negro The young negro looked up as a the tb the three white men entered the car but t made meeSe no sign of moving over so 8 as at to tp leave space pace for tor the three of them to sit ait down together er The ne old southerner said aid nothing ot I He lie sat down dowl Ute the negro put his bis hand to hm his h waistcoat 1 pocket and pulled out a small and uI dainty penknife Deliberately he pe I opened the smallest blade of this knife about half bait an inch long and reach reaching ing lu In g over Jabbed the negro in inthe the leg teg tegwith with it The negro nepo gave a wild yd of terror and leaped from front the car Still calmly and deliberately the old man closed his hill knife put It back in Ia kis waistcoat pocket and with a curtly courtly gesture gesture to his hla two friends from front the north who were still tOI standing atan standi a eg Sit down gentlemen Nor did he ever again in refer t tip the l Incident in incident Ia Ident As 8 for the two men from Use the north they t were too greatly astonished to cal call attention to it itIn ite e a I In many parts part of the rural south a I railroad ad train which is III not more mare than filar I three or four hours late bite is counted count oi time Over Overn in the White river country of Arkansas they tell ten a story of 0 a ceI certain certain tain little town which boasted one oPe train tram each way every day One day a wild rumor reached the t town tOWI in question that the southbound train due at noon nOOn was actually to run JIlIn Into the station promptly on the stroke of 12 U There had been noth nothing ing in particular going on in the town for some time and the people were spoiling for tor a celebration el of some rome kind so they decided d to go down and cele celebrate celebrate celebrate brate the prompt arrival arr al of the noon oon train The tow town n band was W tc c blow blew its itA loudest as the near r train pulled in and almost r th the await ration of the illa the depot Just as the town din c it i struck there sounded a shrill whistle Ue down track and as the last lut stroke ceased to reverberate the engine e stopped stepped ih wit a snort F before the little lUtle Sta Ma Matron Station tion UOn I The band struck truck up tip its most t triumph triumphant ant music after aft r which the local load r arose to tp the occasion mounted mou the tile freight truck and delivered vexed vend an impassioned atoned speech of w and felicita felicitation Lion lIeD Then Ten the conductor actor of ot the UIe won WOD wonderful wonderful d train waa was called on for or a speech Be walked d out on to the platform of the combination baggage ba smoking and chair car ear with a solemn elemn fan face My friends he be said paid I wish w I could J feel eel that t we deserved ved this outburst ift of enthusiasm I tam am sorry indeed t Wt tar reset east cold water on your jubilation J iw tout lent t truth gentlemen truth compels sloe ate to say that this train is Just exactly hours late te f |