The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-05-09
The Ku-KIux-KIan Unveiled.
BY HARRY MOSS.

On one Of those recent ordinary
looking evenings so common in the
Western Hemisphere, anywhere be.
tween April and September, This
Here Hero might have been seen
standing under a picturesque giu
house which numbered upon the dis.
tant horizon in the hip roof style OF
architecture, conversiug in a subdueG
tone ofvoice with a sombro and power,
fully built freedman. Let us antici-
pate few bottles of ink by asserting
at once that the subject Of that sub
dued tone of voice related to the
awarding of contract to thc lowest
aud only bidder for the erection Of
turkey blind. The solemn interview
having ended, This Here Hero bent
his stately steps toward his sylvan
mansion, whence the mild fragrance
Of fried catfish loomed upon the
breeze. But as he passed the cotton
scaiFold, the fried fshiest aspirations
of This Here HerO's indigenous
stomach vanished into space as a tall
unearthIy form, weatherboarded up in
Il dark trailing gown and hood, after
the architecture of u father coufessOr,
slowly crawled from under the scatfOld
and glided down corn row toward the
swamp, muttering Spitted-Spatted
Spotted" Not lingering odor Of
fried catfish played atfectionately
around the GA No, II Roman nose O
This Here Hero as he streaked it tC
the house like Radical candidate OIL
the hot trail of dark vote. 1t re
quired the family jug and a larg
bored rife by the bedside Of Thi
Here Hero that there night to cain
them oyerwrought nerves.
The scene changes by at least min
hours and quarter. 1t was one Q
those soon mornings peculiar to thos
who seek the turkey gobbler in hi
native forests in that section Of tn
country. The sun was rising wit
that brilliant style aud expressio
. which is its principal characteristic {
clear days in that vicinity, just as Th
Here Hero might have been see
softly squatting behind well gotte
up turkey blind pooting through
reed. The dogwood blossoms tuu
- bic from their parent stems, and IL
IN cane brake resounds at the obstrepe
IN Gus racket of the amorous gobler,
u he listens to the we'll done poo
i of the amateur turkey hen. Near
and nearer he comes, and ever al
anon he struts, like member Of Il
Convention with a clean paper coll
on. His red snout glistens throu
the envious bushes, and the foref
=, ger Of This Here Hero is on the hi
trigger, laaH e
The scene changes by quarter
a second at the least calculation.
heavy hand is laid among the san
T- locks of This Here Hero, and he loo
up, expecting to meet the eye Of
aYenging deamon of turkey goblt
And well might he look up, expect
~ to meet the eye of the avengipg d
ia. mon of turkey goblers, for, stand
on, behind him, with ten naked pi
ON pointed as near at his heart. as
lgs state Of the weather would permit
& were the ten tall beings Of sim
style and decoration to that one VIII
glided away from the cotton scatt'
r. To say that This Here Hero 1
about as much skeared as a man un
'lp such aceumulating circumstances
IN had not eaten a bite since the day
fore at dinner, would be useless
nE nouucement TO agenerous public.
-, tallest of the crowd, and the
auT ! r wearing the longest and the blac
and; morning gown, who bore aloft,
), Il seribed upon his breast in scarlet
I gesI = ters, & Dark Spotter," admoni'
! i; This Here Hero to rise, with a 81
hep but expressive melton Of his 7
sDo s. shoe which had a heel at both e
CCof. It may be as well to state at
thrilling epoch that the whole sur
!. titious gang wore shoes with hee
both ends. The "DaFk Spotter"
naer took q pocket rule and aceur
3oN, measured the length of This
] The Hero's legs, and then measured q
,Iono hS,, tanoe of thirty seven inches al
ao. half on the ground, and intimate
!. an imperious sign for This Here
EN- to take up his line Of mach "a $