The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-05-09

step. This Here Hero was preceded
by the "Dark Spotter," and followed
| by the high privateS Of the squad,
all taking long strides and occasionally
stopping to measure the tracks Of This
Here Hero and to job him with a
pike when they were too short. After
marching for various hours they halt.
ed in a llnely cypress brake between
the prongs Of the Atchafalaya, where
it is said the foot Of man never trod,
and having extended This Here Hero
on his back and crossed his hands OF
his breast, they covered him up thirty
seven inches and half deep In leaves
and then covered each other up thirty
seven inches and half deep in leaves
till none but the aDark Spotter" was
left, and he climbed tall cypress
tree aud wrapped himself up in long
moss. How long they lay there This
Here Hero knows not but it was ex-
,ctly midnight by the seven stars
Rhen he was aroused by the glare of
torches and a sound as of many men
stepping thirty seven inches aud a
half with heels on both ends Of their
hoes. Suddenly the leaves were kicked
rom off him, and he beheld himself
surrounded by several hundred men in
.ong black gowns and hoods, and
earryingin their hands large tin speak.
ing trumpets. Sitting in the fork Of
low sappling was one whose gown
was crimson, and swept the earth
On his lofty brow was gorgeou:
crown, cutirom the primative rind Of Z
native pumpkin. Around his mas
. 'iye throat there hung dazzling
, necklace of sycamore balls. In hi,
, left hand he held the original Consti
= tuition of the United States, and il
his right broad ak, and on his breas
was written in sable letters-"Presen
! -Hightooting OOotcr," Standing OIL
. his right was one on whose breast wa
:, written "Past-Hightooting COoter,
" and on his left another on who's
y breast was inscribed "Future-High.
# footing Cooter." !"
n Trembling captive exclaimed tn
- Present Hightooting Clooter, "Yor
~ see around you the Ku kluxers." "
IL The Eu Klnxcrs all raised thei
IS speaking trumPets to their mouth
,s and thundered forth these remarks
n bic words, Boom-Boom-Boom-
n Spizzeeree Bang'
or Present llIShtootlng Oooter.-
\, What is the nature OF this captive
ID crime
le Dark Spottor.--Plottng win
d niger in the dark under gin hous
Of Present llightootI93g C0otGr, G
ly What Is the doom oil them wi, VINO Pl
oyt with a nigger in the dark under a s
to house? ,
On Past HightoOtins Ulooter.--"P'
e, out his toe nails and ram his head
pe bee gum" and all the hu hIu4e
rs raised their speaking trumpetS, a
I'm unanimously remarked; Boom-BoC
-Boom-Splzzeeree- ee--Bang
ne Preseat Hightooting Uooter
of Towheaded captive, why |crtest IN
,se plotting with a nlgger IN the ga
his under gin housed"
tbe This Here Hero-For the purpc
itb Of turkey blind.
ion Present hlghtooang oloo'of
of Canst prove thy purpose
his TINS Here heroI-A pou' su"i
cen this morning hlgh stePPIng
ten hluxer, held the age on me anu
4 a my blind.
I'm. Present Hlghtootl,ng Gootsr,
the DARK Spotter, stand ioFtn anu
,er4 uty' r. 1t,
, as Dark Spotter7-i saw MS Dl'nu
1ots raised him nine hlG-hl1Iers, n
arer Present lllghtooanS ooo'9tTl
and proof is good on tins lnalo'I
the Knock -kneed captive arr tn9u a D D
liar OF brothers and natiye 70 m 1ne u, ,
ugh Or art thou one OF tnoSe lrom 'ne ~
fin. north who arrlvest here TO Gis q
hair into the bowels oil mother uts ! !
cotton, aud come up out Of 'ne =
= of end Of the horn : - ,
AL This Here hero-l Ia am q .,'' panu y,
INDY brothers and native to the son. m nu
ooks Tor the BONNIE piue nag 'hS' O'"'
the single star aa2ua
,lers. = X =
,ting The Present Hightootlng Goote
dea. voluntarily shook MS gorgeous CT
ding in the all, and the whole clan,
likes Ku-kluxgraised their trumpet'
the their mouths aud loudly obser
it Of, Boom--Boom--Boom--
nilar zeeree Bang.
MN q. DroSnnt HiOhfOOtinp G00t