The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-11-04


voice of the Pilgrim and stranger, aud
were broken we'll and gentle land while !
they rode and rejoiced, the music came
forth from the chest in one single strain,
and it varied not from that one strain at
any time, any more than the six and
thirty horses broke from the trace. And
this cannot be said of the music at the
Fair, which was held al the Soap Factory
music kept not to ono tune
entirely; but continued to vary and
change it's tunes, and few from one tune
to another US the horses on the track
varied their gait therefrom. And behold
at the voice of the Pilgrim, the horses
stopped their mad career, and the riders
dismountod, and the chariots were all.
stopped. Aud those within left the
chariots. And then Others mounted the
horses aud rode gallan.ly. And others
sat in the chariots. And there were many
thousands who rode thus; but they
used no soap aud laughed ut the Soap
Factory. Aud many thousands had
ridden, then the pilgrim aud stranger
counted out carefully all articles OF
portable Kind, and they were all right.
And tlsea ke counted oat his small
coins and bits OF paper s.liel fractional
currency-a"a these were many. And
then he dismissed the people from the
tabernacle. And he e,aptied the ell
trom the chest-and Embarrassed the hur-
ses, six and thirty il number. And
thea the Pilgrim called around him
those who had been gallant and daring
riders aud who had mastered the sleek
aud bluoded stceds. Aud to each one
he gave a premium, or made "honorable
n.eatioa" of him, or said his riding was
"bighly eon,nendable." And to gal
liant snd bold rider whom men call
Greek, he awarded the first aud high
est promium And to others, whose
names are not mentioned because OF
their own modesty and desire to trust
"to virtue rs its own reward" and who
wore beavers fDr helmets on their heads,
he gave many premiums. And to the
chief musician who was called Ben, and
worked in wood cnriousiy, he MAS lavish
with premiums. And to the mighty
Captain he gave with a free hand.
Then the mighty Captain who is called
Jim by his friends, (hAring yet more
name), arose and spoke thus to the pco.
pie and said "NYe are thankful TO you
for helping us to food for oar horse,
and lie for the chist. Your riding IL
good-in fact wonderful We ddn'r
think there were 80 n,sny good rider.
about. II we hid known there ~rre -.
many good riders about, more premiums
would have becn provided. The shoe
Is ensic,L. Yours truly,
JAMES KIEBALL,
Commonly called by his friends
jim" for short.
That ended the whole affair
And now Mr.. Editor, you can apprc.
ciatc the mistake the Committee of thc
Yuir made First. They should have
given the Pilgrim showing CO the
grounds, because he had better and
easier going horses than tho.o shown
at the Fair.
Second. He had steadicr music, and
lie took in crowd which would have
been desirable about any Soap Foctory.
Then here is what the Fair 'lcst.'
These horses of the Pilgrim have almost
been taken away from him by the Ku
Klux Klan, being the very style of
horse, the Is. KS ride ut night And he
the Pilgrim has had many an offer of
great price for .hes, hprscs wherein
the h. KS shall ride nightly. And
the price offered by the X. Ks, was
something like $4,000 horse; but the
Pilgrim greatly feared one Grunt, and
said, II cannot give you thesc bloodcd
ani','als at any price to ride ?. night,
because they may run away with you
and | not being there to control them,
mny hurt somebody. And |, even I,
will be put up i'll some store building
go: ip'"a ''.9 r.. as, -..,. su...J
Grant knows that the X Ks have these
blooded stccds, he will declare Martial
Law in OrAngcburg. Aud because the
people have been good riders, | like not
that" So, will not s,ll my horses to any
h. X. Ks. The Committee Of the Fair
could have bought these horses for less
aud Feared not.