The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-11-04
And the riders ceased their fears

huu eho iiuSiS cedssu Inelr Tears
And the splendidly mounted masses
moved around-for the horses knew the
voice of the Pilgrim and stranger, and
were broken we'll and gentle --aud while !
they rode and rejoiced, the music came
forth from the chest in one single strain,
and it varied not from that Gee strain at
any time, any more than the six and
thirty horses broke from the tracx. Aud
this cannot be said of the music at the
Fair, which was held at the Soap Factory
which music kept not to one tune
entirely; but continued to vary and
change its tunes, and few from one tune
to another Us tho 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
dismounted, and the chariots xera all.
stopped. And those within left the
chariots. And then others mounted the
horses and rode gallantly. And others
sat in the chariots. Aud there were many
thousands who rode thus but they
used no soap aud laughed at the Soap
Factory. Aud many thousands had
ridden, then shs pilgrim and stranger
counted out carefully all articles, OF q
portable hiad, aud they were all right.
And tlsea he counted eat his small
coins and bits OF paper called fractional
currency-ana ihese were many. And
then be dismissed the people from the
tabernacle. And he emptsd the oil
from the chsst-and Embarrassed the hur :
ses, six and thirty ia number. And
thea the Pilgrim called around him
those who had been gallant and daring
riders and who had mastered the sleek
and blooded steeds Aud to each one
he gave premium, or made honorable
n,eatioa" Of him, or said his riding was
highly comrnendable" And to gal
liant aud bold rider whom men call
Greek, he awarded the first and high
est promium And to others, whose
names are not mentioned because OF
their own modesty and desire to trust
$50 virtue ms its own reward" and who
wore beavers sor helmets ON their heads,
he gave many premiums. And to the
chief musician who was called Ben, and
worked in wood crriously, he was lavish
with premiums. And to the mighty
Captain he gave with free haud
Then the mighty Captain who i. called
Jim by his friends, (haring yet more
name), arose and spoke thus to the peo-
pie and said "NFe are thankful TO you
for helping US to food for osr horse,
and lie for the chist Your riding IL
good-in fact wonderful, We ddn'r
think there were 80 many good rider
ahnut. If we h,d known there rere -.
many good riders about, more premiums
would have been provided. The shor
~ cHUFU. IOuIS truly,
JAMES KIEBALL.
Commonly called by his friends
jim" for short.
That ended the whole affair.
And now Mr.. Editor, you can aPpre-
cjatc the mistake the Connittce of the
Pair made. First, They should have
given the Pilgrim showing on the
grounds, because he had better and
easier going horses than th,.c shown
at the Fair.
Second He had steadier music, and
he took in a crowd which would have
been desirable about any Soap Foctory.
Then here is what the Fair lost
These horses of the Pilgrim have almost
been taken away from him by the Ku
Klux Khan, being the very style of
horses the Is. Ks ride at night. And he
the Pilgrim has had many an offer of
great price for these h)rsas wherein
the X. rs 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, Il cannot give You ,hesc bloodcd
animals at any price to ride at night,
because they may run away with you
and | not being there to control them,
mny hurt somebody. And l., even L,
will be put up in some store building
for helping the K. KS, and verify if
ursnt snows taat the * Ks have these
blooded stecds, he will daclare Martial
Law in Orangcburg And because the
people have been good riders, l like not
'hat." So, will not s,ll my horses to any
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