St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-02
Devils Incarnate.

HOW TIE kI-kLt ACT N KE\TUtkN.
The operations of the Todd count .
/ (kN.D "kU-kluN." ~ lao are now rcccil ing
them utIirtu> at the. hands of the local
authorities. probably form about the
best illustration ui Wantom drNiltly
pcrprtratrd from the sheer love of the
thing. that has ever been seen on 50
large Il scale in this country. Ku-klux
they arc not. really. for they are net of
the political organization that WAS form
ed under thai name. directly after the
VII. Many ot them are mere over
gown Jesse Pnmcr"N>. who engage in
the industry of murder inw people and
burning dwellings hrc;rlI~. 1t i t" their
fancy. their natives hay ing doubtless
flavor OF jealousy ut the negroes VIII"
have gone Ia work ON some OF the best
land i'll the state. and are making Il
good living. while they themselves fol
low the uncertain life of Il rutiian
Born III II cane broke and fed on gun
powder from Youth. dclI%hting III Il
Nhiit of smoke from rifle a> ali OF
dIuaIN man does Il gust of mountain
all. and actually using Whisky and gun
powder toI Il hrNcligc. one of THEN
principal pleasures il to scale the Sis
c"plihlc ucgI"c>.
The story at Gus .Ic>>up. one of the
negro sufferers. i u characteristic one.
Iuc gang had Just come from burning
a uegr" Baptist church. "lou see. >ir.
SAYS Gus in telling the story. at the
same time handing ont Il hickory WIthc
Ihuut five feet long. very much traNrd
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