The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-09
IDENCE NEWS AND HERALD.

orod Poet Laments tho Situation.
CORRESPONDENCE NEWS AND HERALD
RIDGEwAY, August 6.
For several weeks, tho colorod
population in "thoso burgs" have
had rkcdsymptoms Of "Libcria on
the brain" This disease fully devel-
oped itself on last Saturday, in
public meeting at this place. Prior
to the meeting, all kinds Of "say
ings" noated through the air as
thick as "leaves in tho valley of
Vallambrosa," some sensible, somo
ridiculous, but the followers of
Munchauscn certainly held promi-
;nent and conspicuous place. TO
illustrate the productivoness of tho
promised land, it was assorted that
a ten-acrc farmer had missed largo
SOW for several months, and after
,diligcnt search, she was found with
fifteen shoats, domiciled in large
pumpkin on tho farm, where she had
dwclt and reared her interesting
:;alhily, ever since her disappearance,
and that the pumpkin seed wero so
large that it took two mon to plant
q single seed. Potatoes grew SO
largo that thoy had to be cut up as
needed. The man who indulgcd in
his morning dram, had only to arm
himself with gimlet, step to Il
tree, bore u hole, apply his lips, suck
his fill, plug up the hole, lie down in
tho shade and cat "pernanners and
tatcrs" with the butter that "does
ooze out Of dc trees" 1t is said
forty sheep can be bought there for
one dollar for tho forty, and rs many
acres OF Land for the same monov.
1t was said a ship that can hold
thirty thousand would sail from
Charleston in November, and carry
all emigrants free. The desire to
go is strong on tho part of mony,
but doubts and fears are in the way.
Some credit tho rumor that it is ,lll
q sham on the part of the whito
man, to got them on tho ship,
then sail for Cuba, and soil them
into slavery. Many fear that they
will die on the sea, and tho fishes
will swallow them up whole. 9th
ers say that mermaids will accompa-
ny the ship, and slyly listen to tho
conversations Of tho emigrants on
board, and vixen q name is mentioned
which strikes the fancy of the mcr~
maids, they will swim up the side of
the vessel, and tell the captain to
throw such q one out, and if their
request is not complied with, they
will sink the ship.
At the meeting the Liberia o.
&ette was read, tho Inducements OK
planned, &c, &c. I believe the names
Of somo sixty pcrsons-tho heads of
families--were obtained. I think
few will go-thosc who crave q
black mans government, and are dis,
satisfied with tho present white mans
rulo. Many who are fascinated with
tho excitement, will give in their
names, but will be found hero next
year, hoeing and ploughing corn
and cotton. The excitement has
called up the poetical muse
among them. Tho following
effusion was improvised under tho
Liberia excitement ono wGo expe-
ricnces tho hard times, and has
fought Gen. Green valiantly, maid-
Cd, (ho could not get hands to hoo
for him) whom in piece of cotton
very grassy his lien almost OK
haustcd corn good, but cotton
grassy, his horse and his cattle
mortgaged. Ho had worked hard
with,the prospect Of hoprico Of COT
ton being low. The bright blessings
of Liberia aro ringing in his oars.
Tho attachment to his horse and
cattle jsstrong in his broast. Tho
foar of Cuba is bcfol his eyes. Ho
has hoard that Hon. Beverly Nash
carried q cargo of niggers to Cuba
just after tho war, and sold them
into slavery. Ho becomes por-
picked, and let's his pent up feelings
off in tho following, which he sings
as he gees and haws his horse, md
whip in hand, urges on his faithful
old stoed:
"Mry lean is high, my crop is low,
My horse is blind, and moves but
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