The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-06-30
A Strange Dream.
NO. s.

! thought were ewise sub divided into various
classes The first race. thought, was dlSiheh
into big men. little men, won he hiG men, "'S
little men and little big men. The women race
was divided into fair. lovely, more Lovely, most
lovely and Just too lovely for anything. The
children race WAS divided into two or three
classes, mostly boys and girls hut ABOUT tue
preachers, thought that judging tr"m thc'r
general appearances, was at II loss To conjecture
why they should be regarded rs II separate rnce
l WAS informed, as thought. that their dls'lh-
gushing chnrnc rrisics were wearing black ana
a peculiar aversion to chickens. Ihry were III
vided into several classes. First, there were the
opnwis's. who professed 4" see good IN every
:n,nt: vhr claimed that all "the changes th"'
ln,,uEtI,. we're n ivIne practical contradiction Of
their theory. inasmuch they practically did
not accept the sltun ion in everything AMI were
mborimg. professedly to make things better.
Second were the P"SsjmjSts. the very opposite at
the first class, who SAW little good OUTSIDE nt
themselves and the little clique or party they
represented. They regarded all natural science
from the Evil one, and if any one vcnturel II
criticism which they thong could apply either
To ,hcu or their party, they were soon heard
from. Then Thought that there WAS n third
class called plngn,iSts, who played the part of
the jackaw in the fable - who stuck peacock
fcHherS among his own and attempted to pass
himself uh for II peacock. | thought that "Pui-
pit CyclOrN lias' books of Scrmnnic selections,
were great fnv"res withth class, AMI that they
would rattle "f such picket up AMI Stillcl har-
anEucs with aS much assurance and vcrhpSity.
as II they had done some tall. deep, broad ihink
ing AMI IL was surprising how they could fool
the people "f Mars. \ fourth class OF their
preachers. thought. we're called Jumpers. and
that they could out jump any other living crca'
ture. To make il clear, cautious, timid people,
in attempting to CT oss intellectual ravincs, that
We're too broad to he stepped across, use'l.a pc
culiar Kind Of pnnioon bridge, which. believe
they cnlici syll"gism. which c"mSisrcd "f just
three spans, sections, and which. if properly
"c.''' $50" r"rircty safe, far rs il would
reach. There were inrtIr,,,".l chnsms w,;.L
could not hc>panuei 10y the bridge, AM a ltiuus
tInid people would not venture ANY further than
this bridge went. These jumpers. held these
bridges III contempt. They n.,i but To decide
upon reaching point. or c"uciuSIun. AMI they
would reach it ut h,und. Some ufthrm. how
ever, would use the bridge, sumrihiug rcscm
bling II often "f very faulty construction ami
woui'i - aS far as The bridge wuuId carry them
and lumr the balance of the way. | thought
Hhnt these intellectual gymnaStS were numerous.
An"iher class "f this race were the clerical
wcnIhcrcncNS. This class seemed To act aS
Il they 'h"aShi that the special object of their
crralinn Was I" hurn"r the cr"IchcIs crnuks aua
"hlW. "hah" q. the more wealthy and 50 llici
''intiucuriHi' mcmncr$ Of their changes They
sailed With the wind and ruwcl with the tIdc.
thru"hi tla; there was II certain Rev Mr..
'Nh""ini "mguc. fair representative of this
class. vino, rs long every Ihng favored h,>
pun ">cS. wnS all smiles aud sunshine. hut that
he would Try I" crush any one VIII" "pp"Sci hmm.
II WAS saId ihn, I!IS En"i brother had hrrn at
few rlnceS ! his life. long ut Umo, without
getting iutu Ser"uS difficulty with some one.
and II was even klnicl that he was rather
r"rIicnl im The use "I truth. when that article
did NOT cxnril" "nit his purpose. II" hal II
first c,isIu, ~ | ,h .utht. the Rev. Mr.. Facing
hhhw ". ,n">t excellent charncIc., "g.vnIlN
bc"vc;l' auL vrndigiuuSIy ''u>ctul.' Another
class ii ih's race were called cIcklcrS. They
we're aiiI,l,d ~ crck!inw the slightest pro
v"caiirn. Tie Rev. Mr. Sr""ucy was gracious
ly presented With mcSs Of turnIp green's AMI u
plur "f soimmrl milk. hy gn"l nll sister
other gave hm pair "i seeks ani the proceeds
of n iiIIlc dum;rsiic IHradr which ucttr thirty
seven aud halt cents. Ills cup of jrv was full.
and haif c"lumu of cncklug appeared III the
next numhcr Of ,hc Evrngc. .ical NndIcntnr. the
organ "t ms party. AII his movements and e..
clc>iastictl exploits of which there were many
were promptly hcrallcl. nc s""mcd Ia -
double triggcrcd. ~. >IISnrSt touch beng
s"n,''~. f." send him of. Amnrhcr i, seemed
i'ai gotten hoii of the prpS of some missionary
h"ard. His exploits did not come go very thick
,'',i RAPID; hni all ! ahn, he kept the public
iilIy posted. nh ahm rs to the ..incr.tSc of
'c"h@' "GhIi"n and The general Improvement in
Inr aPi'aranc" at his hells of labor. ah nhm
'h""ghi the MARSHES were greatly afraid thai
'hcsc heir hrr' hrcn would due from the effects nf
excessive H"icStv \" ".'L,, cn"S uf preachers
were the l"dcPcnlcnIS who were governed hv
IN" cr"iche's. cranks. and whIm wham, Of n,
person or party; who trimmed their sails to vIit
no popular breeze; but making trui II thrir c,iJ
ing star and moral int cyrity their c,n,n,Ss tLo,
Sought I" meet the responsibilities ut the sphrrc
In which ihey mrvei, with view To their ac.
.cruniahIty To God alone They were nnt non
nIlr rs Thought, and yet thought tha, all
the other classes claimed to belong only to this
latter class.
The race Of can Hates ihou ,ht WAS tbclo
kn wn of any of rh" five races - not that they
were iew or obscure but that they pnSSrsSrI
PeculinriticS Thought to he incomrrehcnSiblr |
'h"hghi ihai IA" scIcni stS of Mars hu come tn
fhe cGn"ln$inH thar th,s race was remotely r.ln
:ed to that peculiar kind of lizard which chances
us color with surrounding objects | ihpurht
iht they were the ircniIc-t. plcaslnicSt most
HISlnicrcStci people that ever lived: that they
!ith hcch tsi'pwn To rule for days. even weeks
!o"hIng after The general welfare of the rc,ulc
or large province. II was said that enc went
ten miles "Vt of his way to shake hauIs with ,
man. few "f The .arSitcS had almost com.
tn the conclusion that there was "A covert D sim
IN MI ihIS, and thar there were private EeIG.h
ends TO he served but no one dared express |
this opinion publicly. Thought | heard n dar. |
Key picking n banjo one Dight in his cabin ON
the outskirts of u little village. and thar among
others. he sang a ditiy which ran snmchow ,
thus
go. white folks listen. wil you now
Di> dWky gunc ter ng;
w" hit uu"n suhjccI now
| iiink will hc the hing
n"h"cr likes tn git mixed IN
Wild other folks ailnirs
But my "pninn am inSr npw
Honi folks dat Iuf on airs
De off CO hunter fnSl nr ALL
On public days vii stan
An cherry man dat con cS along
Hell grab i'm 10y &c hnm'
lui when h" GIT n good. tr job;