Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-24
Our Limestone Letter.
Notes and Incidents.
(Corresponce Of the Huntsville Gaz-tte)
GREENBRIER Feb. Goth, 1888.
Dear Editor;


AS that famous lird, 0he Jack Dawl
perched on high Jacsson's noted samfn'
and that rafting "Ratler on Foot has
each favored your valued columns With IN
.erestiug sketches since | last Nrotc, few
words here may not be amiss
In reference to the sketches by your cor
respondent Rittier on Foot l think the
meeting of the farmers refe red . IL East
Madison is bold and aggressive step to-
ward independence, and if all Of the farm
ers through North Alabama were to TINS
meet, talk among themselves, devise the
best means and modes of farming, pass
suitable resolutions TO their future vel
fare and live up to them, (esl eclalli
like those passed by the East Madison
farmrIs } the tunes would be Lett fsr
them financially aud domesticaliy, and the
rise of each morning sun would throw It's
reflective rays III at tLeir doors and WIN
dows, with ID whisper of domestic JOY and
peace Our farmers need waki & ui I.
| They are too dependent and therefore have
not the moral courage to come up to Il g
| front and declare tnelr Independence A
made 10 settl, Ii, ut 1tr their last years
Transactions, nor do they seek one, AMI are
now making lrepardt.t ns for tht present
crop. many being verse off financially and
| domesticaliy than at tie commencement
last Year.
Tie culorei teachers of this comfy heit
J. very int resting lnst .ute IN tte COuI
| House at Asneus ou Saturday night. U,
| lug To the IlcleInant a.alner, Tie ettenu-
ance va, liz Ut, aJad alter tie transaction u
,rch business as came up, t! { III, etirg au
iourned to meet Oh the IA a OF April,
which time tuero viii DC "A constitution nj
/ by la IS offered and 10 ut.ubI ado. ted Al.
tue government the eof.
| The schools in S, E. Lime tone are w,i
attended. A. t. Walk, rs aud i. II. Joles
schools Situated e ani Il hail IL lies alar
mas an enr llnent Of 152 pupils. tue az,
/ rage attendan.e beIg almost tue saUe-
much larger aite eudance than for man
years p,ist. l. fact the patrons ale takll
more interest ia Obtaining su'tahl- boob
and the seunlny If their children Iegul4
/ y than MANY Years back
| This i, very gratifying.
| Several weeks sgo Jour columns Coz
aimed an article r, ltJive to the present A.
| rommodnt ous upon tue railroads for col
/ ored people, and it Nns v5ry for IDLY eali
! ed 10 NY uIind on Sundy lat at Green
/ rer; bvi. Z 81 tie station lien the Wes
/ bound p'-s>ei ger Train came up ard stoT
ped. There We're hey+r.l respectabl
women there 70 board SAID train, and il
Stacking up. if ran hy tbs place of gettin
on, SO the ladies mad ior the first part 4
| the train nearest, OF account of bein.
afraid they would get left lowing To til.
short stop it makes there) ran past th.
/ sleeping car and attempted to board tc
1 ladies coach. There was such clamor O.
/ voices set mp shouting ''iont GO in there
/ this is your ear. We don't ALLOW colorei p.o-
+ pie 10 ri lie in there &c until the poe
i women seemed almost haif scared cut d
I their wits. Il seemed rs though the toucl
OF their feet on the platform of that ele-
CANT coach was poisonous as the bite OF
] the deaily Cos Of S3uth America. 'Th.
ladies coach !" The negro must take e.
ond class fare notwithstanding 6 II pay the
same fare. there being only one ladies
coach Respectable ladies of color are
not admitted Same, shame. Wher
shall We be delivered from these dreadful
outra3es, RoALo.