The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-22
IN Emigration Agent Whe Says he
Was BulldOxed.

An Emigration Agent Whs Says he
Was Bulldesed.
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"What luck have you had lately &? :"
asked An Observer reporter yesterday OF
. railroad drummer who had just come
in from tour Of the country. Rather
poor" was his reply. "F.ct is, we have
about gone over al the ground here
sbouts. and have rsked up every dark y
that We could and Who had .. inclin.-
tion to 60 West and who could raise
enough money to pay for hi. ticket.
Thst last lot one hundred which went
through horc last Tuesday exhausted
the crop Of Arkansas fever victims.
There are still few darkics down the
Csrolina Central who want to go, but
they haven't any money to stars on, and
hsssnothins which they could sell oa
70 raise. money. Now, down hero In
Soutb Carolina, sb"us Laurens. for in
stance. there's just desd loads Of aarkiss
who want to 60 the worst in the world.
but I wouldn't 60 down there sitter them
for the State Of Kansas" The emigrsnt
ssent here eyed N - If waiting for ~
to ask him to give his reasons, and shis
being done, he procsepsd with hisass.
sative.
"Thsre's Chss. r. Walker" he ex.
planned; "Wslker il one Of the sharp
est agents in the country, but he got
fooled when he went to Lsurens. he
had been about there ON snd OF for sew.
eral days and had worked up . big emf
grant business. I believe he had per-
suaded every eolored family In the eoun-
Try to soil out aud move to Kansas, and
the day for tho exodus had boen set.
Walker had them all we'll in hand.
Whole families were getting ready to
depart for the West over railroad lines
represented BY him, and the daskics
were holding meetings to persuad. the
few who were holding back, to fall into
line and join the colony. Thess meet
ings wero largely attended, and all the
dsrkiss sos to talking Kansas. About
this time Walker visited Laurena, TO
round mp business, and arriving at ho-
tol, he took lodgings to secure a good
rest 40 Ak to be fortified for his labors of
the coming day. But when daylight
came, there was nothing in the roonp ex-
cept Walkers shirt collar and scarf, and
one or two other insignificant remains.
The truth about tho matter was that
WSahsr had boen invited 70 leave the
place, and he was too polite to refuse tho
Invitation. even had It not been of sue d
pressing character"
y "Wslker's nap gwss disturbcd abe
Iswo o'clock am. He dseaacd that
bed bug had erawle. out from under b
pillow and was shaking his shouts.
but when he jumped up to combst Il
foe, he Vas astonishsd to fnd that !
stead of the insect. it was . mans ha,
that grasped him. Around the b.
cleaned half dozen lanterns, q
held by determined looking citizens
Laurens. The spokesman Of the par
then addressed Mr.. Walker and t.ld hin.
that be wss wanted down stairs. He
protested, but his friends insisted. ord
he harsisdly got into few articles d
clothing and aeesmpanied them, hsvis1
NO nes Of what wss In store for Mn.
When he reached the hotsf>ofiice he NJ
told that the party who wanted 70 ~
him was outsids. and thither he wssss-
qussted 70 proceed. Tho party Aa
found to be large body Of men, soms
Of whom were costumsd a II for han,
in the fields, and they al maintained q
respectful silsace - Wslker wsa intro.
ducsd to them. Then the leader Of the
party told the smigssnt agent that hia
presence in that neishbosheod 1as BY
no means desirable, aud that hs hsd Il
'gk' They gave him ten minutes IL
which 70 make himself scascs, and there
was fully half Of thst tune TO his credit
when his form bad vanished from tAsi,
Fsighl The people had beeosis . htsl<
tsore over The bssinsss Of hssin6 The dss.
tiea persuaded oA and he'd nsssty con.
telndsd 70 put stop 70 k S6s aSAila.'
mo, don't think VIII 70 down q
IAursns Tor few dsys yst" the sgsn,
yenaasksd In eiesing. "Timss sss est.
ting dull. bat ! believe I VIII wosk uy
businsss In some other As3d. The Lar.
rsns dsskiss ere salted and Will keep,
and bssidss, that q Walkers claim, sal
En- wiiling b allow hin - manage t.
uoW Ho We1 DsR.
A young editor, hight poer asd pun
stsrous, AAd woa the s1setion of . siel
mans daughter, and they hxsd day 70,
him to call on The father, and On that d,
be wss psonptly yis the old ssasismaa'
i a.N- e.