The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-13
discuss the feasibility of governing tho negro


by certificate. Ii is very nice plan, but some
how we havo been unable to get the negro to
see IL in that light. lie is to feed and clothe |
himself and be controlled, and when he gets |
through the job we are to give him q certificate
and send him to the next neighbor in the grass,
who is to do likewise Thou good and faithful
servant is to be put in the certificate and keep
him moving. On tho next Saturday night the
negroes in imitation of our club, held a meeting,
old Clabe Nance on the front seat with his red
top boots on, (oh, how hate negro meeting)
and introduced a similar resolution to ours that
is to get their work done on the certificate plan,
and arc now adjourned to SEQ what step we will
take next.
Now believe the best thing we could do
would be TO 60 20 work ourselves, men, women
and children, and stick to il, and oven il Clabe
and his crowd did not follow the example, l
believe we would have less trouble in controll
ing the negro and less Of necessity Of controll-
ing him. Let us go to work and set the negro
on example of sustaining from fshings, picnics,
base ball and club meetings. The negro is more
likely to follow than we are to set the example.
In fine, Mr.. Editor, find it about as hard to
induce myself to go to work as to control the
negro. Ono thing ON suro Of will never
work on the certificate plan, or just for the fun
Of working.
Now, sir, help me just this one time to organ
ize myself, and to get control of myself, some
thing must be done, and that quickly or we ore
done for. If some plan is not Immediately
adopted to give relief we will either have to
work, steal or travel. May the good Lord
deliver us from such feat and you be the in
s.rument of the deliverance, and get the credit
for it. Yours truly,
Mn. IKE, to Ab6euHle Press and Banner.
PoT LUCK.-One Of the tests of good
nature as we'll as hospitality is to take
people unawares near meal-time. In the
old times when guests were fewer, aud
travelling more rare, the visitor was God
send, whose advent was welcomed and
stay prolonged. Perhaps it is not to be
expected that hospitality should remain
the same under DOW social conditions, nor
indeed is it possible, for people as rule,
that is, we'll bred people, rarely visit with.
out being invited but there are occasions,
when by accident or circumstance, without
deliberate intention or malice aforethoughi; :;
the necessity of extending an invitation
or accepting one is forced upon an indi-
vidual, and he or she sits down to "pot-
luck" If tho spirit of kindness, cheer
fulness, and willingness prcsides at the
board, it truly matters very little what
else there is on it. There are some per-
sons in this world who make Of everything
a trouble and grievance, who profess not to
do anything unless they can do it "right,'
and try to make virtue OF their meanness,
their ssl6shness and niggardnoss. The
desire to do thing in the right way is
doubtless praiseworthy and if people are
invited 70 an entertainment, thy havo a
right to expect that it will be well provided.
But "pot luck" means any kind of luck :,
good, bad or Indifferent, and only needs
welcome to be the best luck in tho world,
whether the dinner be off rich Joint or
only "picked up" There are housekeep-
ers who would gladly be ho,pitablc at such
times, tut they are not blessed with faculty,
perhaps not with resources. They have
"nothing in the house," which means in
tho lardor, and they have no idea of add
ing to their meagro bill of fare, except by
expensive visits to the confectiouers or
much elaboration in tho way of cookery.
II it is in the country, the time hot day
in August, and people dropin unexpectedly
to dinner, set them down to bread and
milk, garden salad, bread and butter and
good homemade berry pie. They will
say and think too, that they never had
bettor diuncr in their lives. Den,orests
Magazine.
Prof Virgins only original annual
storm is now predicted for tho afternoon of
September 90, on which date, says the
meteorological seer, "the great war of the
olemcnts will come as sure as the sun is
in the heavens. 1t will bo a storm of un-
parallclod violence, and after sweeping
across the Atlantic and travers;ng the
country, will exhaust its energies upon the
rugged front offered by the Rocky noun
tains." The professor and his disciples
are making special arrangements for this
storm, and the finest performance of tho CEN
tury may be confidently anticipated. No
effort or expense will be spared The
scenic effects will be unparalleled, and
Barnum's show will not be a circumstance
compared to the Virgins storm. The
thrilling entertainment will fitlv onon tbc