Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-24
LOWLAND FOLKS.
BY NJ. QUAD.


reached B,bbsvile on Friday evening, |
and had hardly entered the queer old
place when learned that there WAS TO-
ing 10 be picnic out at "the falls" the
next day. Everybody was as much excited
as on the eve OF Fourth of July, and
the colored people could hardly hold
Themselves down. The Widow Baker, at
whose house found lodgings, had been
cooking for the last three days, aud it
was with fitting sense of dignity that
she informed me that she was ''the com.
mittee boss on v'ttles to eat" During
the evening a number Of men dropped
in, and after bit the committee on ar
engagements got together to perfect some
details.
NOW, then, you JIM" said the chair
man, as he finished making some notes
on piece of paper, "you are to watch
the Bahcocks-lhe ole man and his two
boys. They'll come fixed fur flht, aud
at The fust sign Of row you'll whistle
the COMMITTEES together AMI pile on to
'em."
"Krect, Mr.. Simm Ms" answered Jim,
who was the village blacksmith.
And you, Tom-you are to watch he
Harpers-the three boys. The ole man is
sick and won't be yere. Them boys is on
the shute, you know, and hey got to be
squelched right on the go-off."
II kin lick the hull p1ssle of 'cm, Mr..
Simmons, confidently replied Tom, who
kept one Of the general stores.
An you, leDry-you kinder keep
walking around aud hev your eye out fur
everybody. II you see any man draw
his gun, jump right on to him. We
can't hey the glorious festivities of TIL.
iestivious occasion knocked eandwise by
any onery conduct"
When | asked under what auspice.
the picnic was to be given, one of The
comm tee replied:
"Wal1, the three or four kinds of rell-
gun around yere bev sort o. Capped in
together, and Pm bound thar'll . right
IN art of slnners besides"
At an early hour next forenoon | re-
paired to the grounds, two or three mics
away, and found u rood many people be-
fore me. Every sort Of vehicle In use in
the South had been pressed into service.
aud every sort of people and costume
were TO b. seen, II was to he a dav of
for old and young, and every body locke
as If he meant to enjoy IT. The ,tlaeo
was wild and romantic, the weather de-
light'ul and tue jubilee songs OF the
darkies echoed up and down the gorge.
L e first cloud arose just aft the crowd
Il a"hed tie ground. The chairman Of
the committee on order came 10 me look
ipg very snx'ous and asked:
Which 'un do you abide by?"
"What do you meanP
(Which rellguu-Metholst or Bap-
tistP
II rather lean to the Presby terian.
Why?"
because Que of the Baptist yere is
taking advantage of the occasion to try
and convert the ole man Parker. | say IL
don't belong. 'Tain't the timn sot apart.
If rs goes in then fome OF our Metholists
Will feel to 90 In, too. and the whole
thing will top over to camp meeting.
want you to meet up with him aud tell
him he's oil the bridge"
Fortunately for all, the old man PARK
er announced III a loud voice that he'd
whip the uan who talked religion to him
ON a week day, and the occasion dim
Hop over rs predicted. soon found tn
Bahco0Fs, father ahd two sons. They
were pain, honest looking iolks, with
nothing OF the Iuilian or desgcrado I'm
looks or actions, and we had been talk
ing Tor quarter oil an hour before any
Thu 2 was 81 Slip. Then one OF the boys
annuu col:
"Sty, p p, o'e jackson ia yere."
Gle ar g, ch' How he colductiu'3"
ooh, sorter."
well, II he'un wants TO be healthy
he'll walk soft. | doa't want to a.c2 up
no row around here, cause it's les-
temous ,cc;lehun, but he'un mustn't pre-
sumo"
And Jerry Baker is ycre, too, pop"
added the boy
allow sasserlrous fur the likes Of
Jerry t" show up yert Hoa's h. con-
ducliu'?'
"Fairish"
"Well, don't you shute onless he draws
iust. It's itstem US eccastuu, and dead
folks lying around takes oil the edge vi Il
puss MS appetite"
aud Tom Straker is over thar rop, ="
continued the son.
docs he'uu dare chow up we're as big
as lite? How's he conductin'P'
"TUle,able."
Then tel ia k to go slow. Jack wants
a pop al him, and it's his bouud,u duty
10 hey It, but lie needn't be SO awIul hur
Iyish about Il. II thar's any row yere
the ole woman will he eattin to cot h u
bullet, End then well hev her 10 wait on
alt the tall. Am right, stranger"
y uarep
'rain't the occlshun for shootn'."
ono"
That's what say. Let's cujoy o r.
selves as muth as possible dOOrin' the
Gay, and then do our shootin an kiIin'
on the way home.
BY and by found the three Harper
boys smoking their pipes under tree,
aud one of them put revolver Oui oil
sight Us | came up.
Yes, it's fine day." said Henry, the
Oldest, and hope thar won't he no
misbehaVing.
why should there he?"
| "WGll, that ar Ben Johrsoh hls
showed up an ar stepp!n' TOO high tHr IL
Teller OF his Breedin'. I've bin wSutu' "a
pop at him fur some time, an II he
comes rubin around | can't say 10 IN
going to held back
AN thar's Hi Bowman out thar
a-hlowin' a to how lur he KIN jump, p"
added the second brother. VI owe i4.u.
ore tur shootin' at me from b'hind /.
bush las summer, an il h" gifts too
pesrt they II hev TO carry him home IN a
cart
"Oh, sletl' growlcd the younger
brother in disgust. "iou'uus is allu5
iur KILN. What's the utcl liant
other folks got rights Do we own this
yere airthl If anybody ortcr feel sorter
it's me. Haln't that young Davis chin
MIN my gal out thar Hadn't ortcr go
| rig hit out an begin to pop at him. But
don't do it. Cause nhyl Cause we hey
got 10 have manners. If l kin meet up
pardon or go under, but | hain't gwine
to befool myself aiore all these"
"Henry," the one who had been dele
/ k,h bod lao In