The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-01-31
A Tale of Wos-a Warning to Colored
- PeOple.


Some time ago We Published an article
| from the Atlanta Journal showing up the
deceptions OF .@Peg Leg" Williams and
his runners, a. to how the negro is fooled
and enticed away from home-poor
though it be, and humble as many of
them are-to encounter the fatal rigors
and hardships of country foreign to
their nature, and among people equally
az foreign to them aud without sympathy
Tor their necessities.
| OF late "Peg Leg" hss been bidding for
| white families as we'll and getting them
too, and from the same paper, the Atlanta
Journal, we copy the following tale of woe
in regard to q white family from this
county, aud known to many of our citi-
zens. 1t 10 sadder than fiction. Here it
is. Read it,
When the Georgia Pacific train arrived
from Birmingham this morning two little
girls stepped from the second class coach
and looked about them in q bewildered
way.
"Move along" said the watchman
kindly.
"We don't know where to go, sir" said
the eldest in a trembling voice. "Me and
my sister are trying to get to our home in
North Carolina, and somebody in Bir-
mingham paid our way on the train we
have Just left. "'2
Frightened sobs came from the Young
est girl. The eldest threw her arms
protectingly about her sister and said:
Don't cry, Fanny, every thing will be
An officer was called, and the little girls
were taken. to the police station. They
7 ol rfoP q nd oa rod
to tell their story. The elder answered
the question. q ---,. "3'
Her name was Patsy Cook aud her
sisters name Was Fanny Cook. She was
fifteen years of age and her sister eleven.
1.-TWO months ago." she said, ''onr
father and mother left with us-six OF ne;
there are six children you know, and am
the oldest, for Arkansas. Ny father was
q farmer and thought that be would do
better out west, SO we left our home,
which is in Wayne county, North Caro-
lima, about ten miles from Goldsboro.
He went to Woodruff county, Arkansas,
and had been there only few days when
both my father and mother were taken
sick with pneumonis and died within
few days OF each other. l have two sisters
and three little brothers. We bought a
ticket to North Carolina for my youngest
| sister, who is four years old, and then had
money enough left to buy ticket for
Fannie and myself to Birmingham. At
Birmingham the chief of police got us
tickets TO this place, and We will have to
beg some to day to pay our way to North
Carolina or to the next town."
sand where are the boys?" was asked.
"Oh, they started out for home on foot,
and Ireekon the poor little fellows are
coming home a. fast as they can. They
are strong and healthy, and it little
Eddie who is only seven years old, doesn't
get too tired / reckon they will soon be
with us again. 1t won't take them very
| long to walk from Arkansas, will it?"
"No; not very long. Who is there in
North Carolina that will take care of
you ?" -.. i.-5
.sOh we haveI uncles and aunts who will
| be glad to havecus live with them"
"Why didn't they send you enough
money to pay your way back homer"
"They didn't know that papa and
mamma were dead, and We didn't know
how to tell them" -..-.
The case was referred to-the mayor and
the city warden, and a pass to Charlotte
will be furnished the little girls and they
will soon be at home again.
And the three little boys are trudgiug
manfully towards the same goal.-GOtds
6oro Argus a-.'IS