The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-29
YOU that some of them are very prosy al

you that some of them are Very prosy a
fairs
4 company of Northern tourists wei
wntcring some years ago at Grenad;
Mississippi They took very special il
tereSt in tie poor co,ored brothers an
sisters in black, and always had kin
word for them Whenever they met them
Consequently the colored waiter at tn
hotel where they were stopping told thcr
that
THERE WAS TO BE A CoI.oEED WEDDING
in one Of the little houses on the oUtSkirt
Of the town, and that it would be ngrecabi,
to the bride and groom for the gentlemen
from the North to be present. They de
tern:incd to accept the invitation, ant
SHORTLY after they reacLed the place th'
happy couple stood up before the old col!
crc,l preacher who was to perform the ccre
mony lie looked around leisurely, ana
then began in slow, emphatic tones Sam
you an dis gal Cinda am shcrtly to be jined
together. Does you desire to back out 2
NO sab - said Sam promptly. How am
wild You, Cinda: Does you want to funk
atnrc ,leSc here white ks from de Nort?'
NO, sab, chimed Cinda. Den you two
hitch hands" They hitched. Sam, does
yon take her tpr better or wuss? Am you
@wine to do de fair thing by dis here poor
orphan gal, whose fadder was kilt on de
railroad Mp nigh onto jackson q Eyes,
sab. sad Gam. his eyes in !inc phenZy
rolling. "Clnda, Goes you, poor chile,
realize de seriousness oh dis opportunity
Am you gwine to stick to Sam clean frew
to ue Jcdgmcnt Day, or is you gwinc to
vorce yourself and den look round for
anudder beau?' "T>a gwinc to stick, y
said Cinda Den, poor chillun, in de
Notf, whose reputation fur giving US dat
de cullud folks like soundin brass and
tickling simlinS, and in de preseCce-es-
pecialy Oh dat one who glib US two bits
yesterday to help build up de meetin' house
dat was blowed down by de slycoon, I de-
nounce you am hitched, jim ed an mar'd
till de great Jedgment Day 'cordin' to de
law an gospel Now you 60 long an be-
have yourselves Dat fixes you"
Some very amusing things occur some
times after rloonshiue eliminates in mar
riage. Be careful, young man, along this
line. Oae of these self-assertive, opinion
ated, egotistic, independent young men
went through all the humiliating expert
ence of moonshine tactics. He had, Of
course, to stoop to conquer, but he lived
throughout the period in the hope that he
would not always be subject to the beck
and nod of woman. They were be-
trothed, and day of liberty was coming
The nuptials were performed and the tour
had been completed, and they were on the
eve Of settling down to actual life. The
time had come to settle the question Of
his prerogative and inalienabe dominion.
'.Now," said the groom 10 the bride, when
they returned from the honeymoon trip,
Let us have 4 clear understanding before
we settle down to married life. Are you
the president or VICE president of this So
ciety?'' II want to be neither president
nor vice president" she sweetly chimed,
Il Will be content with 4 subordinate posi-
ton" "What is that?" he asked, with en-
phasis. Treasurer" she meeEly an
swered
This bit of feminine -repartee reminds
me of an incident that actually occurred in
Northern city 81 want the key" said
the husband, "It is in my pocket, said
the wife, holding up both hands, thor
oughly covered with the dough, which she
had been kueading, "get it." He tumbled
and fumbled impatiently in the folds OF
the dress, and finally, after much trlbu!a-
ton, he found the pocket and then said,
with that degree OF masculine emphasis,
which is designed to startle and cover the
the victim II can't imagine why mems
pockets are so easy to get at and women S
so hard" Its plain enough" said the
good wife, "It's a sign that men have no
business with woman's pocket, but a
woman has with mans.
Young man, suffer word Of parting
counsel. Keep on the good side Of the
women of this broad land, and you will be
on the ruling side. In these times Of
great political agitation, when the spy
cometh to seek the "blind tiger" in his
lair, when the creditor pounceth down up
on cotton at cents q pound, and when
Iillmanism and his half-brother, Anti
Tillmanism, stalketh through the land,
causing contention and a strife OF tongues,
and sometimes confufion of tongues, the
good wives of the land, knowing the brave
and dashiDg tendencies Of their husbands,
find them never-failing source Of trouble
and anxiety. Let me give you real pic
ture of the dissipating influence OF po-
litical strife in South Carolina to-day-and
its cure.
He had net his neighbor at the yard
fence. He grew eloquent. Yes" said he
to his neighbor across the fence. "the Ia
boring men are in the right 1t is time
for them 10 rise up against the tyranny OF
capital Down with all the tyrants, I say,
down with them. and let this John
Henry" shrieked shrill voice from the
stove-roou, are you going to hang out that
clothes-line, split the stove wood and draw
that water, or shall have to come out and
60 it myself?' ''Yes Mrandy," he an
swered, meekly, I'm going right about it
now He went to his task as docile as a
lamb, and as humble rs trusty servant,
and his spirit of rebellion against the
tyrants of this country was completely sub
dued. Where would politics land this
glorious land of liberty, and where would
our great Declaration Of Independence
and famous CONSTITUTIONAL bulwarks OF
American freedom-go to if it were not
for the most glorious type Of womanhood
the world has ever seen, who rule the men
At the conclusion Of the address
and after the applause had subsided,
Mr.. J. Il. Lesesne was introduced to
deliver the prize to the first honor
graduate, Miss Julia Mood. The
following well-timed words are the
subject of his remarks:
"Ihe duty which I am called upon
to perform this evening is indeed a
pleasant one; yet my pleasure would
be more complete could I at the same
time that l present you with this
beautiful melal, also perform a
like office to the other members OF
your class In winning this prize
YOU have done we'll. I am informed
by your efficient Principal that your
competitors have done well, remark
ably we'll, but you have simply done
a little better.
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