The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30
SARGE PLUNKETT.
The Many Joys Of the Old-Time Corn
Stockings To Be
REPRODUCED AT THE FAIR
Plunkett and Brown Are About
To Be Pressed To Have
q Shocking.
For The Constitution.

For The Constitution.
Brown ana l had begun to be mighty
gloomy over the prospects of being press
ed into any sort of position at the eX-
position.
On last Saturday morning as Brown sat
reading the paper l saw a twinkle begin TO
play in his eyes and as he read on a smile
began upon his face. ana broadened till it
reached from ear TO ear. and at last broke
out in a food of wild enthusiasm
We're in it, said ne.
whats up now?" l asked.
''We'r2 pressed
pressed for WHAT" said !.
And he handed me The Constitution TO
read for myself In the paper was a sug
sestion that Brown and l be pressed 10
organize and have good od-fashIoned
corn ShuCking at the exposition. Our hopes
went up like a Sky rocket, and a very mag
nilicent castle was soon in course Of con-
struction among us and our folks. We
had the pOsition-we We're sure OF that
and no happier thing could have been hit
upon for us to fulfll than the management
or a corn shocking, just as it used to be,
and no two men in Georgia could be found
that the sweets Of such an occasion would
flash over quicker than they flashed over
US
As to be expected Brown at once thought
OF the jug. lie says that ne did not, but 1
noticed that uncOnsciOusly be began sing
ing Little Brown jug, How Love Thee"
This brought on talk, and We had right
smart of a to-do over the matter, consider
ing that 10 papers had been signed for our
position. Anyhow it was decided that /
should hold the jug and never was Brown
to have nip from 1t without my con-
sent, and I was TO do the pouring out.
[ believe in my soul that Browns folks
would have done been pctitioninS the eN-
position management not to let as have the
job if Brown had not agreed for me TO have
full control of all the jugs. His folks know
him. They know how it used to be in the
old times with him, and We know the tricks
he used TO work 10 get more than MS pro-
portion of the beverage at the old shuck-
ings Of before the wa. In those days the
man was entitled To sample the jug every
time he found a red ear of corn. brown
found more red ears than any twenty men
at any shocking of the old times, and it
was "A long time before even his wife and
me knew how it was that he could find so
many red ears at every shucking he went
TO- The fact is that Brown carried the req
ears to the stockings. Never red car or
corn escaped his eager eye all through
gathering time. and ne would fail thunder
out Of the negroes if they did not W't1ch
and give him the red ears. ON nights Of
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ia his clothes and every once and wnlic
10 would find one when around the pie
ANA was entitled 10 sample the jug.
mover know him to refuse 70
claim his right in the ma'Ier On" an
f. -ru .,1a 10, AMI all his lo.N9 80 - -
hira straiput at The exposition -~u' NV
We guarantee TINS .... f,.,,,
Jugs came TO my mind when tHo"e'l. - -
tha oId-time stockings. Sweet neho' -
cl,,star there with me. and no drink - IN
IL I saw. as ] have seen ~ the years ioi's
aroDc. the lights hitting from aVl 49,
0olQs i'm every direction as the crows -
pothorfuc Folks Travelled pd'"' -.
~ r,ar cuts and these paths, Sprahsi ms
=. - direction. had crowds uuOn them
-, tI,.ir way 10 the Fhuelling. ana the gen
-. "a come will never lcaSt on
,,,,.lc5ies syyeeter than the sOlsS 80
a,,,o croro over the fields rs these crowns
y,louId rather. Away from the north "o"iu
come Ia mournful plant:
..ob Emma dear. dear Emma,
From the Mississippi vale
I'm an this wide world over
There is none like Emma Dale.
All ,beeo crowds had their leaders" ana
the Young masters would be alohs WIN
tbeuo TO protect them. and they ret as Tree
md as Grand as they have ever felt since
Another crowd away across from the hrSI
would soon be IN hearing with
cold massa give me holiday
lie says he'll give me more
thanked him very kindly
As pushed my boat from shore
on. my dearest May
You're loveher than the day;
Your eyes so bright,
They shine at ni6ht
when the moon is gone away"
Then over on the river You would hear
the big chain lumber on the bottom Of the
ferry boat and as the ferryman would pull
from shore nfty voices would JOIN III
Row away, r0w
O'er the waters so blue.
Like a feather wen float
In our gum-tree canoe"
But the climax was at the corn pile.
With two or three hundred negroes around
p pile of corn as big as a house. Header"
would mount on top of the pile and call
while all would join In the chorus. Those
who have never heard these corn songs"
could NOT be made to understand how they
sounded, but there Will not again be any
thing TO take their place. The leader"
begins with: II viii start the holler.' then
the crowd yelis "busleloo"' It ran thus:
II VIII start the holleri
IUglelooi
Il will start the holleri
Bugleloo!
oh, don't you hear my holler!
EuglclO0!
Massas got a bugle.
BuGieloo,
A ten-ccut bugie.
Buglel0o"
on and on this Header" would
"cllI" til the crowd would want
change, which was indicated by
ears OF corn vhizzing too uncomfortably
close TO the leaders" person. II the lead
err has sense he would come down and
another caller would go up. but il he
should be a fellow that was stuck on his
voice and refused TO take the hint, he was
soon brought down by rouEher treatment
The ears OF corn would fire right At him,
and at his head, till lie would he glad TO
come down. The new caller" would start
something new and the crowd would feel
fresh:
Had a dog. his name was Lion,
Here Rather. here. here!
Run track as coid as iron.
Hero. Raffipr- here htTpl