The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-01
SARGE PLUNKETT
Eight Weeks Without Any Rain and
Everything PsriShinS.
GRIEVES OVER BLACKBERRlES
Some Stories of Ku-Klux and OF How
the Negroes Were Scared-Brown
Makes n Speech.
For Tn. Constitution.


ana our FOLKS keen me and Brown hot over
IN. general scarcity 80 common in times
I OF ,lcprc-Sed financial conditions.
/ see Brown coming Up the spring path
now lie i all of hundred yards OF, nut
l can see the grin upon his face-that not
weather grin--ss plain as l can see the
hoe rpon his shoulder. lie l. taking his
time and walks with measured tread and
the r.oomieSt look thag 1 have ever seen
him carry in times Of peace. lie VIII strike
the shade directly aid then he will rest and
blow a minute as he leans languidiy on his
hoe handle. At the yard fence Is another
shade and this will u.ge him on. but there
he is sure 20 stop again and 81, silent anu
forlorn upon the top rail As he wipes ms
fcvered hrow and fans with his new straw
hat. After 50 long he VIII arrive at the
porch. from where J write. and then ne
viii 40 through his regular everyday roG-
tim. 81 slowly pulling OF his shoes. thrash
ius the dirt from his socks. rolliug up ms
PANTS nearly 10 his knee and then. walk
iug L. the back porch. hattie mis- bliStered
feet in a iub prepared by his good Old
wife.
u IS not the financial situation nor The
political turmoil that is so affecting browh
al this 5ime II Is the depressed CONDITION
Of the blackberry crop over winch no
gricves. All the old mans credit rs bas'o
anon a blackberry crop. The peace mat
he has had at home during this period 90
short rations has been brought hy MS
PROMISES II plenty when the berries corr
Th. new calico and pretty shoes Whlch
Ee has talked of for months. always 10
br5,,,- sf7-ssks OF sunshine through nis cahh
,soor ar. talked of no more, Tor Il was AZ
based uuan the berry crop and h"IIi'S VIII
f.u II the drought continues another week.
and il looks as II IL was certain 10 con-
tinue. -,
sfta# my a.
s,ioou,v. hut the truth Is that Brown would
- distressed. anyway. II the berry crop
,ss good d.. would complain Of SNAKES
and swear that a fellow was IN dams %
losing his life 90 venture III t'le pti'i
matches At the least. he would he sure
10 make the snake question an excuse loi
taking along "A quart a Gay % "hus juice
and thfs woulG eat into his profits 10 such
an extent that nc would stan be complain
ina. and gsinniug his hot weather grin. 20
ft fe-fhe weather has beer Just a. H'i i'-
fore tie matter of rations has been lust
as serious al Browns mouse before. poitlcs
have been lust as hot or hotter. hut the
couut-, sttII waves as she is more than
az. 10 keep On waving. Brown 10 the con
trary motwithstanding
Brown forcets. lf &c would gust look
back o. could see that times are not s."
different 90 what De- las seen heiofo- true
tl5..re S. cor siderable room to say that poll
tics arc lot ard stin a-heatins. nut they
have l,aen jsst as hot before. Aions Mhen
General Grant ran Tor the pr +doncy the
fr.sf time There was hot times and Brown
knows i ii he would only thlnE- Ahoui
t"''t .'fU' u 80 -. ..t,,,- =. 49,. w., F,as
c'iii'', ~ -,.,t, t,,.i..,,i.. ANA
w,te among us a. protect us from tine re-
rufIsrau- Tb. circulation ot these report
--sf So COMMON and n-rc repeated 10y such
good citizens that we aN Tot 10 believe
II and it give ns ""i'" anu "t'''
clouds away This was i'" rt'lt "i iti'
l,s-kluN- -klau. and vhile we are al r'aHt
20 condemn zUch THINGS now. We can wei
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trat th- hN hi'A "'''' D" 'ol -
~ was Boo the nature of scare ara" Mti@
meant f..r ll- negroes. \ big gathering
...s..f Il, f.,fsI "a e.1oafhn1i~c ana
Wa ''-....' e, ,.,,.a .- many negroes
% was ifft hE't ~ y, ,.,..i ~.
present as nsssihle- NltN VIZ ~
..-s. t,rrf..l.Se ami afso-..rr tdl wei "ttef
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r.f fv the secret wa~ mat a NHAt nae
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......s. 81. r.,s , A.lutat- hand To
rrsl was 'i'''''. -' -. - -.,.,,.l
those la oi~ii'-S-
Doc th- direction indicated by the screams
,.,-r,i,- over bushes ana falling over los,
,.t.7-. --t. fI-trseefI3 screams of "ielp.
r.- n.'rt-- made the whole crowd mad
H,i. ,..tc,, enc crasvI had arrived
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fHfn. fhert lfo't .Ffilii ~ -. r.t
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