The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-12-09
BURGLARS IN BARLOW.
The Georgia Philosopher is Robbed
and He Blamcs the TramDs.

orderly, peaceable and honest town.
Ever since the saloons were abolished
there has been no disturbance of the
public tranquility. During all that
time our doors have not been locked at
night nor has our chicken roost been
robbed by the fowl invader. The pre-
sencc OF our faithful dog may have
been our protection, for there have
been some few chickens stolen in these
parts. Our neigh Dor, Charley Patter-
son, suffered some in that way until he
bought the old gailows on which u
man Vas hung a few years ago and
built chicken house Of the timber.
Since then he can hardly get darky to
put chickens in 1t by day, much less to
take them out by night. But our
negroes in and around Cartersville are
clever, industrious people and as
honest as mankind are generally. Tho
domestic servants will take some
liberties with little things that they
think we won't miss, but they have
many good traits that are set-off
and SO we compromise on general prin-
ciplcs.
But now the burglars have come to
town and alarmed the whole com
munity. | believe they come from up
north where every bad thing comes
from, even to bad weather. The other
day tramp came to our house and
asked for something to eat. He was
fairly good looking and we'll dressed.
My wife got him q lunch and asked him
whore his homo was, and where he
was going. He smiled and said he had
no homo and was raised in an orphan
asylum up north and was going to
Atlanta in search Of work.
How do you travnl,' said she, if
you have no money ?'
Well, ride on the freightS until
they put me OIL hc said, land then |
wait for another one and ride some
more. | am just taking little trip
now to sec the country"
There were two of these fellows in
town and they took the rounds asking
for something to cat and always got it.
My opinion is that they are profes-
sional thieves and their purpose in
calling at SO many houses is to prospect
the premises. The night after they
were at our house burglars entered
four houses and stole money. They
took 500 from under a sleeping mans
pillow and smaller sums from the
pockets OF other men. a few nights
after they entered three houses and
took a fine gold watch from under a
bankers pillow and the next night a
watch and some money at another
place. They tako no clothing nor
anything to cat. They are white folks,
/ tell you, and are experts in their
business.
Well, OF course, tho whole COM
munity is aroused, and especially the
women. My wife is not q timid wo-
man. She is more afraid Of snakes
than Of men, bnt she, too, got alarmed
and made me get tue hammer and the
"a W ri ~ nd Is
and fix up every door and window.
She held the lamp and watched me all
round from room to room, and |
mashed q great blood blister on my
finger and it hurts yet. When all was
done to her satisfaction and we got
ready to retire, she suddenly told me
not to lock the back hall edoor, for
Uncle Sam had to come in there in the
morning to make fire. Considcrate
woman She knew that ] didn't like
to get up out Of Il warm bed to unlock
the door Reckon she thinks the bur
glars wouldn't be SO impolte as to
come in at the back door. Bet they
don't get any watch from under my
pillow, for haven't got any. Forty
years ago they got mine just that way
in old DR.. Thompson hotel in Atlanta,
and | have never carried one since.
They got my pocket book, too, and q
little money and some valuable papers.
They were from up north and were
very clever men. considering, for in
about a week they sent me all my
papers back through the mail and the
letter was pOstmarkcd Philadelphia.
They will give a man back everything
they can't use. Bill Fort told me that
they were kind hearted set of thieves
and he had known them to lean over
nd 1ffnr q ri
robbed him.
No, it is white folks who arc steal
ing these valuable things. Negroes
haven't got above chickens and turkeys
yet. / heard the other day Of an old
darky who prayed every night during
Christmas for the Lord to send a tur
key to him, but the turkey dident
come, and SO he changed his prayer
and asked the Lord to send him to
turkey and his prayer was answered
that very night. negro don't banker
after gold watches. He wants some
thing to eat.
this racket about that they call CO.
education. / thought it was just an
other fad and would soon pass away,
but it seems to get bigger and bigger
the more they talk about. One would
think that there were no female col
ieges in the land and that the boys
were getting all the education when
tho truth is thore are more educational
facilities for girls in this state than for
boys. don't know what it all means.
DO the girls want to mix with the boys
and improve them and be inspired by
them Then why should not the boys
claim N similar privilege and go to the
female colleges and to the girls in
dustrial school at Millcdgevillc? If
we are going to bunch, let Us bonch the
whole concern and include the agricul-
tural attachments and let the girls do
some plowing If they want to. But
reckon it is just tho new woman who
is contending for IT,, ohstraaL right to
90 to the univcrsit:. OF course they
won't go, for tn, = fathers wont let
let them as long as the female colleges
are open at Macon AID Athens and La
Grange and Decatur and Rome and
other places. There is plenty OF cdu-
cation for them there without the CO..