The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-01-29
THE GEORGIA HUMORIST
PRESENCE OF BURGLARS IN TOWN DIS
TREss THE PHILOSOPHER.
Tramps are Adopts at Thieving---The Dis
cussion Of Co-Education Ehcits Some
Very Timely and Well Intended Re-
marks.
clark, bark. the dogs DO bark;
The burglars have como to town. "

For 10 years JniS uao uooA 81 Va OAAJs
peaceable and honest town. Ever since
the saloons were abolished there has
been no disturbance of the public tran
guilty. During all that time our doors
have not been locked at night nor has
our chicken roost been robbed by the
fowl invader. The presence OF our
faithful dog may have been our pro-
lection, for there have been some few
chickens stolen in these parts. Our
neighber, Charley Patterson, suffered
some in that way until he bought the
old gallows on which man was hung
a few years ago and built q chicken
house of the timber. Since then he
can hardly get a darby to put chickens
in it by day. much less to take them
out by night. But our negroes in and
around Gainesville are clever, indus
trious people and as honest as mankind
are generally. The 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 principles.
But now the burglars have come to
town and alarmed the whole commu-
nifty. I believe they come flom up
north where every bad thing comes
from, even to bad weather. The other
day a tramp came to our house and
asked for something to eat. He was
fairly good looking and well dressed.
NV wife got him lunch and asked
him where his home was, and where
he was going. He smiled aud said he
had no home and was raised in an
orphan asylum up north and was going
to Atlanta in search of work.
"How do you travel" said she, III
you have no money!"
"Well, I ride on the freights until
they put me off," he said, "and then
wait for another one and ride some
am just taking little trip now more.
to see the country"
There were two of these fellows in
town and they took the rounds asking
for something to eat and always got it.
NY opinion is that they are profess
sional thieves and their purpose in
calling at SO many houses is to pros
pect the premises. The night after
they were at our house burglars enter
ed four houses and stole money. They
took $50 from under sleeping mans
pillow and smaller sums from the
pockets of other men. A few nights
after they entered three houses and
took q fine gold watch from under Q
bankers pillow and the next night .
watch and some money at another
place. They take no clothing nor any
thing to eat. They are white folks,
tell you, and are experts in their bus
mess.
Well, of course, the whole commun
ity is aroused and especially the women
S NY wife is not timid woman. She Il
more afraid of snakes than of men, blu
she, too, got alarmed and made me ge
the hammer and the screwdriver ant
some bolts and nails and fix up ever,
door and window. She held the LAM
and watched me all round from room
to room, and I mashed great bloo'
blister on my finger and it hurts yet
When all was done to her satisfaction
and we got ready to retire, she sud
denly told me not to lock the back hal
door, for Uncle Sam had to come i
there in the morning to make fire
: Considerate womanl She knew tha
II didn't like to get u
out of q warm bed to unloc
the door. Reckon she thinks tn
burglars wouldn't be SO impolite as
come in at the back door. Bet the
2 don't get any watch from under m
! pillow, for haven't got any. Fort
Q years ago they got mine just that wa
D in old DIR. Thompson's hotel in Altar
: to, and have never carried one since
They got my pocketbook, too, and
0 little money and some valuable papers
9 They were from up north and wer
very clever men, considering, for
8 about week they sent me all my pr
q pers back through the mail and th
9 letter was postmarked Philadelphia
0 They will give man hack everythin
. thew can't use. Bill Fort told me thi
|. they were kind hearted set of thievt
D. and he had known them to lean owe
Il and kiss sleeping man after they ha
10 robbed him.
No. it is white folks who are stea
ing these valuable things. Negrot
haven't got above chickens and tul
N KEYS yet. I heard the other day of a
Ia old darby who prayed every night dul
u ing Christmas for the Lord to send
% turkey to him, but the turkey didn
10 come, and so he changed his prays
q. and asked the Lord to send him to
=. turkey and his prayer was answere
ID that very night. A negro don't hank'
after gold watches. He wants som
p thing to eat.
N But now want to know what is O
- this racket about that they call co-e
s. ucation. I thought 1t was just anoth
is fad and would soon pass away, but
I'd seems to. get bigger and bigger Il
in more they talk about it. One wou
Of think there were no female colleges
1e the land and that the boys were g
10 ting all the education when the tru
~ is there are more educational faciliti
di for girls in this state than for boy
Of don't know what it all means. ]
% the girls want to mix with the DO
ne and improve them and be inspired
o. them? Then why should not the be
% claim similar privilege and 20 to I