The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-25

10 be Imposed on most numerically ~
the aged and INDECENT darkiea who ne
at-out looking for old jobs. one veteran
80 bemoaued his fate that he was indhls-
al vlth "A quarter before starting IN on
the cord OF wood which he had been en-
raged 10 cut up After choppinS one
atlek he sent word 10 the good wife OF
hla e,nployer that be reckoned he'd 80
home and rest. a. he was doing poorly.
etc She. bless her. knowing nothine OF
the advance instaiiment OF quarter
said she supposed he wanted hiH money
nov nuchg lie figured out that ib cents
would bee ahou, right. and she entered ihe
house to get that sum or her lord. ny.
the Grand old acoundrel''' the conienied
ea.l.an exclaimed i've already given
MIN :, cents. what do you mean by de-
mandlng more money of my wife wnen
Won haven't done a lick OF work ana We
already given you a quarter ne aads -,
nristling up TO the darkey. Very mummy
came the reply. "Bless 20 soul. san ~
ain 'mandln or akin nuthin'. 10 vic
at me e. An didn' want ma money 81
An lowed An wuz letiin' her down eary
when An sed Is cents. An hope' san "
ain gwiner auawl bout dat. san ~"
get the Is. aud never finished the Job.
The solid south.
The solid South Is rapidly disintegrai-
ing. this coutented citizen declares
What agency Is at work. Prosperity
ts,,cr, banker ia Atlanta voted for Nc
kinney with tho single exception o. ohe'
svho controls a Democratic Newspaper.
1.he same might be said OF bankers ~ all
uarfs Of this state The richest county
IN the state went for Bryan BY ma
torfty so small that IL Will he 10 the ha~
p,thlicap column ia 1904. Polk county
hitherto Democratic. went for Mckinley.
Think of that! And ali this without CO.
ercion. The leading Democrats who qull
the ranks OF Organism and either V"teh
for Mckinley or did not vote at al. Say
s.'rhere q no moro solid South. Northern
sentiment. as we can get ~ u, tells Ms 90
~ ahead and do a. We darn please with
the negro question. and we are doing u.
That question taken out o. national poll
tics viii break up the solid South. for
the South Is only solid against the com
mon enemy--the naeddiing Yankee poll
tlclan."
seeking a Victim.
In the single coach on the Rome Rail-
road were three women. a girl OF years
and four men. Not far from the "tiill
CITY" a band OF masked men held up
she train just about The time when q
pot-bellled tourist from the North was
spoutlng valorously OF the subject OF
lynching Rumora were IN the wind that
a negro was being pursued by the vigil
anteR. and our fat brother was de-
nouneing che boasted civilization OF the
south A. ne ambled up ana down the
car he said: wow. iudies. don't be- wor-
ried will not permit you 20 be- fright
eusd There b not one chance in a mill
lion that our train will be mdlested. bat
even n Il should be- you shall have my
protection. And l should like 20 take
The part Of that unfortunate colored man
against the mob one good. strong arm
Il more than the equal 81 = iawiess
gang" As the train stopped che door
opened and IN filed about forty-nve Of
homes best citizens" fully disguised.
some had on white silk handkerchlefs.
v,lth holes cnt FOR the eyes, while others
faces we're covered with linen bandages,
butcher muslin. black alpaca, black satin.
e4e There was no other cuncHuimeut.
Anv one acquainted with the members
~ the bee" might easily have recog-
nixed their hats and clothes as well as
their figures. Every man had cooked
pistol 50 his hand.
The victims Champion.
The women. Notwithstanding the val
orona champion from the North. screamed
AZ sight % the lynchers but we're quickly
rsassufcd by the irader. who said. La
dies. we are your protectors ard you
know Il. Don't be alarmed. You know