The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
poSr.BrII,M oOTTO> PICKING.
A Nv RI, season In the south. Especially
Among the Negroes.


Nature - cslIug t. her children. The
slp-btur the warm winds. the waving cotton
uria~ call ulp.jd To- the bltck man hud all
those Who NJ" next ~ ktn to Mother NHiur"
Cotton pi,kiug tim" i here. Even III" lazy.
--hifl--s. no count town Niger shakes
~ he worthless existence for the time beng
aud becomes n nan ana a brother "a TIE
thins, that are natutc's
contemplating tune j. a romp With mature.
a plty,in,- With a.. sunshine and the warm
winds a holiday 81 sons and laughter aud
all forms 81 mrrrim@nt. II Is the time when
the nrgr" returns 10 hi own.
10 ~. dw-llcr- ia town cotton picking
time d, a period Of uu,"f'.iniN AMI unH'-
,l,,oin,i labor u - the one tiut" IN all
In. y-af When the proud white lady bafe-
her dimul-i arms aud irir, the pork aud
bake, thu ,pruhf-id herself white fniks
must 1--we. even Boo the time ~ picking cot
tam took-. IN r~u,-rwatd-. lHundr-----
aud other domestic hclp think nothing Of
leaving the bf-aknps; dishes unNash.d and
the h.,i- unuad- aud going IN la "a Wagon
A. the cotton fields to be- son" week. \
blk wa g0u rll-d With u-n. ~oin-n and 'hii-
dtsn Of ala ages and compleNiona viii
h.It Ia front 81 q white msn's huu-" and
the cook tack Doe the Kitchen VII hear some
,ltny like this Won Susan. amt yer
H.gNtn 80 the cotton pI,kiu' susan thIoN-
back her Noully head Hnd hsiru~ Ih"u
asalu ~. ,pU der w. i n-aatiu' fr
,rr come A-rIuHU'. SurhL. Nr'- all
rtsht her. ~" ,,l-lt--- ~ re b"u--
returning from 90 n'igii"'f = AIi-h"s ~" dishes
h-r,"lf ana pu'- on the Iork and the corn
bread fur tN' DAYS dihh.f blflnR Va"
dtv m" iHuuitr>> Nlu srnu bh,h ~" "n-
washed clothes With he message that n"
ma MT taN. time u du he family wash before
leaving fur %, cotton, nelds
SproI - ~" table hpf about something 70
L- Don" to d,,- later aud b. vii cay 7 d"
hi II lie here" boss iheu ~ trriN =" "
'r,l, .nin' - l.ck cotton There vii l~ a
note - NCnTrIug IA hS VOICE aud prthhps q
iar.lWav i"th m hl- black eI-- "" hh-
heard ~" ',Ii q Il'" iHint ahd ist on prt-
de wagon am , ~o,ug he que, MAY -rt,"
fpr an thai sam rat~s III" boardingh"u-"
k-rt- 49, Yes. ~, hHN" vacant rooms.
end I .l"ld ls" 10 AXE yuu,, but }.nu see.
n.r1 lert 'or he cotton Heidi within a mo
/ mrui'- sstuug
| .ullIN "a. PLANTER sends = his wagon Va
town iu slthcr ~ the oo''nn picker, y
many msn women aud chldTcu ~ ear 10"
,-,v i~d int, the do,hlc wagon box are piled
lu. aud then tho wagon heads Tor th" ylHift-
I ,,.r .W ~ ~. lssrn.- hav" an, de,
| vrrr. th-v are guing 4 woman wli -sN tu
! = nt-.uy acquaintance Il dunno Nh-f.
on ihs, . .uuu.h only ]oapiious Nhlt-
trash would r>N where they scrr rotur
II enough 'hst they ar" soiug 20 ~" cut'un
nisktug nd Tia ali u good -ra~pu the, Nli
| reform ron ~ more aud -urfrltrd Vita
m.rrv-ulaLlu
In. ~ ,s.,ns bny. h.en l.ayius Marlin
T.. g,Tirt.It or more Nov and IL.ua
49,, u,ii ,"t,. h,' ept,,. family An tts .Nn
49,, ,t a.. =. ~, t.,t,,u,t. a. Ia InN, on.
n,,ti. IA p,,,Ir'4r vI,b , ,...t Inn.
of Nt't. AL around A. vrukIsd face. drove
&c., -. o.l .f,,., tb,. ,it.ru,,n w,ti
liz ,f,,I. t..,,I, ia ,t.t.t, vny,,r I..,ud
fnf iLc '.ii- The wagon wa drawn Nv u
...u -, ,,., -, - st.,d .,u,,. a., =,
,L",,. ~, t.,.,b trtsl
,,- -, a., ,.,I. nj. 10 I'D
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Nv ,..l.d Ga. ia d,,l., "a. t,r.
-" 80 - tI.
80 80 ,H,.,'" III, ,ny ,,,, hat