Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1901-02-14
Brother Gardner Lecturers.
HE TAKES \ STAND AGAINST oak
WALKS AND GIVES HIS
REASON.

What want To speak to So ah"ut
dis navenin, " said the President Of
the l.mpEiiln club after tn" regular
business OF the meeting hal been
disposed of. "an in regard /" cak"
walks. PIE bin informed dat lin
members Of dis club hey got To-
grdher an planned out cake walk
fur avery Saturday might d""rIn' ii"
winter, an want il known right
ycre an now dat I'm opposed /" th"
idea. Pm opposed 10 it on %inrrHi
grounds an not hrkase I'm down or
nnnseinaute. dunno WIN inVan!"d
dc cake walk, but ! reckon II ~ Il
white man who wanted Ia max"
rnIn~ 1T AlI de nigg"r-. n"n and
women alike. EI"vin' heard 4 mag
about SIGH entertainments an u"hhrr
hevin' rnnIrd one, went /" " alter.
rnIIlynn hail de udcl"r "v"min' ~ III,
0nIuukrr.
What waS Il" fuSt -l".rrari" da;
greeted my eyes" Heap an heaps
uf Guild folks all dressed in der
Sunday clothes an huWiH' ~ Erin
MINI like ~ many monkeys. lar
vast huff dignity in all dat Cr""d
10 lump n On; "her de alley fence.
One Of d" lu%t pu>Srl- my ":r-
lighted on was our IIrkIr% Smith.
fip dun come /" IN" Il" day hri"'
dat cake walk 10 bnrry =; to- yii
shoes fur his chilrn, hut IL. mad
used Il" El"nry to buy raII"r neck.
lie an II dimun pin to show him Ill.
While his ole wife was at lie Wn-I-
tuh an grnAn.n Wld Il" t'.rkach" au :
chiI'en couldn't 60 outd"ah- fur Il"
want Of shoes Pickles WiS -'ItIirtin,
around like young man "f ~ an
tellin' huW cake walks had bin i"
SaIva>hun Of America.
" tlne ri ne pu-snnS who contested
fur de oak" was our SauU"i Shin,
look At him nier dar. II" sits alJ
BUMPED up Oher, a. il a hons" had
fell on to MIN. Two day hrin' dat
nonsense no come nhpr 20 my house
an bnrryrd d dollar Ia git medicine
fur his rheumatic. tlr IInprd IT
10th legs an couldn't straighr"n hi
hack. My dollar went tnr blu" -u'
pendnrs an II fr"ckle1 shirt, an
from de way h. twisted hi-~"Il
around t couldn't h"lirv" h" cv'.i
had pain or An ache. i mHn -
Wars old ought to hev som" dlGni'"
no matter what his color, mt :1f'mu"
wasplayin' DE- fule AZ bad a. d" ynunI
folks Of IL.
+ "An' our WayduWn B"h"" -
, dar. Brudher Rebpp didr't com" Z
m" to horny any money, hni It ain
nher week since his Wii" "a tot
lin mp dat hr had cnu-ump-hnn Az
couldn't work no mo-. Nh" r"tk
oned dat one Of his lung Wnf rir"i
gone an de ndder pulIim' hard "n ~
halter "a break away an f"!i""
arter, an had laid away in' hn-h"i
of taters to help him freW d" winter
Yes, Brudeer Behee was dar, an; h
was twi-tin' an 'lpdgin' An grimm
an eninyin' de nccasnun 'hnut fh't""l
timea mo- dan camp mHe'In'. ii
was wnrkin' dan a. if he had Al 4
in his hand, an | helieVr dat h At,
his partner Guih mighty nigh i"HIn
de prize fur Dein' de tWn hIGgrS
fuIes On de hnah. It am needless :
add dat dem fo' hnsheIs Of later
won't find DER way to his cabin 81
winter.
! ~ AS cast my eyes oher De crow
! also obsarve Sorghum Jnhn:"T
Three days ago ! met him gwin
into paWnshop wild Some heddin
an he told me a Wneful tale 'n"U
sickness an hard luck. De mon"
he got fur dot beddih' went into
pair Of shiny shoes. an dem shin
shoes was jest aIingin' deiranlve= a
cher de hall like cat WaIkin' on
hot stove,
AN noticed Cumfurt Ntite i
de thicket Of de crowd. 'Bnut /"
weeks agu Brudder White come "h'
to my cabin one evenin' an gin n
to understand dat he had stbentee
sorts Of diseases an was not Ion
fur dis world. He wanted me
promise dat he should hay hta'
board at his grave an dat / Won!
send his bereaved an Srief.stricke
2 family gallon Of soft soap an