The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-16
"THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS, " A Story of R@en@1v:i s1 Days in the South

your country. Now 7 ask you to DO some
thing Drawer and harder. Live for her
when it is hard to live! Let towards run.
bat let the brave stand shoulder to Shout
der and build UP the waste places TIL our
rg-nt-y is once more clothed IN wealth anc
b~sautyt'
The General bowed in CLOSING to a round
Of applause. His soldiers were delighted
with his speech and his old slaves reveled
il L with personal pride. But the rank
and file OF the negroes were puzzled. Hs
did not preach the kind OF doctrine they
wished 10 hear. They had hoped freedom
meant eternal rest. not work. They had
dreamed OF = life q ease with Government
rations three times n day and old army
clothes 10 last I'll! they put -on the white
robes above and struck their golden harps
IN paradise. This message the General
brought vas painful 10 their newly ewak-
ened imagiuations-
As the General passed through the crowd
he met the ex-PrOvisioual Governor, Amos
Hog-. busy with the organizing work OF
his leagues.
Glad 10 see you. General said HogG.
extending his h1Hd with a smile on his
Ieathery face.
We'll. how are you. Amos. since Macon
pulled your vool7'
Never felt better in my life. General, I
want 2 few minutes talk with you"
"Al right. what is liz"
General, you're a progressive man
Come, you're flirting with the enemy. The
truly loyal men must get together TO rescue
the State from the rebels. who have /:
again under their heel"
YOU
You know the rebel crowd or. running
this State" said Hogg.
WHY. dogg. you were the biggest foil
| SecessiOnist I ever saw, and Macon and I
were stanch Union men. We had to fight
1900 1T ", .-u- - -.
truly loyaIr'
Yes. but. General, I've repented. I've got
NY face turned toward the light"
Yes. I see-the light that shines IN the
| Governors mansion"
Il dent deny it. Great men choose
greater sins. ambitions mine Come into
| this Union movement with me. Worth. and
I'll make you the next Governor"
I'll see you in hell first. No. Amos. we
| don't belong to the same breed You were
| q Secessionisr as long as II paid. When the
people you had misled were being over
wneImed with ruin. and it no longer paid.
YOU deserted and became loyal to get
an office. Now, you're organizing the ne
groes, deserters, and criminals into your
secret oath-bound societies. Union men
when the war came fought on one side or
| the other, because a Union man was q
man. rot a coward II he felt his State
claimed his first love. he fought for his
| native SOIL Inc gang OK Plugs you hle ger
ting together now as truly loyal are
simply towards. deserters. and common
criminals who claim they were prosecuted
as Union men. It's a weak lie"
Wen win" urged Hogg.
"Neyerr' the General snorted, and angri-
" turned on his heel. Before leaving hs
wheeled suddenly. faced Hogg and said:
Go on with your fool societies. You are
sowing the wind. Thers'1l be a lively
harvest. I an organizing. too. I'm organ
ling a cotton mill. rebuilding our burned
factory. borrowing money from tho Yam
KEGS who licked US to buy machinery and
give employment 10 thousands OF our poor
people. That's the way TO save the State.
We've got water power enough to turn the
wheels Of the world"
You'll need our protection IN the fight
that's coming" replied Hogg. with a
straight look that meant much.
The General was silent a moment. Then
he shook his fist In Hoggs face and slowly
said:
Let ne tell you something. When I need
protection I'll 80 TO headquarters I've got
Yankee money in my mills and I can get
more = l need It You lay your dirty claws
OF them and I'll break your neck!"
60 be continued next Sunday
| Copyright 1907. by Doubleday. Page 4 Co.