The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-11-06


The county Judge and several other
men came in and the talk concerning
the threatened negro outbreak vas
again taken up. ut seems rather sin
gular," said the Judge, that we should
worry through a storm of politics and
escape any very serious ~bloodshed
and reach a climax after all these
years. OF course when two races of
people, wholly at variance in morals
and social standing, inhabit the same
community, there is always more or
less danger, still 1 don't think that the
negroes have so little sense"
"Ah, the point l made" the Major
broke in. But you see a labor plank
has been added to their platform Of
grievance"
Parker nudged his neighbor. 81 says,
says l, Nancy, John Cranceford for
the right word"
There's something in that" the
Judge replied. Nothing can be mad
der than misled labor. We have been
%singularly free from that sort of dis
turbance, but I suppose our time must
come sooner or later. But | think the
militia will have a good effect 50 far
as the negroes themselves are concern
ed. But of course if the soldiers come
and the trouble blows over without
any demonstration whatever, there will
be considerable dissatisfaction among
the people as to why such a step
should have been taken. Uncle Park
err" he added, turning to the record
keeper, think we'll have much cold
weather this winter"
Parker did not answer at once. He
knew that glibness would argue
against due meditation. 81 see a good
many signs" he slowly answered.
Hornets hung their nests on the low
limbs of the trees, and there are other
indications, still it largely depends on
the condition of the wind. Sometimes
a change Of wind knocks out all calcu-
l%ations, still, | feel assured in saying
that we are goin' to have a good deal
of frost first and last; but if the mi
litia don't get here in time we are
mighty apt to have it hotter before
we have it colder. asst night while
my pipe, and Nancy a-settin' there a.
nittin' a pair of socks for a preacher,
l looks up and ] says, there's goin'
to be trouble in this community be-
fore many changes of the moon," |
says, and I wan at all surprised today
when the Major here com a-ridin' in
with his news. Don't reckon any of
you ricollect the time we come mighty
nigh havin' a niger uprisin' before
the war. But we nipped it in the bud;
and I know they hung a yaller Teller
that cost me fifteen hundred dollars in
gold"
The old man was so pleased to find
himself listened to by so large a COM
pany that he squared himself for a
longer discourse upon happenings an
tedating the memory Of any one pres
cul, Jul dttcitlOH SllIt Oh anu lSlL Hl1
talking to a neighbor, who long ago
was weary Of the sage's r~ecollections.
Wisdom lends its conceit to the aged,
and Parker was very old; and when
his neighbor gave him but a tired ear,
he turned from him and boldly de-
manded the Majors attention, but at
this moment the telegraph operator
came in with a dispatch. And now all
interests were centered. The Major
tore open the envelope and read aloud
the following from the governor:
Troops are at competitive drill in
Mississippi. Have ordered them
home"
The Major stood leaning with his
elbow On the top Of the clerks tall
desk. He looked again at the dispatch,
reading it to himself, and about him
was the sound of shuffling feet.
"Well it won't take them more than
t~wenty-four hours to get home" he
said, 'and that will be time enough.
But Billy. we'd better o swear out
that warrant till they come"
That's WISE" said the Judge, a
cautious man. ellis followers would