Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-26

but be wanted to kno' how'd 20 look.
an tot him he seed you day a.fore.
and he say yes, and he's goin to come
mex day, too"
Over at Mrs. Lamkin Browns
Chester Sylvia had Voluntarily told
Harmon everything about Miss Daisy's
talks. and had likewise said she'd
never tell Of him.
Maybe Chester Sylvia's life would
have been uneventful II II had not
been for Fado, a negro youth who
lived on an adjoining farm. Fado
started out early in life to make a
career, succeeded in stealing a SO-mile
ride on the railroad. and when he
came back received the plaudlts OF all
his companions His glory was short.
lived, for in a few days he started to
stead a ride to Atlanta, $50 miles away,
but before he had travelled ten miles
on the journey the conductor had
knocked him OF the train while going
40 miles an hour. and at the next
station a telegram went back telling
the next train to pick up the negro
lying beside the track at No. 81.
AS soon as F'ado could travel. he
came back to the farm. but he had lost
his glory and nobody would look at
him. except Chester Sylvia. He called
her Chess. just as Miss Daisy did, and
in time he grew to be a good worker,
and from his earnings be saved enough
to buy an occasional present for Chess
One night In the fall Of the year
there came a big preacher from the
city, who was to tell the negroes the
way to act Cotton picking had been
in progress. and Fado had made
enough to buy a new suit of clothes,
so he persuaded Chess to 90 to meetin
with him. Down at Water Branch
church the big preacher told them
where their duty lay. and went
through the church in person giving
out cards with the benevolent assess
ment record. When he handed Ches-
ter Sylvia one Of them, she caught
sight of the last entry. "Paines, 81"
Whats Panes?" she asked, simply
"Paines!" blurted the preacher,
"Paines? Why it's the college in Au-
gusta to educate niggers like you,
and Chester Sylvia was so excited that
she put down so cents for Paines.
Then the preacher began: "You mig
gers have done we'll. Most Of you
has handed in so cents and some
dollar. You who amt got so cents
on 20 card, put it there There is
a unseen voice calm you now. You
can't leave it off. Come right along"
When Chester Sylvia went to sleep
she dreamed of the unseen voice"
1t haunted her the next day, and the
next night she dreamed of It again
When she arose it was with the revela-
ton that the unseen voice had called |
her. And it was to Paines
She put on her brown merino skirt l
and blue silk waist went over to tell
the neighbors good.by, and then start
ed on her walk of IS miles to Augusta |
and to Paines. On the roadside mus
cadines, an autumnal fruit Of the /
south. grew wild, and she gathered a
gallon to sell, as she had heard that
they sold well in the city. The school
bell Of Paines institute was sounding /
the dismissal as she came In sight Il
of the building A crowd of gaudiIy /
dressed yellow negroes came tripping /
by, and Chester Sylvia ventured to
ask for the teacher.
(Which one?" came the chorus.
She never dreamed of there being
more than one, and was Disconnected
Anything to SELF" asked one.
you're nothin' but cotton-Datch
coon,' yelled another.
Before the sun had set Chester Syl-
via was on the road back home. She,
like Fado, now had experience. She
grew wearied and worn with her long
travel. Her shoes had been discarded,
her dress was tucked up, and her plain
straw hat seemed a burden.
At last she neared the old familiar
scenes. Lord" she said, "if I could
only see light in Mis- Daisy's room.
so | could git somethin' to eat. I'm
near onto starvfn' Glory, daT it is!
I'm gwine to run"
mis- Daisy, 1em niggers is crazy.
When I gives another cent to 'em,
FIJI die dead sho' They thinks they'se
grand, and here it's de poor country
niger dat does h ALL"
There were two weddings in Martin.
vile soon after, and down On the
Georgia farm Fado and Chester Sylvia
now hold a position which would not
be given to the first-honor graduates
Of Paines institute.-Country Gentle