St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-11-04

his companions. His glory was snoIG
lived, for in few days he stat ted 10
stead 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. Il.
AS soon as Fado 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 good worker,
and from his earnings he. saved enough
to buy an occasional present for Chess.
One night in the fall Of the year
there came . 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 new suit OF clothes,
SO he persuaded Chess to 90 to meettn'
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 caugn1
sight of the last entry, "Paines, "a.
whats Paines?' she asked, simply
"Paines!" blurted the preacher.
"Paines? Why it's the college IN Au
qusta 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 well. Most OF you
has handed in SO cents and some Q
dollar. You who amt got so cents
L on yo' card, put it there. There is
a unseen voice calm you now. You
can't leave it of. Come right along"
4. When Chester Sylvia went to SLEEP
she dreamed Of the unseen voice
It haunted her the next day, and the
next night she dreamed of it again
When she arose it was with the reveal
4 ton that the unseen voice had called
| her. And it was to Paines.
/ She put on her brown merino skirt
and blue silk waist, went over to tel
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
gallon to sell, as she had heard thai
they sold well in the city. The schoo
bell Of Paines institute was sounding
the dismissal as she came In sight
of the building. A crowd Of gaudily
i dressed yellow negroes came tripping
i by. and Chester Sylvia ventured t
ask for the teacher.
/ (which ene?" came the chorus.
/ She never dreamed Of there being
more than one, and was dlsconcerted
i Anything to SELF" asked one.
you're notlrin' but cotton-patcf
COON" yelled another.
j Before the sun had set Chester Syl
i via was on the road back home. She
like Fado, now had experience. She
grew wearied and worn with her Ions
travel. Her shoes had been discarded
her dress was tucked up, and her plalI
straw hat seemed a burden.
| At last she neared the old familiar
| scenes. Lord" she said. .'if coult
only see a light in Mis- Daisy's room
| SO could git somethin' to eat. Tn
near onto starvin'. Glory, dar it is
/ I'm gwine to run"
1 "Mis' Daisy, 'em niggers is crazy
When I gives another cent to 'em
| I'll die dead sho'. They thinks they's'
grand, and here it's de poor countr.
niger dat does 1t all.
/ There were two weddings in Martin
| vile soon after, and down on thu
/ Georgia farm Fado and Chester Sylvi'
| now hold a position which would no
/ be given to the first-honor graduate
Of Paines titute.-Country Gentle
man.