The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-16
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Il One day this dent man went
oyerlto his melon field Sand lie found
~ darkey5 from d shboring planta
tion crossing the wire fence with q
fine big Georgia Rattlesnake meioa,
theSsort that 3the&pla raises Tor his
own table, SO he wi not have d est
the tough Kinds hes send y north 70
sell to the Yankee &
Here, YOU eyerlasting whelr Of
perdition, elled, Don't sou see
lisa melon Lam saying for Seed
The darkey looked I,at q on
dat fruit, NlistaLt Shesprote ssed, IAN
I reckon dat II stan - my name;
The man look somebotiy lad
made another mark 70 the cross and
| twas a ipassable II ood enough at
any rate to remove the negro,s fear,
and to permit him 10 forage IN The
melon field 81
I But how In sthund erS do YOU mako
out that d melon With on 81 for
YOU, Your name 49, Jim and J.is tho
letter that would stand FOR YOU.
knows dat, boss: But W zee
deys soamany gals roun hsah
named Jim an Jerry an 10, mn iii
dat, so \ Use obleed ged 10 have some
otheh5 mark or deySall5 gets my things
Dataway rstool my name 10 stan 10
H.
The man looked at Jerry d minute.
4 .'rS see. hessaid finally y guess us
your melon all right. But don't take
lany more of them II! lin that marx on
from this field. II 4 miss any more or
them with the mark sou see i know
/ that the other fellow3 that lias any
/ claim on them, and Y have d sdog that
K lust naturally likes dark meat
I ASA rule "a sliperstl Ion has d big
i hold on the eolored brother Andswhy
4 lbe5surprised that III has Only q few
| generations ago Ills ancestors were
d sayages. It IS not possible iii chat
I time for race % be weaned away
o from the legends and trad Itions Of III.
!. norance, and Sbrought into the light 81
i philosophy and reason The white
Il brother sSnotS far eEind In tllis re-
/. spect, although sheE has The advantage
+ o. thousands y Of years III the race
I when compared with the black man.
d Throughout the South The snpessti-
q lions of the negro are shared In 10 d
Il greater or less degree BY lie white
n man, particularly by That GLASS which
n In slavery days was known as The
poor white
Il; And In the Worth III Is not much
Il better. Many " eomnunity Is thor
a oughly infected with the sign idea.
Z. We all know the man who viii not
e start any thing on Friday orssho thinlsz
If thirteen an unlucky number. Enr-
k tune #tellers tlll die papers 81 the
81 North with adyertls ements. and prob.
ii ably al fair proportion Of white fcllya
d. would scare at q chic fed on snakes
I'd at Waterme lons With d cross On
X them,
4. Human nature Is human nature
,e and one feature III IL SENS 70 be d
ID fear of the sup rnatnral. Itsis doubt
ID tal IL man lives no Us wholly fret
~ from Il. 81 But this must he said FOL
.. the icolored man. nile his morals art
q. not always Of the highest order bid /.
he not the deliberate thief that soms
~ folks Imagine he u.s. We have iias
rs from on gto8as d oxen Scolorel people d
IN. work about the place alt me time -
re-. a8year$ or more and never d thing la
"a been missed. se given then
Re hundreds Of wat tme lons; but nom
l's were ia ken without Permission, ea
5ss cept one old fellow WHO would 50 i
omH the field when he felt IIlse II. erac
i'd open q melon and eat Ii III Tie fIeli
In and bring another one over aid ca
an, tia the barn while he waited for til
nv horses to- feed, explaining that ~
nd all has all the melons We can us,
,.eer and aSplenty more With him It wa
ny my q sense Gofs Joint own rship. becauz
8;S he is a fixture Of the place.
md BIC III IA Butt Err
ion Southern Pines. NJ !.
res. 81
cd, y ~ 4 o,v9 ,aTEss s.