The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-11-08
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ne obut God said to us children OF Adam to
IN our bread bv the sweat OF de brow I'm
obev;no that command boss. | seed vision
"a vision. sab / seed ghost and moss as
one from dat plastic hand, and dey looked
straight at me. sab And dat was n bad sign,
sab, For last night de Ku Klux paid me visit,
sab. Dey we're sperits Some OF dem wus iiity
foot high and spikes on the tops OF der heads.
Dew told me TO behave myself and 60 back "a
,yoyt sab az God told Adam to do. Dey said
dat dev had list cum frum hell, and dey shore
were frum dar, shore as you is born. Is plowin
now"
"Are you not a free man, and can YOU not do
as you pease| n.,,
NO. sab, dats Joke, boss. Is red de BIble,
from kiver to kiver. God told Adam 10 90 70
work and clear de ground OF briars and thistles
and stumps. and earn his living by de SWEET OF his
brow. You knows as well as ] knows that Is
only plain niger. | wants peace, boss is
had enough Of dis stage play De show am over
as fur as I'm concerned.
81 see that you are determined to be nothing
but plain nigger-a newer OF wood and
drawer OF water.
Oats what Is been telling you all dis time
Let de Joke drap I enjoys joke as well as you
does. but dis joke bout de social equality and de
land and de mule is carried fur enough. | wants
peace. tell you, kase de thing is gittn serious.
When der devil turns loose his sperlts dat amt
had a drink of water sense de battle of shiloh,
and has ter water EN-, l tell you it's gittin se1
rious'
did they tell you that|
eyes sah and dey sed fir me TO go to work. or
dey would tote me down dar, and fling me in der
lake OF birthstone and fire; kase de debil was
patting his tail in der cnders and wagging 1t, and
licking out his tongue, and smacking his lips,
expecting dem ter fetch all us niggers to him on
dis trip but dat dey would give us anoder chance"
and you have already gone to ploughing"
Eyes, sab. And rs gwinter keep on blowing
OATS my business OATS what us lggers ar
here fur is dun seed all lie niggers around
here, and dey all say de same thing-day wants
peace" Saying this, the negro returned to the
field, singing "Old Dan Tucker, he got drunk,
and fell in the fire and kicked up a chunk"
Happy negro, happy farmer
About this time President Johnson was found
not guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors, by
one vote less than the necessary two thirds
jority Senator Ross of Kansas, the blacklist
Republican state in the Union, deserted the fan
atica revolutionists, and voted mot guilty" Then
II was that the chief justice Of the Supreme court
OF the United States who presided at the trial
of the President, said:
II am placed in a most embarrassing dilemma
by the action OF this congress. You wanted to
convict the President for saying the Southern
States were still in the union and not conquered
provinces, and to hang jeff Davis for saying they
ment OF this, the highest court in the vorld?"
Stanton, the secretary OF war went crazy over
this decision, was removed by President John
son, and General Grant appointed in his place.
Thadeus Stevens also sickened and died in
Washington, still breathing hatred and defiance
against the Slave drivers" as he called them. [
The prisoners, including those of Texas, were
full OF disloyaW citizens and "incorrieibe" reb-
els, who were TO be condemned and punished by
drumhead courtmartial, under martial law But
the best laid schemes o. mice an men gang aft
a-gley' The bloody design OF Beast Butler and
Ihadeus Stevens was destined 20 come to naught
The constitution gave to the President the power
oi pardon and he exercised il without fear or IA
vor The prison doors were thrown open the
prisoners were permitted TO return to their homes.
Even jeff Davis was released under bond. 10
appear at some future time for trial. for contend
ing that the Southern states were out OF the I'm
ION but his case was never called for trial and
he lived 10 write the obituaries of scores of his
enemies, and died a natural death with smile on
his face.
Note.-"Texas After the War" will appear once
each month IN this magazine section-Editor.
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