The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-25

cedars, luxuriant yellow jassanine
and wild magnolias. We also saw
numerous gopher" holes. These goph-
ers are sort of turtle. | never saw
one But they told me they were very
strong and could bear the weight of a
man on their backs. | was told that
a certain minister having heard that
these gophers were so strong and
meeting one on his way to church one
Sunday morning determined TO test 1t,
so he jumped OFF his horse and mount
ed the turtle, His horse becoming
frightened at something jerked loose
and ran away. He was often joked
abou, swapping horses on Sunday.
| was now within 60 miles OF Savan.
nah. In January 1878 | made trip to
Waynesboro, the seat of the Haven
Normal School. was directed to go
by old Jacksonboro which was just be-
yond certain bridge would cross.
came to the bridge. crossed it, and
passed through gate into large
plantation. saw but one house.
rode up and halloed. lady came out.
| said, please, ma'am, can you tell
me where old Jacksonboro is?" This
| is it, che said. j was amazed. |
said, THANK YOU" and rode on. Old
Jacksonboro was once the county seat
of Scriven county and was quite a
town That eccentric preacher Loren.
20 Dow came there and held series
OF meetings with the sole effect that
the people laughed at his eccentrici-
ties. Disguised, he left the town wip-
| ing his feet on the doorstep of the
4 hotel, saying, your blood be upon your
own heads." The people told me.
THAT was Lorenzo Dow's curse" The
town began to dwindle from that day
until Il was as saw it, one house and
a bunch Of graves amid clump of
pines last outside that gate.
AS rode into Waynesboro over
took three men. said, Can you tell
me where Rev. C. w. Mcmahon lives?"
They seemed puzzled. Then one said.
you mean the niger teacher. He
lives over there (pointing out the
buildings) Evidently he was disguised
with me,
In this school | saw little girl
10 years old that showed no signs of
negro blood She was not chalky-
i white as many quadroons are. She
was of blonde complexion, faxed hair
without kink In II, blue eyes with no
yellow in them, thin lips and Roman
nose | asked Sister McNIahon If there
were any white people around there
who had lost their prejudices against
the negroes so much that they would
4 send their child TO negro school. She
said, You are thinking about that
white Garkey She is the child that
Bishop Gilbert Haven wished to take
North and place in white family and
educate as a white child. Her grand
mother is light mulatto, her grand
mother is black as the ace of spades.
and her father is prominent judge in
this town"
When returning from Waynesboro ]
overlook Two horsemen on the bridge
over the creek near old Jacksonboro.
who had stopped to take drink out
of flask of whiskey. They offered
me some I thanked them, saying l
did nor wish it One of them rode up
TO me and said, You're the fellow
that's preaching over At Wesleyana,
amt ye?'
| said, Yes"
He said in threatening voice. IF
you know what's good for you, you'll
quit Your preaching and go to follow
ing the plow."
did not answer, and soon we came
to the forks of the road. one branch
leading to Sylvania, and the other to
Wesleyana They went on to Sylvania
and toward Wesieyana | was pretty
badly scared and as soon as was out
+ of their sight | put my horse to a gal
/ Top and was soon at Isaac Bazemore's.
I l told Mrs Bazemore my experience
and Described the men. She said,
One of them is the sheriff OF the coun-
! t. ana the other is a deputy sheriff.
Il is wonder they hadn't shot you.
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