Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-10

back over the bloody field of slain colored
men and exclaimed, cit is WE'LL" and as
John Murder strutted the streets, he was
the idol of that beautiful little county
seat. He had but one regret and that was
Harrison EmancipatOr's kinky scalp did
not bangle at his belt, not because Harrison
had done any wrong but because he was
too damn smart, and he frequently sent
him word that ''your time is coming"
In every war in this country the colored
soldiers became famous for their audacious
bravery and it was always their clamor to
be given the most difficult and dangerous
undertakings to perform. Just how these
people who had been cowed all their lives
could develop such dare devil temperments
on so short a notice, puzzled the world.
Harrison, however, had not been in
war but he had been in a number Of red
hot political campaigns and at no time had
he ever shown the white feather. However
he was a good loser and from politics he
turned to cotton, corn and taters without
murmur or complaint. His home was two
miles out from the city and on their thou
sand acre plantation he, his father, and his
nine brothers took refuge and hoped to live
in peace, but the hand of fate was against
them.
1t was sad sunny Saturday in October
in 1876 that white courier rode into the
city on foaming steed and at the top of
his voice shouted as he passed along, Har-
rison Emancipation has killed John Muir
derer, the Killing Kaptain Of the Brandy
wine Budozers,' - and the refrain was taken
up and soon it was on the tongue of every
man, woman and child in Brandywine.
Monday morning found one thousand white
men armed as if for war and began their
march to the Emancipation platantion and
by noon that day seventeen farm houses
had been burned and old man Emancipation
and the fourteen-year son Of Harrison
killed and their bodies cremated but Har-
rison, his nine brothers and brother-in-law
had taken flight. During the entire week
the bowling mob applied the torch to every
thing combustble on that magnificent plan
tation. Dr. Bourbon, Miss Lilly Lady's
husband, was there and saw it done and
seemed in perfect sympathy with it all.
UNLESS we help Harrison he and all of
his brothers will be murdered as soon as
the mob assemblies Monday' said Dr.
Bourbon to his wife, Saturday afternoon
You must see Harrison before night fall
and babe him bring all Of the boys here
and take refuge in our attic until they can
be "smugged out of the country [ dare
not go lest [ be detected and meet similar
fate as is in store for them, and then again.
Harrison has implicit confidence in you and
will trust YOU" said Dr. Bourbon to his
wife. Its dangerous undertaking but
| am ready and Willing" she Immediately
replied.
Miss Lilly had always been a daring
horseback rider and that sad Saturday af-
ternoon on her charming prancer she gal
Hoped by the guards and rode rapidly
toward the Emancipation plantation EDO
you know where Harrison ISL she nervous
]yl inquired of one Of his brothers, who did
not realize his impending fate. ''Yessum,"
he drolly answered. 'HWel, tell him Miss
Lilly Lady wants to see him immediately"
In few seconds Harrison stood before
her and he too had no idea Of the impend-
ing mob storm that would soon envelop
that plantation. "Much trouble is in store
for you, Harrison, and to save the lives of
yourself and your brothers all Of you must
come to my house this night. | will be
on the watch, fail you not" All this re-