Newport daily independent., 1918-04-13

were already at hand and the ways were soon forthcoming. Jim in his slow drawling way didn't opine as 1t would be necessary at all to raise any hull-a-ba-loo since they didn't have any slackers around in their neck of the woods and their patriots were the kind that did their duty and didn't wait to see if the other fellow was doing his. Marvin said he guessed Jim was about right and they would figure out what each one should do and then call all the boys together
 (and the girls tool for Saturday for a little family reunion and tell Un- cle Sam to send his bonds on down
 there. So on Saturday the white folks met at the school house and the colored folks at their church. It was
 just like a family gathering. All the
 white folks were there, the Mays, the Bleakleys, Wilson, Davis, John
 son, Carvell and lots of. others. Of course all the colorod folks were present and were Johnnie -the-spot to do whatever was to be done. Now there wasn't any fire works display at this gathering. It was just as have said, like big family meeting, everybody friendly, good natured and happy. But don't think for minute they didn't have any enthusiasm. Sure they had it and patriotism too, in large quantities but it was of the solid kind. We'll Marvin explained what he and Jim and Bruce and some of the others had figured out what each should do. Lee May annd Will Wilson said the figuring was about right and called on the boys to back it up. Right now everybody stood up and said they would do their part and there wasn't any hesitating waltzes either. How is that for red blooded patriotism? In about five minutes the white folks had sub- scribed $4,200 and in about twenty minutes the colored folks put up an- other $9,O00. It took a little longer with the colored folks for there were more of them. But right here let me say that if you want to see and feel true American patriotism attend one of the patriotic gatherings of the Auvergne colored folks. They have got the pure stuff and got it right They didn't try to see which one would do the most but they did see to it that each did his part. You bet your life the colored folks on the Gri- der farm weren't going to let the folks on the Davis farm say there was a nigger on the Grider farm what had laid down.
 A one mule tenant had to come up with his part just the same as four mule man, and they made home run. Parson Peter Irwin orated on the duty of each nigger to raise some thing to eat and make and save money to loan Uncle Sam, and Uncle Henry lowed that he had read that dem Germens had already busted one gun since dey had bought their sal vation stamps, and that we niggers was bound to keep on buying bonds until dem Germens busted all their guns" And they will.
 Inspired by loyalty that is rock bottomed and patriotism that is all wool and a yard wide, those Au- vergne folks with an allotment of on- ly $10,000 subscribed in less than twenty minutes for over $13,000 worth of bonds, and when the writer left they were still subscribing, for everyone felt that it was an insult to him if he was left out. Of course, they want the honor flag, and tel cgram was immediately sent to MT. | McAdoo for him to send it on by the | first mail. When it comes there is going to be some doings in Auvcrgne at the flag raising, and the writer has been invited to be present and see the thing we'll done, and by the hoIv nink-toed nronhet am pOinp