Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-10-03
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By PERCY GREENE

FARlSH 81 REEI SAIURDA
NIGHT: | sure do wish that was
me. | remember back when l. was
a boy up around the corner of
Mill and Cohea when that express
sion could be heard often times
amongst US kids as we sat on the
side of the railroad tracks, or
as we roamed together elsewhere
when attracted by some feat of
accomplishment which to us was
fascinating because it seemed so
far and away from anything that
we hight hope to do. | remem-
Der my boyhood friend "Red
Shirt" watching the brakeman on
a fast moving freight train walk
ing gracefully atop the cars, stop
ping now and then to fold his
hands behind his back, how, with
sort of wistful lock in his eyes.
and now | believe some kind of
a thump in his heart, he used to
say, Man, | sure do wish that was
me. | believe it was this wistful
thinking and longing for the life
of a brakeman which lead to his
love of trains which caused his
death, being knocked off a train
on the trussel crossing the river
at st. Louis, when me and him
were running off to join the army
in the First World War. | had
just finished my fish and beer
and all this thinking came to me
as | unused over an article, titled,
at Happened In Mississippi"
which told about how numbers of
once penniless Share Choppers,
loaned money by the Farm Home
Administration, are now success
full farmers and owners, with
money, educating their children,
and enjoying contentment along
with the ether things of life. /
imagine there1l be a lot of Aunt
Haggar's Chilluns, up in the big
cities, and around town who used
to be out in the country who will
read that article and like we kids
used to do, say to themselves, if
not out loud, Man, | sure do wish
that was me. One thing I've
learned about this, | SURE DO
WISH THAT WAS ME- business
since l got grown is that all
them people like the brakeman on
the train, and them Negro farm
ers, that the man was talking
about in the article, are people who
don't spend much time sitting
around wishing. They are the
folks that keep on working until
they accomplish the things that
make me and you and Red Shirt
say, Man, l SURE DO WISH
THAT WAS ME-.
HEARD ALONG THE OLE
AVE: The talk about the young
couple out in west Jackson, the
]. B. Ms who are about to make
their impossibilities, impatabilities
or disagreements final. She by
telling the Judge all about it i. =.
and him by skipping the city +. =.
He's already cut in California 4. !. .
A PLACE TO GO SATURDAY.:
The Jackson College Tigers just
back from an invasion of Texas,
where they took one Of the worst
lickings in their history will meet
the MVC Delta Devils up at Itta
Bena Saturday night. The Devils
are licking their chops after the
news from Texas in the hope of
victory Saturday night but
folks who know say the Tiger
showing down in Texas was a pre-
Jude to much better things. /.
Help swell the crowd. Go up to
Itta Bena Saturday night and see
for yourself.
DON'T WAIT TOO LATE: I've
,een thinking a lot lately about
The handsome young man about
town who has a number of chances
to get married with some of the
best talented and best looking
Young women ready who says he
J can't get married right now be-