The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 10, 1906, Page SIX, Image 6
By 'James
I have often thought of the old
time darkey, of his natural inclination
to believe in hoodoo, mysteries, witch
craft, conjuring, as he called ghost
stories and sonic of them had a good
smack of mythology. I remember one
old darkey of my father's Old Andy,
who was called Old Knower, mean
ing a wise man. I remember on rainy
days in the winter time, be used to get
a crowd of the younger negroes .ad
white children and he would sit for
honrs and tell us Uncle Remus's sto
ries about. Ber B'ar, Brer Fox, Bror
Rabbit. and Tar Baby, invariably )ut
ting in some blood ourdling ghost sto
ries. le used to tell us of Old Geana
a great mysterious hairy man, that by
his pitiable plaintive noise, lead peo
ple away from their homes into the
forest, then catch then and carry
them away to his den and lie kept our
mind so full of these stories tliat it
was no wonder that we believed in
seeing ghosts. lie used to tell a leg
endary story of the origin of the ie
gro. le said the negro, the Indian
and the white man were all together
in the Garden of Eden, and when
Adam and Eve displeased God and
lie was going to turn them out of the
garden, he called up the negro and
the Indian and told them lie was go
ing to turn them out into the world
in tlie morning and he would give each
one something by which lie could
make his living. le had sonie wea
pons, tools and books that. he would
divide among them and with these
they should make their living.
Thie white man had already stolen
the apples, lie being a smart. rascal,
lie got np Ibefore day and stole the
books and left the Indian, and lie got
up and found the white man and the
books gone, so lie took tlie weapons
and left. And when tie poor old ne
gro waked ip there was nothing left
for him but the work tool. So the
white man was imaking his living out.
of IIe books and lie was educated;
the indianl made his living by hunt
img with his weapons and defending
hiiself against the white man; and
the poor old negro had nothing to do
fend himself, and lie had to lehirn how
to make his living with his tools by
working. And the white man had
taken him from his home and brought
him over here and was mnaking him
work for him while lie rode about and
read his books and overseed the ne
gro and made him 'work.
In those days nearly every land
lord kept sonie dogs for hunting the
game that abounded in the forest.
My father was a great hunter and
had at this time three hounds, Kate,
Ring and Gano. Kate was very fierce
and many t imes has she given thle dlar
kies wvarning wihen the pat rolers wvere
about and we never. felt uneasy
wuhen old Kate was about and all of
them were good for 'possum anid coon.
One day twvo boys come home with
us from school and we made up a
crowd to go 'possum hunting. There
were five white boys, one wvhite man
and one neigro man in the crowd. My'
father was to go. but lie backed out
after supper, so we went on wvithout
him. We didn 't go far before we
caught t wo and thme dogs- struck a
third trail. After a while, they treed
in a little cluster of small trees, and
whmen we got to them, we didn 't try
to shine his eyes, for the trees were
Amall and' no trouble to cut. We had
cut two and started to cut another.
Hush!1 What wvas that I Almost right
at uis one of the most unearthly
squalls I ever heard, and before yon
had time to think, two or three more
squalls; then silence for a while. We
all huddled together and began to
talk in a low voice about what it wvas.
Some thought it was a panther, some
thought it was 01(1 Geana, the hairy
man, the negro man said we were
close to a graveyard and it was a spir
it. Well, sir, I will speak for myself.
I was trembling from head to foot,
but the thing stopped squalling and
wve started to cut down another tree
when one of the trees wve had already
butdw began to shake and such
c lo urdling sra.My hi
K ~fairly stood on end and my older
brother tried to set the dogs on the
ghost, hut old Kate tucked her tail
and the dogs crouched right diown un
der our feet. That thing seemed to
be right at us.
Well, sir, every fellowv lit out for
himself through thme woods in the
dark. We did not,.go far before we got
separated. I was the smallest boy in
the *.rvd and I began to get behind,
T *ttthing getting closer to me and
ala~n l the time. At last I got
~ W*Iei n f bush and fell and it
e.~ Well, it came my time to
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squall. I was so 'seared and hollered
so loud thpt 'I could not hear. Old
Goana passed me and went on after
the other boys. We were running
from home, and when the thing pass
ed me, I changed my course and soon
came out into the big road about 3-4
of a mile from home through the
woods and 'about a mile and a half
around the road, so I took the road
around. I had not gone far before
I heard the crowd coming behind me.
I had gotten in the lead and old Goana
had given up the e,base and we did
not. hear anything more of him that
night. We got home, awoke father
and told him all that had happened
and a great deal more. Each follow
had seen it and each drew a different
picture in his own imagination. 6ne
boy said it had very large eyes, most
as large as saucers. I declared it was
like a giant and had long hair all
over its body. I just pictured the
old darkoy's hairy man I had heard
him tell about. The old darkey said
I was right, for "dat was jist like
ole Geana, and he bet dat wits whut
hit wuz.'' The longer time, we had,
the worse the story got. It broke up
'possum hunting in those woods. No
tolling where the story would have
ended, it almost broke up the schooly
for the children were afraid to go.
Not long after this Mr. James
Bonds and my father made up a big
coon hunt. Mr. Bonds lived near the
town of Newberry. ife had four dogs
and my father three. On the evening
beforehand lie caie and brought his
dogs to spend the night. Soon after
.supper the crowd got together and
asked me if I was not going. But I
had ndt gotten over my other hunt
and would not go. They carried along
two negro men to do the choppng.
They huhted nearly all night and
caught several 'possums but no coons.
Mr. Bonds and his crowd spent the
night and took breakfast next morn
ing. The crowd was so large that all
Could not eat at oic time. so I had to
wait and that made ie mad. I went
out and sat down on the piazza steps
next to the kitchen where the waiting
girl had to pass in and out with break
fast as she carried it in from the
kitchen.
All of Bonds' dogs were lying in
the piazza and ours were just outside
in the yard. As the negro girl pass
ed out to the kitchen she guyed me
for having to wait. I jumped off the
steps and reached under the piazza
for a stick to throw at the girl. One
of Bonds' dogs jumped out of the pi
azza, with a yelp, right down on my
back knocking me down. Everyone
of Bonds' dogs piled out on mec and
they strung me in a minute. All of
our (logs pitched into Bonds' dogs.
And there on me they had a free for
all dog fight. I hollered, for I thought
they were going to eat me up. M.y
mother screamedl and I tell you I stop
ped the eating for a while. They got
the dogs off or got me from under
them. nearly as badly scared1 as when
the ghost caught me a few weeks be
fore. They had torn my clothles a lit
tle and had bitten one of my ears a
little. I wa's like Joe Stetson at the
Big Muster when be got whipped, and
I hollered.
Art Societies in Merger.
New York, April 7.-The merger
of the Society of- American Artists
and the National Academy of Design
hav'ing been definitely decided upon,
preparations are now progressing to
perfect the joint organization. On
thme evening of Wednesday, April 11,
the Society of American Artists will
giv'e a farewell dinner, to celebrate
the merger. Now, that the merger is
practically insured, active steps will
be taken to raise a fund of about $3,
000,000 for a united exhibition build
ing, to house the dozen art societies
represented in the Fine Arts Feder
ation. It is estimated by James W.
Alexander, that site, building and en
dowment will each require about $1,
000,000. An attempt will be made to
secure a location in one of the parks
from the city.
Not To Be Thought Of.
Bostoen Commercial Bulletin.
Housewife (to tramp)-If you saw
that wood, I'll give you ten cents.
Tramp--My dear woman. I assure
you I would be happy to favor, you,
but you see if I did that job for -ten
cents I'd be prosecuted under the new
anti-trust law for charg1ifyd ife
than I charge your neighbors.
A man cannot exist ln l~u
food. 'That is probably SmAl
people 1110 young.
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1partanburg Herald. ex]
Spartanburg automobih O nd gr
wuers of these rapid 4r70 'Oar- tic
'ges, says the Herald, ah4ame
aw a's applicable elsewher ('the sy
tate, will be interested Ii uto- mi
nobile act, passed by tle req- leg- an
s lature. This act, by the wqjs in sit
'orce and those . who do not 4mply ha
vith its terms are liable to th 'Ial- $7
y. ve
The folloving sections of te bill oli
ire of particular interest:' . (.very ti(
Iwner of an automobil*r .Uvtr ye
iele, 0hether the same be r led co
>y steam, gasoline, electr Icuyr oth- re
ir source of energy, shhll, before op- m
irating said vehicle upon any of the pi
it.reets or highways of this sate, file ofl
it the office of the clerk of 'qirt of th
he county where such owner or.oper- th
%tor resides, a statement containing hi
'is name and address, with a brief th
lescription of the character of such to
iehicle, including the name of 'the th
naker and the number of the motor
eehicle, and shall pay to the clerk as be
% registration fee of the sum o. one tio
lollar. The said clerk of court'sJnll
-hereupon issue such person a dVrtifl- in
mte, properly numbered, stdtinjthat K
much owner or operator has registered st
in accordance with this section, and t
hall cause the nax.ne of such owner, n<
wvith his address and the number of pc
Iis certifleate, and a description of
otor vehicle, to be placed in 4lpha- m
betical order in a book kept for that m
urpose. at
Machines Must Be Labeled, w
Section 2. "It shall beunfanvful
for any person to operate a motor ve- tc
Iiele in this state without first hat- re
ing placed upon the back of such ve- st
icle in a conspicuous place, the m
inme of the county in whichl his Cer- ti
lifleate is flled, and also the name if ec
1eh vehicle, which name and number
;hall be plainly placed or printed
thereon, the jnmher in Arabic num
rals, black on white ground of not.
less than three inches in height, an1d b
aach stroke to be of width not less b
than one-half inch.
The Penalty.
The punishment for violating this I
law is a flie of not less than twentv
nor more than one hundred dollars.
tr imprisonment at hard labor for P
term of not more than thirty days. T
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STATE PARTICIPATION. a
it
Virginia's Call To Sister States gl
Meeting With Hearty Response. tf
ri
Chief Commissioner Dunn, of New
York, the head of the board which
will have charge of New York's par- a
ticipation in the Jamestown Expost- q
tion, very aptly struck the key note d<
of thle Jamestown celebration whienm
le said that ''Virginia's invitation to
her sister states was nothinig but the
call of the mother inviting her chil
dren to celebrate thme parent 's birth- A
day.'' That it has been so considered, a)
thme ready response which thme states b<
have made to Virinia's invitation o:
sufficiently proves- tl
The great Empire state has the al
honor of making thme largest appro- I1;
priation up to' thme present time, viz., f,
North Carolina wmas tihe first state im
to appropriate, but there wmas a condi- U
tion connected with the legislaldve 19
enactment, viz., that thme United States.
should appropriate a'eertain sum be
fore North Carolina's bill should go
into force.
The first unconditional- appropria
tion came from New Jersey; $23,000 J
was -thme sum designated. Recently
Governor Stokes, of that state, 'ae
companied by his entire commission, r<
visited the exposition grounds, inspe- a
ted the surrounding territory, became s<
acquainted with the plans of the g
managers and returning to New Jer- ti
sey, proclaimed that it would be his
endeavor to see that his state largely t
increased her appropriation, so that
she would make 'an exhibit commen
surate with the historical importance i
and commercial position of the corn- i
monwealth.
The commissioners from many oth
er states have visited the exposition t
and secured sites for their buildings. e
The first commission came from
Rhode Island and the conferences be-'I
tween Rhode Island and the James
town people were very interesting and
left many noe thoughts with the man
agers of. the celebration.
Rhode Island, 'hleh is a yery teih
state in pxortIon to its size and po5.
ulation, bas 4 history of which a1ir
AmuericAn comonwealth might well be
proyud, and the state's commissione*s'
decided that ~n historical display .,
their state buildmig would be the mo4
pr)er formn ot participation, 4
th yhad pgeared'plans for snch
nosettent ate an appropriatit
the last gession of its legislature,
i Governor. Roberts, together with
:cqmmissioners iand a number of
>mi ,t state oficials recently vis
d' the. ozposition grounds. They
presse,d great surprise at ther-pro
)ss. of thework and at the perfec
nof the plaris.
Comissioners from Illinois, Penn
vania, Massachusetts, Maryland,
tehigan, Georgia, North Carolina
d Missouri have already selected
es for' their'. state buildings. Ohio
s jitst Jassed an apropriation of
5,000, aitd will select its site ii the
ry near future, as will South Car
na, Which has. made an appropria
in of. $30,000.
Besides these states, Maine, Wis
nsin, Florida qnd Delaware will be
presented. The exposition company
ide. no effort to secure state partici
tion until the federal government
Icially endorsed the celebration;
erefore, owing to lack of time and
e fact that most of the otier states
ve had no legislative sessions since
e 4th of last March, the invitations
participate have not reached all
e commonwealths.
Among those states which have
en invited and have considered par
ipati,n are Iowa and Kentucky.
In Iowa' a bill is now pending which
all probability will be passed, and
entucky, through some misunder
anding, failed to reach the exposi
)n bill, but a popular subscription is
>w being raised there for the pur
)se of participation.
All of the states whose legislatures
eet this year and those which do not
cet until- next year will be invited
id it is hardly possible that anyone
ill refuse Virginia's invitation.
The entire amount appropriated up
this time by the various states
aches well over $800,000, and this
m is likely to be increased largely
itil the final amount expended by
e states will approxinmte if not ex
ed one million and a half dollars.
Why Dead River?
ntury.
Tlie western branch of the Kenne
se has been given the name Dead
ver because in 1775 it was full of
owned soldiers. So one may read.
ut there is not. a syllable of truth
it. And the next picture conjured
[ by the name, a doleful Styx, tur
d and miasmatic, is equally false.
lie plain fact is that the. river flows
r a long distance through meadows,
id unless the water ig high it scaree
seems to move at all. That is why
has been called dead. Nothing
oomy belongs to the name. A delee
ible and captivating stream is Dead
ver.
The echo of our own voices is usu
Ily our only reward when we ask
,estions at the railroad ticket win
Iws.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on
pril 30, 1906, the undersigned will
pply to the National Bank of New
rry, Newberry, S. C., for the issue
Sa new certificate for 16 shares of
ie capital stock of said Bank in lieu
id stead of certificate No. 724 for
3 shares of said caipital stock hereto
ye issued to I. C. Thomas on Janu
y 22, 1906, the original certificate
iving been lost or destroyed in the
nited States' mail.
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