Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-08
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recently gwen 10 the public:
was sitting in the bar, quietly
smokin frugal pipe, when two mid
dle-aged and stern looking females
and a young and pretty female sud
denly entered the room. They were
accompanied by two umbrellers and
a negro gentleman. ado you feel for
the down-trodden ?" said one of the
females, thin faced and sharp voiced
person in green spectacles. ado !
feel for ii 7" answered the landlord
in puzzled voice-"Do feel for p
"fes; for the oppressed, the benited p
ain as much as TO which 2" said the
landlord. "You see this man 7" said
the female pintin her umbreller at the
negro gentleman. "Yes, marin, | see
him" "Yes !" said the female, raisin'
her voice to q exceeding high pitch,
"you see him, and he's your brother p
"No, I'm darned if be is p said the
landlord, hastily retreating to his beer
casks. "And yours |" shouted the
excited female, addressin me. "He is
also your brother" "No, think not
marm," pleasantly replied. "Tbe
nearest we come TO that color in our
family was in the case Of my brother
John. He had the janders for several
years, but they finally left him. am
happy TO state that at the present
time he hasn't a solitary lander"
'Iook at this man p screamed the
female. j looked at him. He was an
able-bodied, well dressed, comfortable
looking negro. He looked as though
he might heave three or four good
meals day into him without mur-
mur. "Look at that down-trodden
man." cried the female. "Who trod
on him 7" i inquired. "Yillins des-
potsw "Woll," said the landlord,
"why don't you 90 to the villins about
it, Why do you como here, tellin us
niggers is our brothers, and brandishin
your umbrellers round like q lot of
lunytics? You're wuss than the spirit
rappers." "Have you," said middle
aged female No. 2, who was a quieter
sort of a person, "have you no senti-
ment-no poetry in your soul-no
love for the beautiful ! Dost never
20 into the green fields to Gull the
beautiful howers?' 81 not only dost, ,
said the landlord, in an angry voice,
"but III bet you five pound you can't
bring a man as dares say duest"
"The little birds" continued the fe-
male, "doest not love to gaze onto
them p al would l were bird, that
l might fly TO thou 2" i humorously
sung, casting a sweet glance at the
pretty young woman. "Don't you
look that way at my dawter," said
female No. /, in a violent voice
"you're old enough to be her father"
"'Twas an innocent look, dear mad
am" | softly said "You behold in
me an emblem Of innocence and purity.
In fact, start for Rome by the first
train tomorrow, TO sit as a model to
the celebrated artist, who is about to
sculp statute, to be called Sweet
Innocence. Do you s'pose a sculptor
would send for me for that purpose
unless he know'd / was overfowing
with innocencyg Don't make an error
about me-" alt is my opinyn," said
the leadin' female, "that you're a scof.
fer and a wretch Your mind is in a
wusser beclouded state than the poor
negroes we are seeking TO aid. You
are a groper in the dark cellar of sin.
o sinful mani
There is sparkling fount,
Come, o come and drink.
No; you will not come and drink"
ayes he WILL" said the landlord, "if
you'll treat. Jest try him. "As for
YOU" said the cnragod female to the
an'lord, "you are a degraded bein,
too low and vulgar to talk to-" "This
is the sparklin fount for me, dear sis
ter !" cried the landlord, drawing and
a mug Of beer. Having
uttered which COAX, he gave low
rumbling larf, and relaxed into silence.
''My colored fren," said to the negro
"what is it all about 7" He
said they were trying TO raise. money
to send missionaries TO the Southern
States in America to preach to the
vast number Of negroes recently made
free there. He said they were with
out the gospel. They were without
tracts. | said, "Mv fren, this is a
seris matter. ] admire you for tryin
to help the race to which you belong,
and far be il from me to say anything
agin carryin the gospel among the
blacks of the South. Let the gospel
20 to them by all means. But / hap
pen to Individually know that there
are some thousands of liberated blacks
in the South who are starvin. / don't
blame anybody for this, but it is a
rery sad fact. Some are really too
N TO work, some can't get work to
10. and others are too foolish TO see
my necessity for worllin. | was
lown there last winter, and | observ-
ID that this class had plenty of preach
n for their souls, but skarce any Wit
les for their stummux Now, if it is
TO send hourand bacon along |
with the gospel, the idea is really an
excellent one. If on the t'other hand 1
[ is proposed to send preaehin alone,
III / can say is that it's a hard case
or the niggers. If you expect col.
,red person to get deeply interested
n a tract when his stummuck is emp !
Y, You expect too much" l gave
he negro as much as | could afford,
md the kind hearted lan'lord did the
anne. said, "Farcwell, my colored
ren. Iwish you well, certainly. You
ire now as free as the eagle. Be like
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