Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-27
NUMBER 20.

aged female No. 2, who was a quieter sort of person, have you no continent no poetry in your soul--no love for the beautiful? Dost never go into the green fields, 10 cull the beautiful flow ers?' I not only never dest, said the lanlord, ill an angry voice, but I'll bet you five pound you can't bring man as dares say durst.' The little birds continued the female, does not love to gaze on them! I would were bird. that might fly to thou?' 1 humorous ly sang. casting sweet glance at the pretty young woman. Don't you look in thai way at my dawter, said female No. I, in q violent voice you're old enough to be her fatheri Twas an innocent look ,sear madam I softly said. You behold in me an emblem of innocence and purity In fack, start for Rome by the first train to-mor- row, to sit as modil to the celebrated artist, who is about to sculp a statute. to be called Sweet Innocence. Do you s'pose sculptor would send for me for that purpose onless he know'd I was overfowin with innocency Don't make an error about me- It is my opinion,' said the leadin female, that you are scorner and a wretch. Your mind is in wusser beclouded state than the poor negroes we arc seeking to aid. Sir, you are groper in the dark cellar of sim
 There is sparkling fount,
 Come, o, Come and drink.
 No, yon will not come and drink r. Yes he wills said the lanlord, if you'll treat. Jess try him As for you, said the enraged female to the lanlord, you're a degraded bein. too low and vulgar to talk to This is the sparklin fount for me, dear sister! cried the lanlord, drawing and drink ing mug of beer. Having uttered which goak, he gave low rumblin larf, and relaxed into silence. My colored friend, l said 10 the negro kindly, what is it all about ? He said they was tryin to raise money to send missionaries to the Southern States in America to pfcacsl to the vast number of negroes recently made free there. He said they were without the gospel. They were without tracts. 1 said, My friend, this is a seri;is matter. I ad- mire you for tryin to help the race to which you belong, and far be it from me to say anything agin carryin the gospel among the blacks of the South. Let the gospel go to them by all means. But l happened to individooally know that tllcre are some thousands of liber- ated blacks in the south who are star yih l don't blame anybody for this, but it is very sad fact. Some are really to ill to work, some can't get work to do, and others are too foolish to see any necessity for working. was down there last winter, and l ob- served that this class had plenty of preachin for their souls. but skurce any
 
 vittels for their stummuy. Now, if il is proposed to send four and bacon along with the gospel, the idea is real ly an excellent one. If, on the t'other hand, it is proposed to send prcachin alone, all can say is that it's hard case for the niggers. If you expect . colored person to get deeply interested in track when his stummuck is empty. you expect too much I gave the ne- gro as much as I could afford. and the kind hearted lahlord did the same. said, Farewell, my friend wish you welh certainly. You are now as free as the eagle Be like him and soar.- But don't attempt to convert Ethiopi- an person while his stummuck yearns for yittles. And you, ladies-I hope you are ready to help the poor and un- fortunate abfoad,' When they had gone the lanlord said, Come into the garden, Ward.' And we went in and cullcd some carrots for dinner.