The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-27
New Letter by Artemus lard.

New Letter by ArtemuS lard.
In the "Sagoge Club Pap 81 is given
the following letter by Artemus WARD
which we believe has never been printed
in America. 1t is worth printing on this
account, but it was avidently written fol
the Southern market" in England. He
says:
| was sitting in the bar quietly smoking a
frugal pipe, when two middle aged and
stern looking females and young nd prit
ty female suddenly entered the room They
were accompanied by two umbrelers and .
negro gentleman. 'Do you feel for the
down trodden? said one of the femal es,
a thin faced and sharp voiced person ii
green spectacles. DO feel for it? anserec
the Ian lord in puzzled voice; ''Do fee
for it?' Yes; for the oppressed, the benitedi
'lnasmuch as to which, said the landlord
"Y GU see this man?'' said the female, pintil
her umbreler at the negro gentleman
Yes marin, | see him" Eyes !" said the
female, Taisn her voice to an exceedin higl
pitch, you see him, and he's your brother!
''No I'm darned eff he is said the landlord
hastily retreatin to his beer casks. ''And
yours ~ shouted the excited female, address.
Ill me. "He is also your brother" No,
think not, marin, u pleasantly replied. .'The
nearest we come TO that color in our family
was in the case Of my brother John He had
the jaudeIs for sev'ral years, but they final.
ly left him. am happy to state that at the
present time, he hasn't solitary lander. y
Look at this man !! " screamed the female.
looked at him. He was able bodied, we'll
dressed, comfortable looking negro. he
looked as though he might heave three OF
four good meals day into him without a
murmur. Look at that down trodden man.
cried the female. ''Who trod on him %
eneuired. Villains despots Y Well, said
the landlord ''why don't you go to the will
Inns about it ? Why do you come here, tel
lin us niggers is our brothers, and brandish-
in your umbrellers round like lot of luna
tics You're wuss than the sperit rappers "
Have YOU said middle aged female No.
2, who was quieter sort of person. ''have
no sentiment-no poetry in your sole no
love for the beautiful ? Dost never 90 into
the green fields to Gull the ,autlful flow
ers 81 not only never dost, said the land
lord,in an angry voice, 'but Eli bet you FIVE
pounds you can't bring man as dares say
dost,' The little birds, continued the
female ''dost not love to gaze onto them -
Il would were bird, that might fly to
thou" humorously sung, casting a sweet
glance at the pretty young woman. Don
you look IN that way at my daWter," said
female No. l, III a violent voice, you're old
enough to be her father " Twas an ill.,
nocent look, dear madam" softly said,-
You behold III me an emblem of innocence
and purity. IN fack, | start for Rome by
the first train to-morrOr, to set as a model
to the celebrated artist who is about to scup
statue called Sweet Innocence Do you
s'pose sculper would send TOR me for that
purpose onIess he know'd was Overlooking
with innocency Don't make an error a.
bout me-" 1T is my opin'n, said the lead
ing female that you re a scoffer and a
wretch Your mind is in wusser becloud-
ed state than. the poor negroes we are seek
ing to aid. You are a groper in the dark
cellar of sin. Y, sinful man
There is sparkling fount,
Come, oh come and drink -
No, you will not come and drink. =" eyes
he will, said the landlord, IF you'll treat
Jest Try him" AS for you y said the en-
ragged female to the landlord, you are a de
graded bein too low and vulgar to talk 20 :
This is the sparklin fount for me, dear sis
ter ~ cried the landlord, drawing and drink
ing mug Of beer Having uttered which
COAX, he gave low, rumblin latf, and re-
lapst into silence. ''My coiored fren" SAID
/ to the negro kindly, what is it all about?
He said they was 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 lie said
they were without the gospel They were
with OUT tracts | said, ''My fren, this is a
seris matter. | admire 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
happen 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 very sad fact.
Some are really too ill too work, some can't
get work to do, and others are too foolish to
see any necessity for workin. was down
there last winter, and | observed that this
class had plenty of preachin for their sous,
but skurce any vittIes for their stummux.
Now, II IL is proposed to send flour and ba-
con along with the gospel, the idea is really
a excellent one. IT on the other hand it is
proposed to send preachin alone, all | can
Say is that it's hard case for the niggars.
If you expect coIored person to get deeply
interested in tract when his stummuck is
empty you expect too much" l gave the
negro as much as could afford, and the
kind hearted landlord did the same. said
Farewell, my colored fren l wish you
well, certainly. You are as free as the Ca
gle Be like him and soar But don't at
tempt to convert a Ethiopian person while
his stummuck yearns for vittles. And you
ladies hope you are ready to help the
poor and unfortunate at home as you seem
to be to help the poor and unfortunate
abroad When they had gone the land
lord said, Come into the garden Ward. -
And we went and pulled some carrots for
dinner.