The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-22
ARTEMUs WARDS LAST.

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staunch Democrat and in this produc-
tion he evidently intended to take off,
some of the mock philanthropy which
controlled our politics during the las.
six or eight years. The dominance of
Radcalism undoubtedly induced hin to
withhold its publication, but now that
he has gone to his fathers" his friends
have ventured to send it abroad in the
land i
was sitting in the bar, quietly smo-
kin frugal pipe, when two middle.
aged and stern looking females and a
young and pretty female suddenly en-
tered the room They were accompa-
MED by two umbrellers and negro gen
tleman.
Do you feel for the down trodden p
said one of the females, thiu-faced and
sharp-voiced person in dark green spec
tacles.
DO I feel for it?' answered the
landlord, in puzzled voice. Do
teol for it?'
Yes for the oppressed, the benight>
ed?'
'Inasmuch as to which p said the
landlord.
You sec this man said the female,
Pintin her umbreller at the negro gen.
tleman.
Yes, marm, 1 sec him.
Yes y said She female, raisin her
voice to a cxcedin' high pitch, you see
him, and he's your brother y
mo, Pm darned if he is,' said the
lau'lord, hastily retreatin' to his beer
casks.
'And yours shouted the excited
female, addressiu me. He is also your
brother
No. think not marm,' l pleasantly
replied. THE nearer we come to that
color in our family was in the case of
my brother John. He had the jauders
for several years, but they finally left |
him. L am happy to state that at the
present time he hasn't a solitary jan
DER
Look at this man screamed the
female.
| looked at him. He was an able
bodied, well dressed, comfortable look.
ing negro. He looked as though might
heave three or four good meals o day
into him without murmur.
Look at that down trodden man =
cried the female.
Who trod on him p inquired.
Villins despots
well, said the lan'lord, why don't
you go to the villius about it? Why
10 you come here tsllin us that -niggers
s our brothers, and brandishing your
lmbrellers round like lot of lunytics /?
Your wuss than the spirit rappers.'
Have you,' said the middle aged fe.
male No. 2, who was a quieter sort of
person, have you no sentiment-no
poetry in your soul--no love for the
Dost thou never 90 into the
,reen fields to Gull the beautiful flow
RS p
Il not only dost,' said the Ian n'lord,
n an angry voice, but I'll bet you five
'ound you can't bring a man as burst
ay duest.'
The little birds continued the fe-
nale, dost thou not love to gaze onto
hem p
[ would l were a bird, that I might
y to thou. , | humorously sung, cast
lg sweet glance at the pretty young
roman. f.
"Don't you look that way at my daw- !
err said female No, l, in a violent
oice; you are old enough to be her
lther.' !
Twas an innocent look my dear
ladam,' / softly said. You behold in
Ie an emblem of innOcense and purity.
n fact, l start for Rome tomorrow, to
It as model to the celebrated artist, !
tho is about to sculp a statue, to be cal
ID sweet innocense. Do you suppose
sculptor would send for me for that
urpose, onless he we'll know'd / vas
verfowing with innocency ? Don't
lake an error about me-
1T is opinyin,' said the leadin' fe- .
lale, that you're a scoffer and
retch Your mind is in wusser be-
lOuuCu StdIo Ihdu IhS pun hCSiOCo NC
re seeking to aid. You are a gropeI
! the dark cellar of sin. o, sinful
ian n
There is sparkling fount,
Come, o, come and drink.
10, no, sir; you will not come and s
rink
'YeS he will, said the lan'lord, if t
ou'll treat Jest try him 4
'As for you,' said the enraged female
the Ian lord, you are a degraded be-
!, too low and vulgar to talk unto
"This is the sparkliu fount for me,
ear sister = cried the lan'lord, draw
lg and drinking a mug of beer. Hav- l
lg uttered which COAX, he gave low, o
lmblin' larf and relaxed into silence. G
sly colored fren,' I said to the ne U
ro kindly, what is it all about ,
lie said they were trying to raise a
IOney to send missionaries to the South Q
IN States in America to preach to the "
ast number of negroes recently made c