Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28
a Colored Man Astonishing the VAL
lefO ropers-Talking I'm Six Lam

IFTom the Vallejo (Cal independent
There II a remarkable character on the lard
IN the person OF a young negro who speaks four
besides having a classical smSitering OF Greek
ana Latin. He is about twenty-five years OF
age, was born in the Caribbean Islands, and
educated in a university in Canada He speaks
with wonderful haeBcy OF expression, his con-
versatiOn sounding like carefully written
speech.
About one O'Clock on Friday morning he was
leaning against the bar in Van Smiths restau-
raut discussing the doctrine OF Papal ;nCsii-
bility from Protestant standpoint. Oae hsad
was toying with a remarkably strong gin cock
tail, while the other was gestieulstinE 90 the
crowd sround him. His argument was about
a. follows You viii at once admit, after A
careful vestigation OF the claims OF Pope Pins
IN. TO stand ON an equal footing with the power
ef our divine Creator, that his bail aununcts-
ting the new dogma Of infallibili;y was brE-
tuM fEinenmor, in other words, telIBs is5sile
sane tetn. The crowd nodded assent
"Tell 'um WHAT" inquired an old tcyer.
looking over the top OF mis- glass.
IetanI tn6eus sIne icia. my dear friend, Is
Latin, and means, "A feeble weapon thrown
without effect"
"Yes, yes, chic, y" exclaimed the topper, "I
know what that means, but dis IT, nls IN Der
the application OF the first one"
"Thats Latin too" replied the darby, f" aud
means a feeble thundsr5O Gentlemen. L
really owe this crowd an apology Tor Iniulgiug
in snatches of the dead languages, but for We As
gone by their contemplation has been so ,ie
lightful 70 me in bringing nv mind in iirecS
cOutsCt with the buried past that at times upDu
occasions of excitement, or in the heat Of aryG-
ment, L hoTghtlessly allow myself to give
utterance to nv thoughts in a deaf lanyu age
unknown to most of you. lie is with regret that
L find mysclf 50 much under the influence of
wine as to give utterance to words which come
from language now, am sorry TO say, As NJ
terry defunct and useless as the bones OF AK
andeT's dead which centuries ago witherei upOn
the Ggecian battle fields"
Several old topers. who were Just eieva.inC
bTimmlng glasses 20 distorted mouths, distorted
their months still wider, and paused an as.onsh-
meDt at the completion OF the wel-roan llsd
sentence. They surveyed the speaker with
SPECIFICS amazement, and did not fairly re-
cover their equilibrium until he invited the N
10 drink,
Gentlemen, TmpHs fugit-I mean, tine
flies, and considerable of a period has elapsed
between drinks. As the Old Roman used 70 say:
'BonUna riRuB-beg pardon; I meant to haze
said that good wine makes good blood. This il
a magnificent hypothesis, and by reasoning
directly from cause TO effect, and not By fal 80
comparis ii or faliacioas analogy, We are at a
neyer-fai1ng logical conclusion, firmly estaN-
lished by fact, without which all reason be-
comes utterly powerless-a little sugar, n yOa
please, and no lemon, thank you, and here :
TO us ali and the leXicogrs pc ica darkey toss sl
cocktail from human sight forever; and
started out OF the saloon.
The old topper remarked, as be looked visit
fully after the retresting mans form: - Il sm ci
if he don't beat all the smart nigsers 1 ever
saw"
We understand that an effort is being m 4de
TO have him lecture 10 thu people of Vallejo.
ence can be secured. His name We did Mt
learn.