The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-10

10 fell to my lot to assist in OrglniI-
ing u free school for our colored broth
rem. involved myself in the business
by impariing to few of the leading
Congos about the place that the great
State of Texas had apportioncd n good
healthy school fund to orr county for
this year and that the colored udoles-
cenco were equally interested with the
plain. 1t was sudden gust Of phian-
thropy for the noble durkcy that i'm
PEELED mo to do this, and it was unai-
tended with the slightest dream OF the
consequences. told them that they
ought to organize in order tonsail them
selves of their share of the fund, and
wont 80 FIR M TO promise to assist them
to organize if they would get up amcct-
ing OF the owners of children within the
scholastic age. This intelligence spread
with that magic speed among them that
news always travels among ncgroes--
compared with which the telegraph is II
mere pony express, At the appointed
time | was notified that the meeting
was ready for business, and | was cs-
corted by couple of school patrons OF
color to the shantv where the meeting
was assembled. II was l6Xl6, and con.
tanned at least one hundred of Africa
most thorough.
| wadcd into tho midst of them and
took my stand 10y small table and con
cluded Id make them speech, feeling
satisfied that had an audience once in
life that would appreciate my remarks
| dilated upon the Importance of ed
ucation, and soon aroused very strong
interest, and rs the speech progressed
the interest grew stronger until could
have condensed cubic foot of the at
in that houseinto a limbcrger
cheese Said |, "You must educate your
il you ever expect them to at
tain true responsibility Dat so, bossl'
exclaimed Pompey Washington, "Lor,
bless that white mani" calculated Mrs.
Benjamin Franklin. My speech was
necessarily curtailed for want of sui
iicient ventilation in the room, and
| wound out with the most unpoctic Pc
that ever fell from the lips of
philanthropist, and began TO take list
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