The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-17

"saicxs WITHOUT sTaaw."

book which bss had . sale OF more
than 10000 copies. he's . novel sn-
titled "f3ricks wthost Straw" which
10 Just issued from the press. Al an
Illustration Of colsred lite 1t tie South.
Il hes . power Which will give it . vide
drcalstion. Stating the fsc4s Of ths
Dsgro probes with great eeOpsshss-
sivensss and clesrpess, il embodiss them
10 story Of intense interest. and thus
secures public attsntioa fer 10 excess Of
whae TIE ssue substance In another
form would obain. lodge Tsasgee
hes welded . great power through "A
Fools Errand." but "Bricts Without
Straw" y destined 10 give hin still
grsstsr influence. Ths importance Of
the msttse Of the hook demands. snd
ths fsscinslioo Of The form In Which u
10 pssssstcd ensures fos Il. persssl By
. large percentage Of the popalstion Of
the satire land.
The story gives the history Of MIN
bus, negro 20 black that Col Possm
Dssmit. his master. choss hin . nsss
ison ths sseindsr sen in his baby
face 10 black cloud. Mimbus bscomes
"Col. Poisn's" bsst nsn, ths ''bsst
curss 81 tobscco In the county" and
. servant whose word il Trustworthy.
be 10 put In charge Of gang Of oen
his nsstss 10 lbeesd 10 furnish Sos work
on Coofedsssts fortiscss,ons. He g.
cspes In . boat ct night 10 the Union
lines; receives . bayonet sad becomes
q soldier. and when the var 10 over
Gods hiasslf The owner Of several
hsndrsd dollars 10 ossh. With this
money hs purchases t~o hundred acres
Of land from his fosass master. and BY
shssvdness ip selecting bic coil. skill
Il IL cnltivstion, asd Tie ust,siag in
dsstry born Of the ambition 70 maks
himself man. be rapidly advances In
prosperity. The presentation Of the
chsrsstes Of Ninbus Il natural. and Of
great value from the tact Of liz Illus
tsation Of tho truth that among the en-.
slaves thers IL capacity for sueosss
Nimbus has not drop Of white blood.
but he 10 shrewd, entsrprisiog. ooa-
petsnt, although illitsrate man. He ID
surrounded BY negroes who lack his
force Of character. 20 that the intellect
Of the colosed race Il not overssti.
mated. The picture 10 true 10 nature.
and 10 not unreliable bscsuss 10 De.
scribes the exceptional negro - . man
Of strong mind. and ths average Negro
- . aaa Of - mech sense % the aver
ego white man would preserve through
ell ths dssssdaaiOn 70 which The COLI
ored people hare besa reduced. Al Q
islr Representatives of the capacity Of
the oolorsd population Of The limited
Ststss. The book deserves 10 bsthosghs.
fally psrussd.
Ninbus contributes the ground Tor .
church and sshoo,houss. Northern
fsissds Of the fresdnes supply the
building, ssd Mollis Ainslis. Massa-
ehusssts mai1sn, b iastalled . teacher.
With Rlisb Hin. eolossd cripple. ths
friend and psotsge Of Nimbus, asd the
preacher Of Tho oDlorsd sst.lsment. q
her most lsbotioss pupsl. The progress
Of The oolorsd Community Il hopeful
cath the white people begin 10 resent
the issras,on Of eolorsd msn into pol
ities y voters. Then follow the threats
which ere the beginsiag Of nsassrss
70 compel oo,ored men 10 abstain from
su1fnsz q 10 vote With their whits
neighbour asaiase ~ Rspsblian party.
Ku-Kisx barn ~ scAeolhouss, Min,
bus aad Riisb HIN narrowly sscaps Z
violent dsslh. and ialss elainsass nsds
in oosss 70 deprive ~ former Of Id
plassasioa. tt wreck 81 The seAool
ths Hight Of Ninbas asd Eliab Hiu.,
~ dsstrsstios a ths he2ss Il de
fresdnes. ths ssengss spos sdveanlas
Of tbs negroes ps,iAieAl sisAh. -
vivid pictures 81 oecsessssss vAscA
,hevs pnfsrssneesly bssa % ssal 6 ~
Hbssh. withoss sxassssalioa. wishes,
biaasrssas tovssd ~ Whit ishah;tasss
a NJ Soath. ths book presents The IN.
dsniah's fses thai The colossd man ean'
not voss = ~ likss NOR learn = Il
likss. sos vsrk - hs kkn h - BsuaA
Tue Or slavs owners Are villias thai
The fsssdnsa shealA oocspy . positios
on level with thai of slavsry, baI
they ase NOT willing 10 SO than bseous
political squale With the same right
= shs ballsl-b ~ ams privilege,
Of education. and The same opportani'
tles in buunssA whils ths Hoalh de-
mics TO iss eolored population sucl
inssics, the colored man will b REQ uirsd
70 naks .breks without straw" A /
powerful presentation Of the injastie,
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