The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-07-30
EDUCATED FOR A PROFESSION.
Colored Students Who Long to Bask

Colored Students Who Long to Bask in
the Sunlight of Success.
Every intelligent person living south who
has any thing to do with the black element
in a business way will bear me out when
say that the education Of the negro in the
higher branches of knowledge is not alto
gether an unmixed blessing. The means of
education in the south lave multiplied in
far greater ratio for the black than for the
white child. The negro of to-day is raven
Gus for learning He sees the white man
prosperous and happy and honored with
high places in the synagogue, and winning
distinction in every field of thought and
labor. He does not lay it to any superiority
of intellect, tenacity of purpose, or intui
tion. s1-a. lt -s s.f 49,
His reasoning is, that if he had the white
mans education he would no longer have to
work in the treadmill of unceasing toll, but
could climb the heights and bask in the bril-
Liant sunlight of success To wear good
clothes and live without hard physical work
is the prize, for which he struggles So
Sambo and his brothers 60 to school The
hard-working, plodding old father and
mother work harder and plod more to fur
nish the wherewithaL In four or five years
he graduates F-s ,... ,....a.t=
Although the negroes, as rule, are very
strongly in favor of education, and will
make sacrifices to give their children the
benefit OF the public and other schools, there
exists among the uneducated ones percep-
tible prejudice against and distrust of
those of their own race who, becoming edu-
Gated in the professions, seek to assume con-
troll The negro preacher, however, is al
most omnipotent He appeals to the all
absorbing passion Of their natures, and
generally moves them at will
The sick negro will rarely call in the ply
sician of his own color if white doctor ia
within shouting distance. He deems the
pills, purgatives, and potions of the white
man most efficacious While he would gag
at the black draught Of the black NJ. D., he
will cheerfully engulf a carboy Of castor Oil
if given to him by grave Caucasian with
preposterous eyeglasses. He might kick at
plaster the size of a postage stamp if DIR.
Africanus attempted to decorate him with
1t. The Anglo-Saxon might place them ON
him until he looked like newly shingled
barn, and he would not murmur,
AS it is with medicine so it is with law,
only in greater degree perhaps. The negro
lawyer may have Blackstone and Coke at
his tongues end. He may be familiar with
Chitty on Pleading, Biles On Bills and Hogg
on Bacon, but his clients will be like buttons
On an oid married mans shirt, few and Tar
between. There are some few who have
made favorable impression at the bar, but
the result OF their labors has been q meagra
living. The negro of strong prejudice be-
lieves the white man to be equally preiU-
diced He reasons that If he EMPLOYS
black lawyer the judge and jury will
be arrayed against him from the
START He is wise in his generation and
there is vein of wisdom in his choice.
OF the professions, the clergy is for him
the original Garden of Eden. Strong lungs,
knowledge of Holy Writ, and faculty
for misquoting will insure him hog and
hominy as long as he lives Not only that,
but plump, yellow-legged chickens viii be
at his beck and nod He will be led through
green pastures and by the side of still waters,
and will wax fat and frisky.-Hamilton
Jay in New York Sun