Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
The Unfortunate Colored Rro,ber

Llght-heariedness is a strong trait In
our colored brother. but when we con.
slider the trouble that he has been
through IL Is wonder that he retains
any sunshine In his disposition AZ all.
Il was misfortune TO be born In Africa.
10 commences with. 1t damaged the
complexion iFredeemably. After being
bora there anu aeeiimaied so that liie
became ehdurable II not source OF
Joy, bad Inea stole him away and sold
him into slavery, frequently al price
50 ridirulO1sly loW thai the black man
was ashamed ~ mention Il RfterWarl.
lie invariably lied about Il 10 preserve
his own selt-respecl
Although the oOloned man was sold
over and over again. sometimes. he
never was able 70 get accustomed 10
the transaction 80 that be could say
that no really liked H. This sort Of
thsug went on for while aud then the
colored man began 10 attract the at
lentlon % The philsnlhrOplst, whose
anxiety 10 DO something for tho negro
burned according W the distance he
vas removed from him and the remote
ness Of his peculiarly interest In slay-
cry. The philahlhropisi added greatly
10 tho misery oi the negro for while.
Thea the negro began 20 attract the
attcnllOa 81 congress. It's attention
was called 10 him. nc believe. BY ora
tors, newspapers and politicians. Con-
grussmea made speeches about him,
and launched resolutions n hls bead.
and compromised him until be was al
most ashamed 10 AppoAr In public. He
was 90 hampcrrA Ia bis movements by
: Fugitive Slave lAw. that II he took q
noslon 10 eislt s0no u his relations In
the north. Nc hnd 10 travel By Thai cir
essitous and rfory way uncomfortable
Foass, The Underground Railroad. II
10 sh0wea himself ~ rosie he ran ne
risk 81 being torn In pieces between NE
dupalY United States inarohnls and ms
friends. struggling 70 got possession OF
hsrn.
me war eatne on and The poor color
ri man had 10 b. cmancspAied Nhethcr
~ wAntad 10 b or not, ~ n teocksaf'y
war measure. which was very trying 10
oue raised - be- had been. Then they
naac 4 soldier 81 him. urging him 70
6ph, nohly. however Frpugnhnt y
misht be 90 bis iDclinaiions and habita
Of liic.
ne var over. SIN they couldn't le,
ths poor eolorcd man alone. lie must
onsilfv himssli as = voter, The very
Ia, ,hlag that he seemed qualified i9r'
ia ,nuas learn 70 rally ~ The polls; hc
nasi 80 ina, bis ncighbpr ra,iles'
So Ho mus, 60 early and stay late,
ar8 yose "a often AZ circumstances VIII
s.g,nt ue mus, help Tho eripples 70
,n,s cyon though be be himself eriP.
MA n ne operation. But the oailp'
w, hasn't proved an uumixcd blessing
10 tho colorcd man. ~ he mas sotne
,I,pra bccn forced 70 admit himself.
me paS, priceless boom prcseinleo
a, M. coptcmplation was a safe and re
Wasia plano 20 deposit his surplus
$3.50 ~ Frccdmcn's Saving BANK,
IN ga encouraged 10 adopt HABITS =
isa,.trv and put all his savings y
~, This he did. oihe extent 81
nIliion or 10 Of dollars, and u u WV,
~ AZ least the colorcd mah ns N.
| 6oen able TO &c, any oil II OUT o. w"
hank. -, acsignr,
Howard University. o place oc 49,
by a grateful and benciicen. g so,ore,
,nenl for the education OF So,osI'
Youths. proved 70 be another i sm,"glo
INA si,prwnr,i The Freedmen ! ho s ll,,,,
s 81 wasbinston succeeded in plunde,rlnll
y ~, ,S,nr selorrd man. who. u you ZOO
" WI X history. you viii agree WIN M =
has been more sniI 1I,
.1t..t,,. Texas Stiungs.