The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-11
The l'olorssl Brother.

Henry wattrrson in the Louisville Courier
Yes. hc is in hard luck. Whatever hap
pens. he il sure to- get the. butt end of il.
He IL the only perpetual newer Of wood
who IL always crowded away from the
fire the only systematic drawer of water
who never gets a drink. Vet, as patient
as "A camel. IA" goes on voting the republic
can ticket from year to- year; and IL one
of his race takes "A notion to protest he il
str:iightway bounced for "a traitor and
driven out with slaves and STONES. lucky
il he escapes with his life. How long. %
Lord, how long"
Ii il none of orr funeral. We know
that. But il does stick in our gizzar,l tn
sec the coIorc'i br ,tl,cr set upon. Ii was
bad enough to- bc ignored 10y the admins
tration. That. however, was To be eX-
pcctch. MIR. Harrison il an aristocrat.
He hates "a poor man only one degrees less
than he hates "a Niger. But there was "a
hope that congress, the republican con-
gress. would when il met do something To
max. things even. N~ow.what do we see:
We see all the black contested election
cases in the house, except. one, put down
at the foot of tho calendar. where they
will never he reached. and that one ex-
ception placed sixth on the list of seven
teen. not 10y the republicans, but 10y the
democrats.
IL il just as Abram Jasper said i'm his
speech to the color.d picnic in Shtnty-
lcr frcemcu.'' says lie. "you all know me.
l are Abram Jasper. "a republican from
way back. When there have been any
work Ia do I has done il. When there
have been any votin' Ia do I has voted.
early and often. When there have been
any tiglitiu' To .lo I has been IN the thick
of il. ! are above rcproof. old line. and
tax paid. And ! has seed many changes,
too. has seed the republicans IN. ! has
the nigg"r ~. I,otii"r night had I,
dream. dr"amt that | died and went Ia
heaven. When got L" 81" peariy gates
old Salt Peter Ia" says:
"'NNho's Al lar says he.
".Abram Jasper says ].
us you mounted or is You af"ot:' says
"sI * afoot,' says l..
We'll. you can't git in here says lac
Nobody lowed in here 'r.pt them a'
comes mounted says hr.
,Da's hard On me. say !. .ar,c,
says uothiu' mo aud So ! starts back. an
about half way down IL. hill who does
meet hut GenI Wilton Malone. 'wher.
il you gwiue. gcn1"' says 1.
al * gwin" to heaven says he.
"'NNhy g"n1.' says l, faint no ns.. -
just been up dar an not"dy's lowed I.
git i'm 'ccpt dcy comes mounted, an you
afoot.'
'Is dat So" says lac.
"Irs. il is" says /.
4. well. de g.n'l sort..r scratched hi
, head. an arter a while he says, says he
"Anram. l tell you what let's do. You
"A likely lad. suppose You git down on al
: tours. an I'll mount you an ride you, al
dat way We kin both git in" ,
, work it," ii know / Kin. says he.
so down I gifts ON all tours. an Il
, gen1 gifts a,straddl.. an We amblr- up I
, de gate. an ole Salt Peter u" says:
: "'Who's dar?'
: "'G.nl Willom Mahon. Of Nirgincy
. says he.
\ Ills you mounted or j. you afoot:' say
/. Peter.
= ~ is mouuted.' says d" vcn'l.
"A a. right says Peter. all right sa,
\ he; jest hitch your hos, outside. gen
and com. right in"
v And 50 il goes. Stunned 10y the repuI
r Leans in this world. III. c0lDrcd broth.
Il will be, il they have their way. shut -,
from heaven itself in the world To com
How long. - Lord. how long