Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18

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pretty. There are 100000 negroes, more or
less, in the States, ard they are increasing.
The American once having made them citlzens
cannot unmake them. He says, in his news
papers. they ought to be elevated by education.
he is trying this. but it is like to De long loo
because black blood is much more auneslVe
sistence.
When Negroes Get Religious
When the negro gets religion he returns di-
rectiy as hiving bee to the first instincts OF
his people. Just now a wave of religion is
sweeping over some of the Southern states.
Up to the present two Messiahs and Daniel
nave appeared, and several human sacrinces
have been offered up to these incarnations. Inc
Danlel managed to get three young men: VINO
he insisted were Shadrach. Meshech and Abed-
uego, to walk into a blast furnace, guaranteeing
non-combustion They did not return.
nave seen nothing of this kind, but nave
attended negro church-they pray or are
caused to pray by themselves in this country.
Inc congregation were moved by the spirit 10
groans and tears, and one of them danced up
the aisle to the mourners bench. The motive
may have been genuine. The movements OF
dance, such as you see at Alden on the coal
boats, and even as l watched the people the
links that bound them to the white man
snapped one by one. and saw before me the
not understand. Those neatly-dressed folE on
the benches, the gray-headed elder by the win
dow, were savases neither more nor loss.
Americas Greatest Problem.
What will the American do with the negrof
The South will not consort with him. In some
States miscegenation is penal offense. The
North Is every year less and less in need OF his
services. And he will not disappear. He will
continue as problem. His friends will urge
Abo+ IA se 81 ana
mies-well, you can guess what his enemies
will do from little incident that followed ON
recent appointment by the President.
He made negro an assistant in postofhce
where-think of 1.-THE had TO work at the
next desk to a white girl. the daughter of a
Colonel, one of the first families, by CAD, Sir
Southern chivalry and all, the weary, weary
rest of it. The Southern chivalry howled and
and hanged or burned someone III efigy. Per-
haps it was the President and perhaps it was
the negro-but the principle remains the same.
They said 1t was an insult. 1t is not good to be
a negro IN the land of the free and the home OF
the brave.
Speeches to a Samoan Hero.
But this has nothing to do with San Fran
cisco and her merry maidens; her strong swag-
gering men and her wealth Of gold and pride.
They bore me to banquet in honor of brave
Lieutenant-Carlin, of the Vandalia-who
stuck by his ship in the great cyclone at Apia
and coInported himself as officer should.
On that occasion-twas at the Bohemian Cluo
Il heard oratory with the roundest of o's, and
devoured dinner the memory of which will
descend with me into the hungry grave. There
were about 40 speeches delivered. and not one
of them was average or ordinary
Ii was my first introduction to the American
eagle. screaming for all 1t was worth. The
lieutenants heroism served as a peg from
which the silver tongued ones turned them
selves loose and kicked. They ransacB ed the
clouds of sunset. the thunderbolts of heaven,
the deeps of hell and the splendor of the resur-
rection for tropes and metaphors, and hurled
the result at the head of the guest of the even
ing. Never since the morning stars sang to-
gether for joy. learned, had an amazed crea-
tion witnessed such superhuman bravery as
that displayed by the American navy in the
Samoa cyclone. Till earth rotted in the phos-
phorescent star and stripe slime of a decayed
universe that godlike gallantry would not be
forgotten.
A Niagara of erumskite.
grieve that cannot give the exac: words.
My attempt at reproducing their spirit is palo
and inadequate. l sat bewIljered on a corus-
eating Niagara of blatherumskite. 1t was mag
nificent-it was stupendous-and was con-
scious of a wicked desire to hide myself in my
napkin and grin. Then, according to rule, they
produced their dead, and across the snowy
tablecloths dragged the corpse of every man
slain in the Civil War and hurled defiance at
''our natural enemy" (England. so please you).
with her chain of fortresses across the world"
Thereafter they glorified their nation afresh
from the beginning. in case any detail should
have been overlooked, and that made me un-
comfortable for their sakes How in the world
can 4 white man, a sahib of our blood stand up
and plaster praise on his own country? He can
think 50 highly as he likes, but this open
mouthed vehemence of alteration struck me
almost as indclcate. My hosts talked for
rather more than three hours, and at the end
seemed ready for three hours more But when
the Lieutenant-such big. brave, gentle giant
rose to his feet he delivered what seemed to
me as the speech OF the evening. l remember
nearly the whole Of ii, and it ran something in
this way: "Gentlemen-It's very good of you to
give me this dinner and to tell me all these
pretty things, but what I want and what we
ought to get at once is navy-more ships
lots of 'em-." Then we howled the top of
the roof off, and for one fell in love with Car
lin on the spot Wallah! He was man.
Poor England Always Suffers.
The prince among merchants bade me take
no heed to the warlike sentiments of some of
the old Generals. THE skyrockets are thrown
in for effect" quoth he land whenever we get
on our hind legs we always express desire to
chaw up England. It's sort of family affair.""
And, indeed, when you come to think of it.
there is no other country for the American
public speaker to trample upon.
France has Germany. We have Russia: for
Italy Austria is provided and the humblest
Pathan possesses an ancestral enemy, Only
America stands out of the racket and there
mother country and bangs her when occasion
requires. The chain of fortresses" mana fas-
clnating talker, explained to me after the affair
that he was compelled to blow off steam.
Everybody expectedit. When we had chanted
THE Star Spapgled Banner not more than
eight times We adjourned. America is a very
great country, but it is not vet heaven. with
electric lights and plush fittings, the speak ers
professed to believe. My listening mind went
back to the politicians in the saloon, who
wasted no time in talking about freedom, but
will on the citizens. ''The Judge is a great
man, but give thy presents TO the clerk" as the
proverb saith.
The American Typewriter.
And what more remains to tell? cannot
write connectedly, because 1 am in love with
all those girls aforesaid, and some others who
do not appear in the invoice. The typewriter
is an institution of which the comic papers
make much capital. but she is vastly conven-
lent. She and companion rent room in a
business quarter, and aided by typewriting
machine. copy MSS at the rate of SIX annas a
page, Only woman can operate typewrit-
ing machine. because she has served appren-
ticeshp to the sewing machine. She can earn
as much as Sl00 month, and processes TO re-
gard this form of bread winning as her natural
destiny. But OH how she hates it in her heart
of hearts
When had gotten over the surprise of doing
business with and trying to give orders to young
woman of cold, clerkly aspect intrenched be-
hInd gold rimmed spectacles made inquiries
concerning the pleasures of this independence.
They liked it-indeed they did. Twas the
natural fate of almost all girls-the recognized
custom in Amerca-and was barbarian not
to see it in that light.
We'll, and after?' said I. What happens?'
I'VE work for our bread"
"And then what do you expectf
"Then we shall work for our bread.n
IT'LL you die?'
"Ye-es-unless-"
Driven to Confession.
"Unless what? This is your business, you
know. A man works until he dies