Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15
A NEW NEGRO poEr.
A Rising daEd Desc-nding3 Laureate Die
covered I'm Ohio Elevator.

n SEW NTGHo IrOGT
Rising ia1d D~sc-ndinss Laureate Die
covered I'm an Ohio Elevator.
Prom IN. lna,ans,s,,. J-,-n.i
The po.,io taste and ability NJ . xo,,. -,
o-o. -, :, n.,,o,, o.io .......-s .s
-, ~. 'ne s"'h-
ti"h OF memoer- on ue western Association al
Writers at Its last meeting there, sad pr. Jamos
Newton Matthews OF Mason, III writes 20 the
Journal concerning him On Che sollox,,,, .
pr,ci.,iys ve,r.
-,
month OF Two ago. Nhhe IN Dayton, Ohio,
attended q meeting IL the western authors.
About half way down the Informal rrocram IA.
pre.idine ossccr .,,,n,c.a a.. ,..s,,,,. =, !.
-. a. ~, 'N "
un' '"a' Nhe name iot .
P"e,' 'h"aSh' 1. Great wac The surprise q the
audience Ia $50 stepping lightly down the aisle.
between the rows 81 futtoring fans aud IN. No.
| semblcd beauty aud wit OF DAYTON. . .lon-
der negro lad. black as the core Of Choops'
pyramid. He asceuded the rostrum with che
| GOODNESS and dignity 81 q cultured entertained
and delivered poem In q tone .,ss musical az
Is ApoHos lutte. lie was arplauded 10 the
echo between the stanzns. and heartily enoored
at the conclusion. lie thon disappeared from
the hall as suddenly as he had entered Il, and
many were the whispered conjecture. as 70 tho
| personality OF the man and the originality q
| bis verses, none believing it possible that ono
OF his age and color could produce . thing a
SUI, A., e,i ,,,.. merit u
1 -. "a f..'u Inquiries tuoceened IN To-
1 Gazing the using laureate OF the colored race.
a: and called upon him He wa. an elevator DO.
/ - -. W "-'own "usiusss oi"cAA 4
found hiin seated IN chair on ths lover land
int,;r 49,, i',,- s',nv a. tne July o'nts ana
1 ieinb u'"n h"ucs on nshdy pencil tablet
| Not having time 10 converse with M there he
| invited me INTO the elevator and during n f,.v
excursion. rom noOr to nooS satherea from
| - -. t..l--o -. = a.
| frop, tbs sou,h NJ. ,ea,s.rf a. &C., a. IN.
ton, and he is supporting her and himself on
the pitiful sum % e. per week He q nineteen
| that he had been writing rhymes since be wa.
| thirteen His fayorito snthor. are Whi,,,.,
and james whitcomb Riley. Before leaving
| requested him Go send me some Of his verre~ In
| mauuscrint Y.ste-d.v \ r.c.,x.,a ,rop, h,,, !.
letter inGlosing the promised sample of his
| verse. His spirit seems to be broken. In his
| letter he saw. my homes are No hr,yb,.r th.,
S ~nsn v Hoa saw or me am setns on no better
am nearer discouraged than have ever been"
| foor dunbar. lie deserves q better fate
bayton' The terminus OF the old Underground
IA va snou,u pe proud on MIN ana ye. YIN
81, go; a piaIiianSy snd oape,! LOT oo.
| the ropes Of a dingv elevator az starvation
/ wages SHOW me a x.h,,s nov Of n,ns,..n mo
| Ho" Aie NI,.o Wy Vi ,nhesson s1o
| Can eAoei OF even equal lines hke these'
L
DhoWsh DAY
The misty shadows come and 20.
Ahd here within my dusky rolm
| Zach char looks shostly In the sloom-
n.y. O9lsiae the ram i.iis cold and slow.
| hAhs'ihgiils drops. hAh-bindins spray
r,,,,..,.-
| Lach sihshtest sound Is mesnihed.
| -,s sos arorsy quit holds her rim.
| The nodding cat with start awakes.
| - And zen Is ~ saesp ~, " en AssAn.
| eHiNs a""sef as hef Nue.
| -,
| Where huddie stand the silly sheeps
1 Sy N"rk lee llis al nay hands.
| ~ "a lsn1s ~ plt nEe altered STRANDS
| suil half awake. dream and yswn-
WIS, Splits rise neiore my eyes,
| 81, Rsiions % sina sna forml
| Sweet memories % oAys long past.
Ine droains OF youth that could not lsse
| ihA' s"ei' across my early shies.
1 haf seen. the hsre. gaunt-hngrred boughs
| be'9re ny window sweep and sway,
cia s,i ~ aoa ,, 1i ui ,y
| II iii ms l /. aosn v 81 my bres"'
.a..no' /. on on 81 n q Gay,
| DN'' "is ~ quo 0ieAih Aio ofo~ss.
| Among the other unrublished scraps sepx ma
| g - - n -. Ut u rNtaPs WV NV
lect, almost worthy the pen of Riley or Field:
| -
| NE OIL TCNES
| An yer arias an' sich
Az, y,r modern Choir ,ingin'
But you orter heerd u youngsters
| Asinsin' q he III tunes
4 In the ol-.ashoae. way.
|
| There was some a. rs sung trehls
| An few % MS grvWied ta~s.
| Al the tide - > NJ n we'd -r,oothlr
| Nith it, CONN. e.neut - grace
| Their. was sr-rrft in that masle.
/ In 4 Kind los ,lerlr, sNz-.V
| A5ngin' :. ths -, tunes