The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-02-03

plain, since have taken up this matter
for the company, have satisfied my
self from personal observation that the
negro -cven more than his amsterdam
not handle his new condition. lie is
accustomed To his old traditional task
nnsicr,and doubt n he will work fairly
for any other particularly for those
who don't understand him. Don't mis-
take me: don'tpropose 70 60 back 10 the
whip. % that brutal institution, the ir-
responsible oycrseer % the buying and
selling, the separation Of the family,
nor any Of the old wrongs, but ! pro-
pose TO make the old master our over
seer and responsible % ms. lie is not a
fool and has already learned that IL is
moro profitable - pay wages 70 his old
slaves and have the power Of dismissal,
like anyother employer, than be obliged,
under the old system Of enforced labor
and life scrvitude, to undergo the cost
Of maintaining Incompetence and idle
ness. The old sentiment Of slave own
ing has disappeared before natural com
mon sense and selllshness. ! am salts.
hcd that by some such process as this
freedom we win be better able 10 Guilt
waite our lands than 10y buying up their
estates, and setting them adrift with
little money ia their pockets as an idle
discontinued class to revive old political
dormas. and fomcnt new issues, or per.
haps set Up a dangerous position to Us.
lyon don't mean 10 say that those
informal uiggcrs would give the pref.
crcnce 70 their old opprcssors2"
DOLLAR for dollar ia wagcs-yesl
And why shouldn't they2 Their old
masters understand them better and
treat them generally better They
know our interest In them Is only an
abstract sentiment, not a real liking
We show at every turn. But we arc
nearing Redlands, and Maj Reed viii.
1 have no doubt, corroboratc my i'm.
prcssions lie insists upon our staying
al his house, although the poor old Eel.
low, imagine, can III afford 70 enter.
tain company But he will DC offended
II wc refuse
Gle IS a friend o. yours, then2" asked
Drummond.
- fought against his division al
stony crcck," said CORTLAND, grimly
lie never tires Of talking Of il TO me,
50 suppose MA
few moments later the train glided
beside the Rcdlands platform. As the
two travellers descended a hand was
laid on Courtland's shoulder, and
stout figure IN the blacklist and shiniesi
Of alpaca Jackets and the whitcst and
broadcast Of Panama hats welcomed
him. "Glad 70 sce go, c0aRel. | rccls.
oned I'd waltz over and bring along the
boy pointing 90 a griz2lcd negro serv-
ant Of sixty who was bowling before
them, TO tote yo'r things over instead
of using hack. ! haven't run much
ON horse flesh since the wah-hal hal
what didn't use for rcmounts reckon
yo'r conmissary gobblcd up with tho
other live stock, ch?" lie laughed
heartily as " the rccollcctions were
purely humorous, and again clapped
CORTLAND ON the back
Let me Introduce my friend, Mr..
Drummond, Maj Reed" said Court
land, smiling
"Yo were in the wah, sir?"
MOI" returned Drnmmond hcsi-
tatng, he knew not why, and angry at
his own embarrassment
mir Drummond, the vice president
Of the company" interposcd Courtland.
chccrfully, was engaged In furnishing
% a. the sinews Of war"
Maj Reed bowed little moro for
mally "Most ~ MS hcah, sir. woIo In
tho wah some time or other, and " you