The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-19
THEN AND NOW
Iorlgnall


 seated on a box. was white headed darky smoking a pipe.
 "Is there much prejudice against northern people hereabout uneleF l asked.
 'No. ma'am," replied the darky, taking his pipe out of his mouth. "Dls place neber been bcry hot 'ginst no'th- ern people sence a few ycahs befo' de wah. It was hot befo' dat, dough-"
 What caused the changer
 "Mr. Archibald caused de change. It war in de autumn ob 1850. Mir. Llncum war runnin' fo' president in de norf, an Mir. BreSlSinridge war runnin' fo' Ie same ofis in de souf. Times war mighty hot. Young Mir. Archibald come down hyar frum one ob de big no'thern colleges fo' to tutor. He war ine young fellah. mighty fond ob rowln' an runnin' an all so'ts ob sportin'. At first all de gentlemen an ladies tux a despate hkin' to him. Dere wasn't nOthln' at an dc matter wid him 'cept one ting. He didn't hab no mo sense dan to tek a little schulehouse an gin to teach do nig- gahs. free.
 "F"um dat time all de people change right roun'. Ef dc nlggahs know as much as dcre marsters, how yO' gwine keep 'em slabcs, I lak to know? A committee went to Mir. Archibald an reasoned wid him. but he war de ob- stinatcst man yo' eber sec an pre- sisted In reasOnln' back wid dc fust gentlemen in de souf. Yo' sec. some ob de fust gentlemen didn't know any too much themselves. an it wasn't to be 'spected dat dcy gvinc to let dcrc own niggahs know a heap. Dey jis' stop reasonin' wid dat young fellah an went away.
 "Dat night I war scttin' with Llze Q.ize war my wife; she daid nowl whar l could. .see de schulehouse, an l says: Lize yo' see dat light ober darI Is dat de moon risin'r
 Huh. Moon rlsin' in de westl Oats fiah in de schulehouse roof.
 "At fust it war no bigger'n a candle; den it growed an growed till de whole schulehouse war a-burnin'. By de light I could see de fust citizens standin' roun' Dey war instergruted by Owen Wetherbce. who libcd near de schule- house. He war a-talEIn' to 'em. a-shak- in be finger an argufyin'. got up an went whar | could hear, an 1 hearn him toll 'em to go an burn de little house whar de teacher libed by hlsself eber scnce he got onpoplar. Dey started or an burned de house. but Mir. Archibald didn't happen to be dar. Lucky fo' him. fo' tink dey put him i'm an burn him too. When de fah war low, dey went to de tavern an set roun drinkin'.
 "Narse Wethcrbec's house war right in de track ob de win blowin' fah fun de schulchouse an while de gen. tlemen war burnIn' Mir. Archibalds house Marse Wethcrbccs war a-ketch- en fiah lts own sell. seen it. an l goes Co dc tavc'n, an ! says, 'Marse [ wetherebec. yo' house Is burnin''
 "He jls' turned white as my ha'r,.f be war a widower wld one leetle chile wot hadn't no mudder Co tek keer Ob lt. an he done It hissclf 'cept when he war burnln' other peoples houses an celebratin'. He runned out ob de tave'n. de udders behin' him, an goes to he house. De tiah was a-comln' out ob de roof an smoke out ob some ob dc win ders. Marse Wetherbee jis' stood an wrung be hands. cryln', My leetle boy
 "Dere wasn't none ob dem fust citi- zens ob de sOut wot war young an strong nun fo' to git up on de outside | ob de house Co de room whar de chile slep'. fo' de fah an smoke kep' 'em fun dc stairs. an dey gib i'm up fo' lost. All ob a sudden Mir. Archibald come runnin' up an jIs' den a curly head 'peared at de wlnder. an we could heah de little boy cryin'. Mir. | Archibald mak' a rush fO' de stairs, | but de flames druv him back. Den he come out an. scein' a tree wid de branches growth near de winder, he shins up lak a monkey an walks out on a branch. When be sit far as he kin, he begin Co teeter. den jump a long way an catch on de winder sill an pull hisself up by be arms an in nudder minute was in de room. He tek up de boy, an, tossln' a blanket offen de bed to de men below, dey held 1t between lem. an Mir. Archibald jlS pitched de little boy right into 1t. Soon as dey set him on de groun' he say mighty mad:
 "Pop, wot yo' leabe me all Tone fo' to burn up fo'Y
 'Mr. Archibald was jls' climbin' out. en de winder when sumpln-de coal oil tank. reckon-sploded an de room he was in bust into flames. He jumped into de blanket, but he war burned orfuL
 By de time Mir. Archibald git well dere war a new house ready fo' him to lib in an de money, too, wot dC schulehOuse had cost him. De spring ob 1881 war comln' on. an de wah wal a-eomin' on too. Dere wasn't gwinC fo' be any teachin' ob de niggahs tll it war all obah. m den dere wal gwine to be a heap. Mir. Archibald | didn't hab to skulk away an go nori lak other no'thern men. When h' went away, all dc fust citizens ob d' place gib him a recepshun an tell hin ef be stay an fight fo' de souf dey ] ! -.f-. q. -f..,...f.k N,r hfua nnk ha HaT