The colored American., 1902-06-14

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his curves" From the nur,her ~ 49,
ne appears and the multifarious "obser- |
Ia a'ioils ne makes, II might reasonably
sSeIIed that the Man-on- the Corner
Is d modern Proteus-he must carts;r,I+,
aSSume-in the time allowed m bis 90
Observation-Disclosures forms 49,
teTs and colors. Some say Sbakeenears's !
WORKS were written by cabal of "a {
ilous scholars at the English court. who !,
"iStieu 10 pant hguTeS that would live
III history. without having their b;ob /.
odSte exposed, or being reduced 10 com {.
petition with the "pennv-a-Iiners Nh,
ABSORBED mlxed-ale at the White H.
tavern at the expense of the nacS;,,C, +. .
iHI ong. and Scribbled off "copva ar,;5
ouIiing fumes from a cob-piDe Tbe
Stroliing player Shakespeare. eager to
earn MS salt, may have served as an ey1
Cehent chopping block for these err-
uite DTltISn grandees-whO knows2 And
VINO can md out, now that all parties
- the Secret-ineludlng Ignatius Don
.{ idte I,.t gone the way of all the
SdIthf VINO knows that the susnected
Man-on-the-Corner Is ONLY 4 con,ls,,;a.,-
Storm-center for a mass of causti-
manuscript HI5 written by a coterie of
washington s literary "tabIe-ror,d,,
so that the spirit of cohesion ma, he
preserved, while a wide area ;s ba;,,
covered: Could Shakespeare ~ s,5.
other man. have travelled IN ali -.
countries described in his Drod,,cfio,,s
oT oeen admitted to the inner circle ~
me nobility, with whose every 49,
throb ne seemed familiar In one sbort
week does anyone think it possible for
me Mah-on-the-Corner to keep vigil AZ
PutdlNe post, visit the churches
~ iieS restaurants clubs, ban0uets
DaIIs and schools. and chat vritb -
lates. pugilistS, orators. raconteurs "a,
GATORS, society leaders and poIit;cisns
"itnout serious risk of nervous o~os
t,dtlonf Wen, be all these tbipgs =
ti'ey may. Shakespeare written bV any
POh Vi many VIII never cease to insDira
tIie universal soul, and the Man-on-tbe-
EOIheI Will continue TO do business -
me ORD stand. dealing out itystice 70 tba
lherltor1ous and roasting" tbose Nh
NH NH not OF cannot toe the mark set h,
his Imperial Mystery 'N' Os
Not leaSt among the pleasures derived
ION furnishing such inpersonaI MAJ
q 'iiiS' IS the uneaSiness produced !,
go, I'm quarters whenever an article an
ebo-3oo'.I:hg SecIihg somebody for an alleged
SiiOI tcon11ng, socially. reIigio,s1,,
business capacity. Az orra u IN
spes sS up Wonder who is he taIJ;no =
fuoul Se now and there is a -snesL;n65 :
! aear on the part of many that ''iS,"s = =
CiacK at each of them. a HIM -
SSdidciouS scandal in "hiqb c;-cIa.;,
DIlngS 10 light a dozen baD6en;po-s -.
iie e9lit OF which may have insn;Ted tLs |
a warning note to an alIegad
immoral minister; a heart-to-beart ST.
at PoiiticaI leader; Criticism of cer1
tam school officials: slight nentio1 -
lawyer E,y who has sold out a cl;e,t a
Hiched an estate; advice to trustees -.
Cohduct churches in backwoods st,,Ie
or whisper that notable UeddirCI =
on tne tapIs-and what is the result ;
Everybody eager to read the meaningIass
lines, and you would be surprised to bsor
now many of the editors good fr;ends
VIII ask him to take something and
quietly hInt TO him that the people re-
Ierred 10 TN paragraph. mind Won
that may have meant ANYTHING or nott
ing) are very indignant and threaten 70
stop the paper If any further "attacLS" |
upon them are put into print
And so runs the world awavi Ver;Iv
we are superSenSitive race. and i'm
agIne that the whole populace has 1t in
Tor us, and that the entire planet is
worrying about our affairs. when II is
doubtful # any considerable percentage
Is aware OF our existence or IS concern
ed over our little conings and goings.
which measure an inEniteSiulai atom in