The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06
AND CRITICISMS
Of THE BOOKS OF THE DAY

son to stand II, With the ''power that b."
lohiod his manic as, president OF tho CLUB,
and undertook to secure tho enrolltnert
OF 50 many oolored voters At 80 much
per the elsctor. Uncle Moses was high y
up on the list, and received his two
dollars. When the day Of election came.
no vever, NJ 1t was soon generally known
that IrtleS Moses had voted the straight
Republican aticket' Being taxed with his
recent endorsement with tho opposite.
party, Uncle Moses put on his spectao1es.
and, looking sauarey at his inuuisitor,
said mildly "You 80 on, 'clubfoot!"
You knows and /. knows I done took dat
q dyed In de VOL Publican DO Public
cans dono got me froe when ole Marse
Lincoln. knock dc shackle rom dc black
ans q Moso me E me- ew sp dea Or
'Gyptian, but Nose he never gwlne back
on do " Publican party" & a
z After 4 TINS MOSES 1ecame 5anitor Of
daughters at tho Normal School forming
| themselves to be tea chers, and his sons
are proud Of their fath " ,s record.
Not long ago a party Of young white
men from town drove out into tha wilus
OF Dnwiddle county for a weeks sport.
They had pursued deer with hounds for
L
a day or two, and had moderate sue.
cess With birds and with tho mill.pond
perch. One evening. Us night fell, they
ssound s .hsr eat
1 well-built, but ragged, colored youth, fol-
| lowed, by two unpedigreod CANNES. dritted
/, into the circle and gaxed shyly but
/ The words at once sprung to the lips OF
| the leading spirit among the white nunt-
ers: A Boys. we'll take this niger and
have some fun What do you. say 70 q
YES {suh. Dat is. sub. der useter was
lashings OBJ coons round here, but, mo
and Tiger dab done cochted mos I'LL do
l'Well, don't you think you and Tiger
dab" can find coon Tor the half q =
i dollar down towards the lower creek r.
in a few moments tho white men had
surrounded that young colored man and
were pushing through tho depths, OF tho
A dictated that he had struck the trail OF
II his favorite game. a wild scene ensued.
Torches bazel In every ha No. and ,d TIE
4 with fierce cries. i Had he read Uncle
4 ,roril's Cabin" or some similar historical
Il work OF his fathers time the scene must
have called up to the young ,ne ,e,s mlnd
\ tors. Ills blood must have thrilled Wiln
4 the thought that he was no longer the
4 pursued, but the pursuer.t ~ due course .
il the hounds we're overtaken leaplng high
tupon the boil OF a huge gum tree, their
4 llerce eyes and white teeth flashing back
4 the yellow glare OF tho torches, while
4 their dreadful cries must have presa ,4
b BIO tho coon the fate 80 many trembling
4 slaves had met In that CORY swamp.
i AT this crucial point the white men
a rccolled. The gum was sheer for fun
Il sixty feet without a limb. Trained in a
80 rIn rAI tn
4 the tree. Without even casting lots Jim
was selected to throw down the coon.
i Without hesitation, and with no preface.
save to kick of his shoes, untrammeled
by strings or socks, the young coorcd
man Skinned UP the monarch OF the forest
4 and In few moments threw down the
coon The dogs did tho rest. Returning
I swiftly to solid earth. this modest hero
= did not so much as skip on one foot. with
open and appraised palms as even cir
: rly remarked Coon meat bin skace.
know'd I gw!ne git dat coon
I Can any one say that this young negro.
who proved himself when the boasted
:. suffrage?
= Is the century poktng fun at Booker. pr
throwing q side light upon his cnl1bre
J FOR the benefit OF the hysterlcal faddists
or In walters shell jackeD7
II serious criticism were intended. It
might be pointed out that In glorlfying
the ordinary forms OF honesty, fidelity
and courage in his black heroes Prof.
Washington implicitly suggests the white
man as the beneficiary thereof. without
consideration. No, teacher that even sug-
gests this attitude can solve the raca
, problem at the South.
FRANCIS lRIVEIS ELAssITER.y
Petersburg, Va, Sept. !. 1903,