Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-02-18

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were bright boys and girls. We
never thought of anything wrong
in going to school along with
these children and in all our
classes and in all our plays they
were admitted without thought
on our part as they were nicely
behaved everywhere. But during
one of the schools there was
man named Taylor, who moved
into the settlement and sent his
children to school. These chill
dren we're not near SO we'll be-
haved as the colored children,
but Miss Rogers was a mode
teacher both as an instructor and
diciplinarian and we all got
along pretty we'll. 1t was not
long hover till Mr.. Taylor (who
was from Kentuckey and could
smell darkie from affair." came
to the school and requested that
the teacher should send the color
ed children home and not let
them come any more as he did
not want his children associat-
ing with niger. l we'll remem-
Der how Miss Rogers rose to the
occasion and when she had asked
us all to put away our books for
little while, she walked up and
looked face to face with Taylor
when she gave him such rebuke
in kind but firm words that he
WINGED under it like a whipped
puppy. She did not desist un-
til she had informed him in plain
terms that those darkie children
was just as good as his children
or any other white children in
school and that unless the pa
irons forced her to shut them out
she should not do it and if they
did she would quit at once as
she would not disgrace herself
by teaching in a neighborhood
where'there was any difference
made between white and black
pupils. She knew very we'll that
the other patrons would not toll
crate such sentiments and she so
informed Taylory, and further if
he did not like the manner and
make up of her school he had her
permission to remove his children
at any time. My brother and
several of the boys and girls told
her after Taylor had gone that it
was the proudest day of their
lives to be blessed with a teacher
who would stand for the right as
she had done that day. In a few
days Taylor complained to the
other patrons and there was
meeting had which was attended
by Mr.. Rice and all the old
Quaker patrons, who Informed
Taylor that they would not be
dictated to by such man or any
man instead. He, Taylor threat
ed to use what he was pleased to
call bull dog on them, by which
he meant pistol, when Daniel
Hill arose and walking over di-
rectly in front of him said:
Friend Taylor, thee need not
think to scare us with that bull
dog as we have heard more dan
gerous dogs than that which
persuing the poor colored man
and harked on by such men as
myself. Now I advise thee to
go home and when thee thinks
over the matter tonight and finds
that thee don't want thy children
with these good children Of
Friend Rice's thee can keep them
away, if however thou should'st
think better Of it and wish thy
children to have better educa-
tion and be taught better man
ners than thou has manifested
today just send them on to school
for Ruth Ann will be here to-
morrow and the school will GO on
as usual with or without thy con-
sent just as thee will"
The result was that he soon
removed his family to Delaware
county where after few years
he killed man in cold blood
without much provocation, if
any, was sent to the pen for life
where he would not work so they
used the water cure on him COM
peling him to pump or drown
which latter he chose. And so
persisted this feind in human
shape. l was told that by the
good influence of their mother
the children became pretty good
citizens and free from the miser-
able prejudice which like can
ker ate out their fathers life.
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