The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-30


the game like chder n graSshoppcr chase He
Squcacd before reached him an patrol come
around The corner He got away, an so did
we.
Hard hdin' had after That fr many "a month
The drag our an they hunted L the bush. an
through that with dogs an runners ON the ral
Twas bInck boys tlrcy used, an twas black boys
taught t throw them or. Twice We doubled blck
once twas his house we burned his head. Next
time did fr him the steps of the church
with army pistols. But he had the devils own luck
an cursed him an hit back { the bush we lid
stckin' up the road Z keep goIn, but twas
small likln had f'r travellers purses an such
Twas like the first months at Rlsdon again when
ate the Colonel with our meals an slept the
hate of him. We there get him an VIC cared
notbn' fr aught else.
Dannys Plan.
Danny, here. much talkin, but he
was lad could use his head. He thought Mt ont In
tho end. What with the duckln' an dodgIn life
had tho blacks, yerselves ncghbors, was our best
an only friends Twas that way Danny come by
the plan.
He got an old bowlegged black boy T. show him
how T. throw the boomerang Not only The motions.
neghbors but the real trick Of the thing He prac-
tSed hour be hour I've heard none but black boy
could learn the twist Of VT little curved sticks, but
Danny done ut. Twas black mad, Danny n
silent man, an he nursed n grudge like a sucSln'
babe. Nothn' that could help him too h1rd t
get
1--WE found after three year of footloose stampln'
The bush that the Colonel rode out to La PelouSe
once week visit the convict station Botany Bay
Twas an escaped transport told us, an made
back tracks the next day. The Colonel, hayin us
in mind. manner Of doubt went be daylight in
civil clothes Danny told me his scheme. an bitter
sworc / was f'r shootln quick an straight firm
tree But Danny spoke of patrols an said he had no
"'Twas OF an carly did ut firm clump
of Young red gum The yellow face come clump.
clumpIn' round the turn when stepped out l had
ut covered an IL Danny had missed the Colenel would
vet have sent more lads t. convict pens He saw
us FIR n wink l like T. mind before Danny whlrcd
the thing around his head an cut It straight at him
1t snlcked him behind the ear an down be come like
sack OF meal.
I'VE jumped fr the bush again. travcllin' night an
iay an never stopped TIL come here. Up the
cnst coast, bechune an desert, through Queens
land to WooIoo. An = know ut. Twas like
black men we'd done nn t. the black man come In
the end Y'rc all right. ncIghbors an here's y't
health
so here VIC are, or I am an Dannys gone. Drink
once more { Danny, ncghbors.
''Fr old Boru il dead an gone
No shindy he make;
Wen brew a smokIu' bowl t him
An drink ut at his wake"
lie suffered the last words of the Jingle
the liquor In his blood found him and claimed him
for Its again, Wrought upon by liquid Grc and
the Wild speech and gestures of the big by the
coffin the blackboyS gibbcrcd and laughed among
themselves. The gourd passed quickly down the line
and avid cries demanded IL filed again The blacks
moved about restlessly ouarrels began among them.
ONara collapsed into the only chair and sat- blinking
p and lecrlne.
The Last White Man.
Then tall native, somewhat more imaginative than
the rest aud sensing his fellows readiness for
game bethought him OF a diversion lie replenisheG
his cup and stepped to the side of the coffin.
Raising CooginS head with one hand, with tho
other he offered the drink to the dead lips A s1uca
of appreciation from his brethren encouraged him.
With quick fingers he pried open Coogins mouth aud
began to pour In the liquor.
An iustnnt later lie was pucked from behind
whlrcd through the air and dashed Senselcss to the
floor. oNGara lowered above him. the chair aloft
in both hands, terrible in bs wrath
Touch him, will yc, We swlne1 Touch a white
man. " black limb of Satan"
He ragged triumphant threatening the covering ma
tIves in succession and returning 10 showers blows
the nanmate violator of the dead. The ten black
years fell away, O'Mara was once more a white
Paralyzed by the suddenncss and violence of the
moment But the blood lust and the drink IN
them. OMara haO crossed the color line. Yclpu.
they drew together the door and then Hun.
upon him With winding arms they sought him;
with eager, graspng hands they tore at him. lie
shook them of with full sweeps of his great arms.
believing In stark anger the white. red blood pound
Ing through muscles and brain. lending unknown
strength from Its latent
Back they rushed. He beat them from Side to
side. driving two the ground with the spllnterod
chair. The black swept again
lie fought hard. with teeth tight set striking short
sruelling blows crclins haitcrng strokes rs hc
found room for them: twisting from the clawmg
hands, forcing bis way lnstinctyely toward the wall.
where lie might the uaflve wolves In front
The frcuzy OF coor hate was in him Ills fingers
closed Il bare black throat for second aud tue
flesh tore away beneath them
The struggling group moved slowly rrom end 10
end the hut like namelcsS. hldcous poyp In
the red murS. The dead mnn lay uumolosted.
Blake outside. helpless in the impersonal de.
tachmcnt of derIum. The thing passed before him