The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-26

Comparatively tcv p,rsons of the present generation W5Gld know the meaning of ihr underground rpiIroad The underground railroad comprised a few aboluioui>ls Islo Jo lSD wbo were curaEcd lu helping runaway slaves Co reach frsc territory Auy one of these raiIroadcTs 1T rsucbt at their work. especially during the last few years rriHr To the civil war. would have been hanged instantly
 One evening iu iue winter of iSJ6 a coIportegr riding uu horseback stopped ai rouatry house near Nash vile. Tenn au1 rsUing for the ov-urr. announced Go bir that be intended Co starr a series of religious meet fncs tn Che ucighborhu1d Mr Boone the gentleman he addressed. imbuc'i with true southern hospitality. asked the stranger fu dismouut aud be his guest for as long period as he liked.
 "Tm not what Is ususIly called a religious man. said Nr Boone. but | respect the cloth and I'H do an ' can fo' yo sub
 The roIporfeur who gave his name as David Singleton. accepted ihe nvi tation. removed his s1ddlchaES then uscd in lien of @ suit case turned hiS horse over 10 a negro slave and went into thc house
 oI iudee suh. remarked Mr Boone. from vo accent that yo' a from the no'th While yo anr welcome In my house. trust ihat vo have none of tbe abolition notions prevalent among yo' people
 .,I can prove. sir. rpf ied the colpor- teur. from the Bible that the iustitu- ton of slavery is 8 divine institution.
 This vas perfectly satisfactory Co Mir. Boone. who gave himself no fur tber concern about his guests pro. slavery urocIIvitIos. He one day caught Mir Singleton talking with one of hi' negroes -EHI. young man with wife and child whom he B0one' waf expecting to sell. separating the lam uv. Rut st frightened glance from Bnl who saw hIs master coming the .rnrnorteur drew bundle nf tracts from his pocket. ravc them tD fbr slave. and bv the time ihe master rawc up was cuioining the negro to reTUnt and he saved Mir Boone f7No1 Co suspect that the n0rfhc-ucr was tamporinr with his slave
 One evening a party of gentlemen from rho upfehNrrho03 gathered in NIT Roone.s r6usr for a game of poker always popular In fhe s0uih. and ai which NIT Boone considered himself proficient He a0o'0Elzcd Co Singleton for not inviting him Co take a hand giving as a reason that tho '7tter's 70 cation wae uof In aCr0rl with fh" crme Tho -0Iporfpur sat boSidc tho f7h'g watching Inc game. occasion ally asking a stupid question with 70 gard 10 ft For instance. hc wished Co know If thr one spot. as hc cai,ei tho ace was thr 'n- est card in tho pacF and if frn l.. would taEe the kiag rf~auv one 70 players. wiRkiuC at trp others. f-r. , tbe locker on to take hand Of rous-e he deolned. but the players cont SO f1r-c bim Co play. and hy their united oTo-ts succeeded.
 Bu 'r- Sing eton could not be pre- vailed upon Co tate out his money. SO one of tHe party who had won liberaily showed ten onc-doIar bII's before him. The corua-rcur continued bis stupid 1rpefions and remarks about the game, but from the first held very good hands He did not seem Co know their value. often betting most on the weak est But somehow no won more on poa- hands than tbe others did on large ones
 Rv mr5Blrht Nr. Singleton. playing on borrowed rapital-or rather capital that had been forced upon him-had relieved an the company. except Mir
 Boone. af fhoir cash ln hand. and 'rav wore obliged Co drop oui The hosts pride was touched The Idea af tract distributor from the north
 who didn't know inc value of an ace coming Into Tennessee and cleaning ont romurnv Of southern gentlemen
 wae nrrrastrrnue Hc squared him self before Nr Singleton and propos.
 rd Co finish thc game between them. doubling the sf7kce Nr Singleton tried Co vrh1-nw. begging to be per mitfpd Co rrfuru his winnings. but the proposition was secuted. He was rorred Co proCccd
 The hands hc he'd were remarkabie especially vher he dealt the cards,
 within an hour he had won all Mr.
 Roones cash In hand and the balance in his cheek book.
 'TW put 1p one O my niFgers,' be said.
 (Which oncT' nsEed Singleton.
 "RU. Two intended to sell him any way"
 Rm was considered equivalent to SIn0o in chips and in half ap hour
 was owned by Mfr Singleton. Then BITS wife. Chloe. and her pickaninny
 were pu' up together. and In another half hour they. too. had been lost 10 ! thelr master
 SlucIctOn's manner changed. ssg~,..tf,--r-, ho esTH sr0rsre huck-