The broad ax., 1918-11-09

year and for the past week that never
died before, until thought any time
to pick up a paper and see that
had passed into the great beyond. A
fellow feels funny when he begins to
think about this dying business, and
/ don't blame them.
When in New York i heard them
talk about this Flu" yet / did not
think so much about it. met Miss
Annie Patterson, whose home was IN
Clarendon, Ark, and she had some
thing to say about the ''fiu," yet l
could not understand it. She had
me to take a royal meal with her, and
il remind me of the times when
use to stop at the home of her father
down in Arkansas. She is one more
good cook.
When l got up in New York the
next morning, / felt a little shaky
myself. was way down at the heel so
to speak, but l just kept my upper
lin stiff. went over to the new A.
! NJ. E. church and made few re-
marks. and then as / was feeling so
s;.L went IN the home of Miss A.
A. Cofield, and she fixed up some
medicine and tried to get me well. l
had a little feeling like my wings
were going to grow out and soon l
was to be an angel, and decided that
did not want to die in New York,
hence | beat it to Philadelphia, get
ting there about midnight. Invent to
tn ehome of Mr.. and Mrs. Gaines,
North 9th street, and to my surprise
found Gaines down with that "fiu. "
. His wife told me that it was in the
house. and thought / had it with
me, hence / said just as well come
? on in, and thought If / should die il
would be a good place. Mrs. Game:
use to go to school at Normal, anC
she was from Snow Hill, Ala. got
some soldier dust and took five table
! spoons of it, and the next day wa.
: feeling better, but far from being
A well. / knocked around in Phila
: delphia for a little while, and ther
beat it to Baltimore. Daniel II. Muir
ply, of the Afro-American was wait
ing in the Office for me, and i wen
on to his home. 1t was a nice tril
there. / went to see him, talked witt
him went to his home, and had on
: more fine supper.
/ got in touch with the financia
s king of the world, DR.. W. Sampson
| Brooks, of the African Methods
Episcopal church, and it should b
Bishop Brooks, and we hope that
will be in 1920. He is now plannin
L to raise $4,000 which will finish tn
\ indebtedness on that big church Their
in Baltimore, and he will be entitle
to promotion. From Baltimore, bea
it to Washington, where / took ar
It other look at the White House wher
. I had Just been a few days befor
II to talk with President Woodrow Wi
It son. 1t is a great thing to get int
= good company and to-mingle wit
II big people. / shall never forget D.
; W. H. Jernagin, because he helpe
to put me on the map, and to sa
good things about me. / thank hi
:, for it all.
a. Of from Washington, to Montgon
ID cry, W. Va, and then to st. Loui
- stopping at Franfort and Louisvill
IT In St. Louis / spent. the day wit
re Maones, and found that they are Ii
" tie by little getting into their ne
building. It is not completed yet, b.
soon will be, and it viii be the lar
~ est and most complete business bull
IS. ing owned by our people in tn
et country, and just think of it it W
80 be owned by my people
is Mr.. Malone is one more actl'
= man. Anything that means advanc
ment and uplift of our people, he
-;oht tbere with the goods, and he