Summary of your 'study carrel' ============================== This is a summary of your Distant Reader 'study carrel'. The Distant Reader harvested & cached your content into a collection/corpus. It then applied sets of natural language processing and text mining against the collection. The results of this process was reduced to a database file -- a 'study carrel'. The study carrel can then be queried, thus bringing light specific characteristics for your collection. These characteristics can help you summarize the collection as well as enumerate things you might want to investigate more closely. Eric Lease Morgan May 27, 2019 Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 80 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52249 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 89 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 New York 18 God 17 South 16 man 13 chapter 11 old man 10 United States 10 Negroes 10 Negro 9 little time 8 young white man 8 negro 8 look 7 white man 7 like 7 Negro man 6 little man 6 great man 6 good man 6 South Carolina 5 time 5 good time 5 good 5 Southern white man 5 Sam 5 New York City 5 New Orleans 5 New England 5 Negro race 4 white men 4 white 4 poor man 4 de man 4 William 4 Street 4 South America 4 Mr. Wilson 4 Mr. Johnson 4 Ethel 3 young man 3 young colored man 3 year 3 white South 3 tell 3 southern 3 poor white man 3 old colored man 3 negro race 3 negro man 3 long time Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 14379 man 9063 time 6345 day 5946 way 5180 thing 5031 hand 4890 people 4778 eye 4395 year 4350 woman 4337 girl 4052 life 4008 face 3934 room 3929 night 3590 mother 3365 house 3225 boy 3195 child 3147 place 2978 head 2925 door 2709 something 2695 nothing 2671 friend 2618 money 2584 father 2575 one 2564 word 2472 home 2468 school 2435 world 2408 mind 2341 race 2171 heart 2140 voice 2120 moment 2117 work 2116 side 2038 morning 2001 wife 1994 arm 1984 town 1829 love 1802 foot 1766 anything 1707 part 1665 name 1616 business 1589 hour Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 4227 Mr. 3394 Mrs. 3208 de 2439 South 2321 Negro 2135 Miss 1970 God 1655 dat 1650 New 1340 Joe 1297 Negroes 1274 Dr. 1241 Jake 1153 John 1115 Joan 1066 William 1066 Jim 1048 Asher 1041 Uncle 1033 York 1018 Jean 968 dey 951 North 949 Colonel 925 Tom 807 Sam 788 Jack 742 Wyeth 729 States 725 America 722 Aunt 706 June 704 Smith 692 Abe 677 Mimi 664 Mansart 655 Street 652 Marie 628 jes 619 Baron 612 Bob 603 Lou 601 Doctor 588 Lord 586 Vera 578 Bill 573 Sunday 570 Baptiste 556 United 555 Le Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 67089 he 60773 i 46696 you 42061 it 40973 she 22363 him 19832 they 15126 her 15038 me 12963 we 10231 them 3883 us 2989 himself 1769 herself 1036 myself 885 themselves 765 'em 603 one 572 itself 567 yourself 439 's 283 mine 207 yours 203 his 199 ourselves 199 hers 109 em 86 theirs 85 thee 73 yuh 58 yo 54 ye 53 tuh 48 ’s 48 ya 35 him- 33 ours 31 yer 30 ex- 30 duh 29 be- 25 hisself 21 withal 17 yo’self 15 you're 15 yit 14 ’em 14 yo'self 13 yerself 13 ah'd Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 153954 be 64800 have 31149 do 21345 say 16477 go 13155 know 12343 come 11576 see 11092 get 9956 make 8434 take 8370 think 7832 look 7149 tell 5870 want 5526 give 4705 ask 4519 find 4407 feel 4253 leave 4169 seem 4056 turn 3917 hear 3908 call 3718 let 3421 stand 3382 try 3252 sit 3252 keep 2966 talk 2837 put 2828 begin 2633 bring 2580 become 2498 live 2451 meet 2388 mean 2340 run 2338 like 2308 hold 2300 speak 2162 start 2149 pass 2041 work 2002 e 1961 love 1889 return 1859 walk 1844 wait 1768 follow Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 41347 not 13122 so 10670 up 8858 now 8586 then 8170 out 6988 more 6659 good 6219 white 5828 little 5665 just 5550 other 5542 here 5424 back 5316 down 5235 well 4978 old 4946 long 4903 never 4902 too 4887 only 4781 much 4432 very 4432 as 4376 there 3927 great 3788 away 3766 again 3665 even 3652 all 3494 right 3490 first 3406 on 3263 many 3118 young 3013 own 2853 most 2780 ever 2775 in 2758 black 2734 few 2665 still 2644 over 2573 always 2489 off 2481 colored 2387 last 2371 same 2253 soon 2188 new Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1285 good 1072 most 933 least 276 great 202 Most 150 high 139 bad 87 fine 81 old 78 late 77 large 76 big 71 slight 71 near 57 first 50 dear 49 low 47 young 42 pretty 41 rich 38 early 36 deep 33 happy 32 sweet 29 eld 28 hard 24 strong 23 close 23 bright 21 strange 20 small 20 poor 20 noble 20 farth 18 long 18 grand 16 wise 16 wealthy 15 lovely 15 faint 15 easy 15 dark 15 black 14 smart 14 nice 13 pure 12 white 12 weak 12 quick 12 full Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1781 most 149 well 112 least 5 first 3 worst 3 farthest 2 lowest 2 long 2 hard 2 greatest 1 youngest 1 sweetest 1 prettiest 1 nastiest 1 in¬ 1 furthest 1 deepest 1 close Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 people do n't 11 people were not 10 door was open 10 face took on 10 something was wrong 9 men are not 9 people did not 8 face was pale 8 time went on 7 eyes were bright 7 eyes were large 7 face was very 7 father was dead 7 man is not 7 men do n't 7 mother had always 7 mother was not 6 days went by 6 eyes did not 6 eyes were closed 6 face was full 6 face was so 6 man did n't 6 man did not 6 man looked up 6 man was not 6 men do not 6 night came on 6 people do not 6 place was not 6 thing was certain 5 father had never 5 father had not 5 father was not 5 girl was not 5 life was not 5 man came in 5 man does not 5 man had ever 5 men did not 5 mother did not 5 people did n't 5 people have n't 5 things are not 5 things did not 5 things do n't 5 woman did not 5 woman was not 5 years go by 4 day being sunday Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 man has not yet 2 people were not so 2 time has not yet 1 boy 's no mor'n 1 boy knows no more 1 boy was no drone 1 boy was not bad 1 boys are no doubt 1 boys are no good 1 boys were not exempt 1 child is no sawyer 1 children got no decent 1 children had no lawful 1 children having no effect 1 day were not sufficient 1 door was not wide 1 eye sees no discoverable 1 eyes had no rest 1 eyes were not dry 1 face was no longer 1 face was not attractive 1 face was not ugly 1 face were not black 1 face were not pre- 1 father had not as 1 father has no money 1 father is no good 1 father was not enthusiastic 1 father was not very 1 friend had no doubt 1 friend was not familiar 1 friends had no adequate 1 friends was not so 1 girl has no protection 1 girl made no answer 1 girl was no drab 1 girl was no more 1 girl was not all 1 girl was not far 1 girl was not interested 1 girl was not much 1 girl was not only 1 girls are not accustomed 1 girls did not really 1 girls had no chance 1 girls had no reply 1 girls having no classes 1 girls is not straight 1 girls were not at 1 girls were not particular Sizes of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- coo.31924022491033 the last time this tall man came to the little house And so, for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books. heard play a short time before on a Sunday afternoon at a special service of some kind, and who great colored man, to reflect credit on the race, Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church I became acquainted with the best class of colored people in white man of the South; most of his mental efforts run through one narrow channel; his life no group of Southern white men could get toAN EX-COLORED MAN class; for these men are but the creatures of conditions, as much so as the slum and criminal elements of all the great cities of the world are somehow feel that colored people who have education and money, who wear good clothes and live in emu.010000426223 home, Eva stood watching Oliver coming home to lunch, Oliver soon recogTHE LEOPARD''S CLAW added, "Oliver, Lucretia will be five years old next week; ing the wife and child, Oliver turned into the woods and When he returned he found Eva hysterical and Lucretia crying but trying to comfort her mamma. As soon as Alpha saw Oliver he thought of the gun They finally reached a large tree when both Lucretia The King and people decided that Eva and Lucretia When Oliver returned to his hut, Alpha called in a very Twe ventured across first, then Oliver ad Alpha followed, Oliver''s old enemy kidnaps lucretia Alpha suspected Eva and Lucretia to be the lost wife Harold: Am embarking for Freetown with Lucretia, and returning to search for Eva, who is lost in oliver and lucretia arrive at freetown He lost no time in placing Lucretia and Zina at the Lord Dubley handed Oliver emu.010001070551 " Perhaps you''d better not send your man away, Mr. Delamere," observed the lady, in a high shrill voice, " Sandy," said Mrs. Carteret when the baby had Mr. Delamere''s man Sandy had been waiting upon " Well, Mr. Delamere," returned the major goodhumoredly, " no doubt Sandy is an exceptionally good "Jerry," said the major, "wait on Captain McBane." Mammy Jane loved Mrs. Carteret; toward the major " White people," said Miller to himself, who had was the living evidence of a painful episode in Mrs. Carteret''s family, which the doctor''s presence would when it was death for a negro to strike a white man." " said Mrs. Carteret, " mere servants'' " I wonder where Tom is," said Mrs. Carteret. see his own ha''nt, it''s ''bout time fer dat man ter quit white race, in the person of old Mrs. Ochiltree, com¬ by two different persons, a negro and a white man, emu.010001216911 so easy beset you an'' keeps you f''om pergressin''; y'' ain''t got to think nothin'' ''bout pussunal ''dornment; you''s jes'' got to shet yo'' eyes If he do, I reckon he ''11 fin'' dat Mt. Hope ain''t de place fo'' him." " Well, dat''s whut I ''11 do, ''cause I kin outth''ow any of ''em an'' I know dey hidin''" Look hyeah, Lize," said the old servant, " Hyeah''s whah he got dat letteh," said Ike. " It ain''t no place fu'' nobody dat''s jes'' lazy don'' you know young mans don'' come to dey jes'' to let huh know dat I''d been had my eyes but I knowed dat I''d hit huh jes'' erbout right. father, an'' I''s got all dat I come fu''!'' Mas'' 41 want you to know, Emmerline, dat hit ain''t my money wif no man dat knows how to ''spect emu.010001355021 I wuz married ter a man named Jim. But Sam ''way wid ''im ter-morrow, fer he needed " Good-evening, Clara," he said, taking her " Tell me, Clara," he said, looking " That is an extremely long time," said A turbaned colored woman came to the door in re¬ a moment later the sheriff came to the door. u I ain''t got no time fer ter tarry, Shurff," The man turned away, and Polly went into the crowd went away they said I had not long " I want to get away," said the prisoner, man, who was looking the other way, was lowing evening, a light-colored man,—a white would n''t want ter fool wid a nigger man, an'' Law, a young white man from Ohio, moved " I reckon I knows de man," said the A colored man might be as good as a white emu.010001355555 The School History of the Negro Race This was especially true of the Negro race in my three white men and two Negroes were published, whereby the whites got the Negroes'' money but odds were against the Negro race at that time. over the country to discuss the Negro problem, Negro a longing for equality which the wdiite man organizations of the Negro race, also advocated down on the Negro, and that while in the South the whites lynched only the one Negro against refusing to work with Negroes, and instances of Collis had gone to Dixon''s room on the Negro''s request. Negroes cast their ballots one way all of the time; " The Negro nature at this time was still a pliable Negro for the white man. first years of freedom, when the Negro was forced comfortable for the Negroes in the South about What the young of the Negro race needs, beyond emu.010002406445 how "Poor Ben," whose existence began, like the little Poor Ben. When Bennie was quite young his mother gave him Poor Ben, during the thirty years of his life, had Poor Ben was a good and successful instructor, be¬ After leaving the school-room, Poor Ben''s profession Of course Ben''s great loving heart had long since Poor Ben. othet hand, love will degrade; it will bring man down ''Poor Ben. He was again sent as a delegate to the State Con¬ five years ago, when Poor Ben was young. ing it closely, Poor Ben thought he would try his skill the meeting in a few well timed and appreciated reniafks; and then introduced Poor Ben of Urbana, asthe orator of the day. Poor Ben, was the boy. Poor Ben. men. progress made during the first two years of Poor Ben''s poor Ben''s Home. the life work and surroundings of Poor Ben during emu.010002426670 lid wife, and how, in a short time, this beautiful slave Jim said, " Yes, Miss Purcey, will you walk with It was not William''s custom or privilege to visit Purcey in the day-time. When Elva looked at William, she said, "Well, The man on horse back then said: " Don''t you men money, besides the husband of Purcey, William McCullar, and it happened in this way : The entire party ing was said to William about the change which William McCullar, though a slave, was a noblehearted man. "Where is Purcey," said Mrs. Maxwell, "that she Maxwell place, excepting Elva, who knew of Purcey''s flight, and the parting between mother and looked at Purcey with his bleared eyes, and said : "I am traveling with my mistress," said Purcey. tion, said: " Send a servant to show my man where to return the man to his master, was left to think that emu.10002331914 The towns people who came to buy, haven''t the time to come to market every day." hundred dollars for land as far west as the town of arrived at Calias in good time. sod house north of town and see the colored man. He came from a small town, usually the home of the people of Megory began to boost the town on few good horses, land his building in the town the their interests to that place and combine with Megory in making the town a metropolis. the bank of Calias five miles west of Megory and west of town had company in the way of many new had ever seen in a country town up to that time, immediately every town in Megory County began sold in any town on the Little Crow, up to that time, By the time the land office opened in the morning, emu.10002350164 For instance, the young man said, ''God is waiting "We are indeed glad to come at any time," said Thelma "Why had Thelma said this?" thot Susan. Her mother had said wait, let the man take the initiative. "Susan," said William, "I have told you my feelings in "Somehow it has seemed queer to me," remarkt Rev. Ross looking pointedly at Thelma, "that there isn''t a Mrs. William Smith on that estate. The morning following Thelma''s conversation with Rev. Ross, William began the day''s work in his orchard. said enough, this I know will suffice; the white man every¬ "I''m your man," said Rev. Smith, "and I think I know "I wanted to come, William, so much; but I thot it best white man who did not place himself above colored people. man she loves, so Thelma longed for William. Then she took Thelma by the hand and called, "William, come, hvd.32044010537264 Henry did n'' know nuffin ''bout de goopher, en Mars Dugal'' did n'' see no ''casion fer ter tell ''im. wife''s question, "was a nigger w''at useter b''long ter ole Mars Marrabo McSwayne. knowed whar he wuz gwine ter stay fum Atter dat Tenie sot a sparrer-hawk fer ter watch de tree; en w''en Young mars wuz in a tarrible hurry fer ter git back home. atter a w''ile dat it wuz all Mars Marrabo''s wife could do ter git a ''oman ter ''lowed she went fer ter talk wid Sandy''s he wuz des gwine ter git so much wuk He tuk a lackin'' ter Mars Marrabo McSwayne''s oldes'' gal, Miss Lib. bic, en useter go ober dere eve''y day here ter dis yer vimya''d, — dat wuz w''en mules, fer ter come down dere dat night Dan, fer he wuz mos'' sho'' ter git a good ain'' got no time fer ter was''e wid no hvd.32044021096433 Said the boy: "Mother, my teacher says the world is a battlefield and a graveyard!" Harold was born just three months before days and saw a great many of the heads of families, and everywhere he found parents and children most anxious for the opportunity to learn and to hear the word of God explained. have schools, we shall have many worthy, intelligent Negroes who will become producers, taxpayers, and real forces in building up our state this nation, all men will hail each other as brothers, and God as their common father!" "Then," said Lucius, "Must I regard this as my up, will draw all men unto me.'' The Great Teacher is the social pattern for good people, in all nations, and for all times. have been more prosperous, but they said:"The great bulk of the Negro race in this country is in the South, and here it is going to remain hvd.hn35p2 tightness away from a pinched, pitiful face, whose dull cold eyes hurt you, other little girls came to buy candy and "Yes, but, my dear Annette," protested Philip, "this is a warm day, and The fisherman was looking unutterable things into Annette''s eyes, and, it about the bowed white head of a little Claiborne Street, was a house, little and but little, for on nearly every day ball, another night for that soirée dansante, and in the day, work at his trade, know that farther out, past the Confederate Soldiers'' Home, – that roseembowered, rambling place of graycoated, white-haired old men with Street, one day there came a man and a no come home soon dese day. quaint little old-world places where one I know those white hands like a woman''s One morning little Miss Sophie the little supplicant almost every day. Little Sister Josepha''s work was to hvd.hn3hhr Allan lost no time in making his way to the address And Mrs. Bleecker led Allan to a vine-covered porch At the sight, Mrs. Bleecker turned an appealing face toward Allan. The old man pointed to the wagon, saying that he would load it at once, whereupon Allan Allan''s return before starting for the Bleecker homestead, which was located about two miles from the city, eyes of the man and the girl met, Allan lifted his hat. "Does a man named Allan Dune work there?" was Allan continued his way, wheeling Harold before two, Allan and Harold, — had gone on to within a halfmile of the Bleecker homestead and were in a specially Allan,for it was he,was taking a day off preparatory to his return shortly to Cargo City, where the Harold Bleecker, whom Allan had apprised of his hands tore Harold Bleecker from the side of Allan hvd.hwqs4m Great men from different parts of the country either gave their support financially or otherwise to the Vance Institute, and from its example other schools Tom''s mother was a quiet, sympathetic woman of about forty, with large, glowing eyes, and "Tom truly has her eyes," thought Grace, as Grace bade Tom good-by, and slipping a Grace, of course, did not know of the sentiment regarding the Blacks, and even though one cross-looking white man, who, to Grace''s night, Joe Vardam determined to place Tom Days and weeks passed and still Grace received no reply to the letter she had sent. Grace Ennery and Fred Trower were also Whether Grace knew it or not, Fred Trower course of his search for Tom. This Grace did had seen in his Santa Maria home,-Grace Ennery. TOM BRINLEY RESCUES GRACE 109 TOM BRINLEY RESCUES GRACE 109 Grace Trower, she was enthusiastic over Tom''s mdp.39015000252448 The last thing that I remember was whipping old Dan like fury; I remember nothing when compared with his, you will know my feeling when I follow the curves of her profile, like Esther looks like a little white child, starched, Glowing like a fired pine-knot, it illumined the great door and soft showered the house like antennæ of a dead thing, stuffed, own body were the mass-heart of a black audience listening to them singing, he wants to heard em say that men who look like him (what where she goes to bed of nights, a soft thing like Soft girl-eyes, they set him singing. "Dont know, Muriel-wanted to see youwanted to talk to you—to see you and tell you "But Muriel, life is full of things like that. black man swings the door for them, his eyes Layman: White folks know that niggers talk, Halsey: Come on down this way, folks. mdp.39015000543242 impressive memorial window to Sir Walter Raleigh, presented, by the way, by American citizens. Have a Joy-Day, while the picture of five little boys and The opening sentence of the article follows with these words: "Ten dozen little darky boys, to day, it was only to be informed, to my great disappointment, by Mrs. Layton that he had had to leave that Park Road, a long-time resident of London and prominent figure in the world of music. the mid-portion of the "Open" marks the place of execution of Henry VIII''s short-lived Queen, Anne Boleyn. friends were to return home by way of London, I suggested that they by all means visit the splendid new The old Mount Zion Church, adjacent to the Cemetery, was abandoned many years ago, and now houses the cultural interest, in those long past days in Old Georgetown. Looking around in little old New York is not so safe mdp.39015002216789 For the sudden changing of Mrs. Tebrick into a vixen is an established fact welled up in the poor fox''s eyes and she began weeping (but quite in silence), and she trembled too as that Mr. Tebrick should think of taking his vixen out as his vixen kept asking him in the gentlest way: a wife or only a wild vixen in his house. Mr. Tebrick stopped short in consternation and looked that was a little walled-in garden where his wife could But presently on looking out he saw his vixen had it is an old and time-honoured trick of the fox. who kept wringing her hands and told them Mr. Tebrick''s wife had run away and she was a vixen, and Mr. Tebrick looked at his wife again and spoke stroke his vixen, or look at her, and thus the time by this time it was so dark that it was all Mr. Tebrick mdp.39015004315027 Warren''s face; instead, as though performing a ceremonial gesture of penance, his left hand had nervously reached inside his coat and felt the tips of the face with his hands; he knew that Tony''s body had "Looks like it," Erskine said with a dry throat. "I was taking in my paper when I heard Mrs. Blake scream," Erskine found words at last. The door of Mrs. Blake''s apartment slammed shut and Erskine stared at it as though come to see her," Tony had said, looking Erskine Erskine had wanted to tell Tony not to talk like Mrs. Westerman let her deep, gray eyes rest meltingly on Erskine''s face. "I''m not one to judge others, Mr. Fowler," Mrs. Westerman said, looking Erskine full in the face. down this morning to see Tony?" Erskine asked He wanted to ask her if she''d been drunk, as Mrs. Westerman had said, but he decided not to. mdp.39015004733401 away from his wife, Emma Lou, Boise, Negroes, and Here, in the comsocial circles of Los Angeles, Emma Lou was certamthat she would find many suitable companions, intelligent, broad-minded people of all complexions, Then Emma Lou saw a solitary Negro girl seated Two weeks of school had left Emma Lou''s mind his arm slipped around her waist, and, as the darkness of night more and more conquered the evanescent light of day, their lips met, and Emma Lou grew Emma Lou watched the dancers, and noticed immediately that in all that insensate crowd of dancing couples there were only a few Negroes. The first place Emma Lou approached had a double room for two girls, two men, or a couple. "It''s like this, Emma Lou, they don''t want no dark At ten the next morning Emma Lou called Alva. mdp.39015008240296 "It ain''t you, man," Jordon said, "it''s me." He turned to Asher. As Asher passed the Kingfish and made for the opposite corner of the kitchen to place his order with the fish-broiler, he felt Before Asher could think up an answer, the big man said to Jordon, "You boys get what you want and bring Chief his. "Ain''t nothin'' wrong with it," Walters said as he looked Asher the devout, stood at Asher''s side as the room filled to capacity, bidding him "look at ol'' Chief wid those white folks eatin'' outa his hand It seemed to Asher that Ester looked like the young, simple, wholesome country girls he had known at home in the South years ago. Time and again Asher would come into the kitchen to find Mr. Jerry sweating as he counted endless platters piled on waiters'' trays, Asher''s mind nosed over what Dowd had said like a man turning mdp.39015009022487 they''s went up to Jackson, jes'' sho''s my name''s Sam CumWeah, I know," said Joe. "Come on wid me," said Joe. Out on the platform some thirty men, women and children were huddled. "That''s right nice o'' you, now," said Joe, "an'' I ain''t "Ain''t gone do no good," said Joe. There was another tangible good that came of Joe''s meeting Dan Carter; it brought together Connie and Mae, Dan''s with the blond good looks of the girl-shy Lem. Mae was to become one of those little women whom men "That''s a right nice way to look at it," said Joe gratefully "Look here," said Joe as Jane got up to go, "whyn''t you "I''m gonna see ain''t no harm coming to you, Mis'' Saunders," said Joe firmly. language, Joe often thought that Connie looked like she "Ain''t got time, Sam," said Joe. "I know, Dad," said Essie, "but you''ve got to do it. mdp.39015010962861 rather to the end of a coach, set apart for Negroes, took a rear seat and surveyed the car preparatory to reading the note which the young "A fine looking fellow," thought the porter concerning the dark young man. Ensal Ellwood, the dark young man, looking "Ensal, there isn''t any good in that Gus Martin," said she, in earnest, tremulous tones, nodding her head in the direction of the departing Gus. almost the entire leadership of the race was centered in that functionary, Ensal was accustomed to having all sorts of matters placed before him, but the present requirement was rather The white man took advantage of the opportunity to get a full look at Ensal, who felt a little outrage by a Negro man upon a white woman. of women, for, what can we do?" said Ensal, looking at Earl, tears of pity for his people welling and the white people of the South," said Ensal. mdp.39015011340141 and said: "Abe, you are to be my right-hand man. "Thank God!" said Old Abe; "I know''d dat yo'' heart is "Abe," says the black boy, "your father is a mighty good "Say, Abe," the white boy said, "I hear that Buck Lashum Nick, thus goaded by Old Abe, finally said: "Why, man alives," said Abe, with wrath, "don''t yo'' know "Why, man alives!" said Old Abe, with increasing wrath, wanted to know what Abe had said. was told what Abe had said of the death-bed scene of Mrs. Miranda Overley, he, too, was visibly affected. grasp Abe. Malcolm and Forbes soon got the young lady to "Say, Forbes," said Malcolm, "what shall we do with Abe ? "Abe, we want to consult on your case," said Forbes, Malcolm and Rattles as they went out of the room. After a long silence Malcolm said: "Abe, I do not think mdp.39015011340158 "Maybe we look like good guys," I said. "The kid''s a laugh, ain''t he?" said Step loudly. "Yeah," said Step noncommittally, turning away. "I might suggest that you would like the luncheonette," said the waiter, before Step''s fumbling "This kid''s my son," said Step. "So far," said Step, "we ain''t found no kind of "It ain''t much as we''re used to getting," said Step, feller gets too old to knock around," said Step. "One dame ain''t no more ''n another," said Step. "He ain''t funny," said Step, "he''s yellow. The kid looked hurt clear through, like Step''s "It ain''t just that," said Step. my house," said Mag. Step put his hand on Mag''s arm. "Guess that''s right," said Mag. Step jumped up and took one of the bottles from "Oh, all right, kid, lead on," said Step. "Don''t think he got anything," said Step. "They think you were after Anna," said Step. mdp.39015011800169 Slowly her thoughts began to take shape in the form of memory, and the events of the night before returned like sequences "Everybody''s lonely in this goddamn city," he thought bitterHe''d come home and begun drinking gin and reading Gorki''s little girl Kriss had thought of him as God. However, this morning she didn''t pass the portrait but heard the soft slurred voice with its faint, almost indistinguishable lisp, that it would say, "Hello, Kriss-baby, this is Jesse." sitting room he said, "I really like your place." This time she such a malevolent look on Kriss''s face, he amended the thought, indulging in the complicated reasoning of attributing his youthful appearance to the fact that white people, like herself, supported him so he could write a book every four or five years "Black, isn''t it," Jesse thought, but said aloud, smiling, "Don''t look at me!" Jesse thought, pointing toward the "Man''s right," Jesse thought. mdp.39015012856574 Kenneth felt that he had good reason to feel content with the present outlook. every comely coloured girl in towns of the South like Her eyes opened slightly when Kenneth approached the bed and closed again immediately as a new spasm of pain passed through her in his own eyes, cleared his throat several times before replying, while Kenneth waited at the other end Let''s get the better class of coloured people together like Reverend Wilson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Adams, and some others, and form a Coloured Protective League here in Central City. position a Negro always occupies in places like Central City-in fact, throughout the South. the choking back of natural impulses the Negro practised to avoid trouble, Kenneth often thought of the Kenneth and Mamie entered the room, and came towards them, a smile on her face. After Kenneth had gone, Jane sat for some time mdp.39015013331627 white woman who was classed as "Colored," because she had a Negro great-grandfather. any real power to compel the white South to treat Negro state ''nigger president is worth $5,000 a year!" The colored man said with that slight touch of Negro blood which classed her as "colored." She was well-educated and had worked for Mansart since was planted that chemical laboratory long demanded-how it happened none seemed to know-and the black president said nothing Jean reminded Mansart at lunch that there was no representative of the poor and confused Colored Land Grant College of In New York, Manuel Mansart stopped to call on Max Rosenfeld, the teacher who helped his daughter Sojourner in her music Of all the meals, Mansart liked afternoon tea best, perhaps because it was so unusual at that time of day to stop everything In later years, Mansart was deeply ashamed of calling this conference and asking these questions because he came to realize mdp.39015016414768 Hubert sat down next to a man and a woman on one took a good look at the little Negro man. a look at Hubert and decided that the little man The man took Hubert by the arm and walked Hubert inside the little room and went away. James Lee felt vaguely uncomfortable, a little "That''s him," said James Lee. Yes, of course he knew the little brown man James Lee knew that Hubert disliked having Yes, James Lee, sweet black man . Lee had said this was the way people did things her men, Hubert and James Lee, ought to understand that she could not keep up a house by herself. "Man, I don''t know nothing," said John Lewis new thing between her and James Lee. Figuratively she had tried many times to row the boat One day he said to James Lee, "Man, you know "It''s the quickest way I know," James Lee said. mdp.39015016415658 piece o'' mah min''." Then, grasping the small hand of the halfasleep child, she said, "Yo'' be ah good boy, Leonard, an'' min* He''ll look like any little white boy." "Children," she said, "the name of the little boy is Leonard Leonard soon learned all the rules of the big boys'' room. grades, and the little "Home boys" waved at Leonard. Leonard, he remarked, "Young man, we''re going to take a little some time, been a little orphan boy or girl in some "Home," he arm around the boy''s shoulders and said, "Leonard, I want to "That''s Jay," Sybil said, looking at Leonard, but her mother At the breakfast table the next morning, the old man informed them he was going away for three or four days. said humbly, "Good morning, Mr. Harker," then stood respectfully silent, expecting the old man to place his charge under her mdp.39015016452750 how you manage to keep so chippie-looking, what I want to know, the race problem and that sort of thing, don''t you know." Chuckling Honest to goodness, the stuff you print about Morehouse, you think some white Why, man, Solomon Morehouse has got Negroes stirred up to a point where they''re liable Turning in my chair, I looked up into the cold, fishy eyes of a jaundicecomplexioned, short, and rather chesty man who, I would say, was do you know you look enough like him to be his twin brother?" even look like what I think it is, may not have happened the way said "All right, boy" and went on to the next car. "Look heah, boy," he said to me "—you ain''t dat kinds o''talk, specially de way he said hit. thing he sure loves to talk!" Norfleet said. "You know, things ain''t been the same round here, since the time mdp.39015016454574 Jeremiah added: "I''m a very good friend of Marcus-I mean Visions that black man hadvisions far greater than those of his High Commander, Marcus Cox, could ever evoke for him. carried a small black bag in his right hand; and at Jeremiah''s approach he instinctively clutched it upward to his Jeremiah did not know whether Marcus Cox''s way was when I sends for him," and Marcus Cox looked at Jeremiah with cold, level eyes. Marcus Cox came over to Jeremiah and he chanted: "I, Marcus Cox, High Commander of the Universal Negro Movement of the United States and of de some black like Marcus Cox, some brown, or yellow, or light "Jokin'' aside, King, we''se got to place our race in a position dat if de white man doan likes us, he can''t ''ford to hate all have a good time," invited Marcus after he and Jeremiah Marcus Cox and Jeremiah turned towards each other. mdp.39015018046923 On the white-pillared porch of his home, Colonel John Breckinridge was sitting not far from his wife. Of course, the Colonel and his people understood the motivation; the black and white rabble was under guidance of conscienceless leaders, mostly from the North but partially envious local So here, today, was Colonel Breckinridge awaiting this emissary of the white artisans, to assure him that the new state in to all the white people of South Carolina; and that we look forward with confidence to the day when this state will be an entirely Negro leader, a man who looked like a field hand, with black skin South, and it alarmed such poor whites and Negroes as knew no If they could see straight they could meet the money-grabbers in the North with a mass of good labor, black and white. a new South with docile black labor, Northern capital and white mdp.39015022276797 As for ''sir,'' you certainly must have been a member of the Reserve Officers'' Training Corps at college and are well aware of military conventions "Aye, aye, sir," snapped Roy. The colonel called the motor pool for transportation, and in The hostess on duty rose as Roy approached the office. "I left New York, sir, with an open mind," Roy answered, The major, Roy thought, was quite a young man to hold a "Thank you, sir," said Roy, bowing his way out. Roy walked up to the first Negro soldier he saw and asked commonly asserted that the white officers received their promotions by "climbing on the backs of the Negroes." personnel consisted of three Negro dental officers, all first lieutenants, and a major in command. However, every man to his own poison," said Roy · One day as Roy was about to enter the post exchange, a mdp.39015025101117 "Girl named Armenta," Jake said casually, hoping Booker "Think they''ll catch on?" Jake said looking at Scar. "What'' going on?" Jake opened the door and Scar got in. "Or like a Dynaflow," Jake said coming over from the car. Jake listening from the front room could not help commenting, "I don''t think your old man likes me." "What''s the happenings, man," Jake said, coming over to Jake didn''t like the way Scar was looking. "What''s the matter, Scar?" Jake said, knowing all the time. "Come on, Jake," Scar said. "Say man," Jake said to Scar. "Man, I ain''t going to never forget that," Scar said. "I don''t know what you''re talking about, man," Scar said ain''t got nothing to do with it," Jake said. "Right here," Jake said, coming out the door with Scar. I got to go find Jake," Scar said. "You act like you ain''t got no home," Jake said. mdp.39015025358220 ground shocks from an explosion, like something he remembered from another country, and his kid''s eyes looking on it all, a tiny, closed-mouth people, abjectly openedfaced as they watched all they had be destroyed. Oh, Lord, Ned said inside, I didn''t want to kill that man. of being that way, when really, all she wanted was Ned. Oh, that little black man! at him now, Ned felt like a man dissected by the tiny "Sure," Ned said, "I''ll hang you up just like a suit, in "I''d sure like to know what it is you do to Ned," Lorraine said in a soft voice. He didn''t like the way his eyes looked at him, sometimes "It''s like this," the whore said, and for the first time he "The little black man," Mama told him, "Ned Land. "I know about Wanda," Ned said, his voice trembling. "You get outta here, Ned man!" Mama said. mdp.39015026712524 up to her house Martha saw a man and woman standing on the porch. Missy told me dat man warn''t no good!" She took Carrie''s chin in her roughened hand and lifted it gently. gal, Carrie, efn Martha dies? "Who dat?" asked the big man, indicating Carrie. "It''s a ticklish situation, Sister Carrie." His ministerial voice matched his troubled moon-like face. "She ain''t young no mo''," he told himself, "but she sho gots her good looks yit." To Carrie, she looked a little like one of Prince''s Gussie turned a shrewd eye on Carrie''s good looks. "How come Ah ain''t?" Carrie wanted to know. "Dey''s jes'' like folks," said a deep voice at Carrie''s work ''long easy ''twell Ah gits mah house like Ah wants "Tell me what she look like, man!" Prince was fierce "You know," said Judy, looking at Martha speculatively, "we mought git a job with some show." Her mdp.39015028095795 us the way that little Porter boy clung to his mother tonight." "Mother," said little Olivia, "have you ever told anybody mother and new father came home the day of their wedding, Ralph kissed her and said smiling: "Now, Olivia, you "Good-afternoon, Teresa," Olivia said. friend''s house, Marise''s mother, Mrs. Davies, had come and Olivia Cary, the mother of her little playmate, Teresa. was counting out the change, Mrs. Grant ("as she calls herself," some people said) appeared, accompanied by a wideeyed Phebe. Phebe told her mother gravely that she would like to see like these white colored people, you know." don''t tell Mother that a colored girl is coming. your folks think that no colored person is good-looking because he isn''t white." "But of course," said Teresa tardily, "my mother will of man." Teresa thought his face clouded a little with annoyance. Olivia was like that, Teresa thought, listening to her mdp.39015028489303 A little surprise in her voice, Joan said, "Why, she''s supposed to be my best friend but she hasn''t told me she had "Joan," Clifford said, "let''s go in and meet our guest." The day before the Thanksgiving holidays Mr. and Mrs. Turner came up and brought Joan''s many-times-requested from the room and the house, without a good night to Beatrice or Joan. With a sweep of her arm, Joan said to Ronald, "I know said to Ronald, "When we get back to the table ask Joan Mr. Gregory had asked Ronald to stay until the day after Christmas, but he wanted to be near Joan and his father had understood. Ronald said good night to Mrs. Turner, Aunt Agnes, and When Joan and Ronald got home, Mrs. Turner asked, at the piano, Ronald said to Joan, "I''d like to talk with you mdp.39015031233243 girl, and her great black eyes looking into the night and "No, ma''am," he said eagerly; then glancing up toward the Cresswell fields, he saw two white men watchMary Taylor did not believe in Miss Smith''s work, she "We all need money, and I know people who need Mrs. Grey''s more than Miss Smith does at present." "I didn''t hear you," said Zora, looking at her fulleyed and telling the half-truth easily. "Ask Miss Helen to come down," said Mr. Cresswell. Zora walked about softly and looked, while Miss Smith you can come up here, Zora," said Miss Smith carelessly. In time Zora came to stay often at Miss Smith''s cottage, and to learn new and unknown ways of living and far for sight, an old man came out of the lower Cresswell place, skirting the swamp. she sat awkwardly like the school girl that she was waiting for Miss Smith to speak. mdp.39015042099351 office, they went over the brief announcement they had prepared for the papers-Dave, Joe Duffield, Hank Caldwell, and "I think it was good timing," Joe reflected. Joe had only smiled mysteriously and said he didn''t want to stay in Congress the rest of "I believe," Senator Duffield added, "that this fine organization, the White Band, will be able to help you and others jumped into this thing at just the right time, Joe. It''s going "I know that fat guy," said Tom Goodwin, pointing. white man, who said his name was Graham, Fats Gilliam that looks like a white man, or almost, and goes into court Graham stood, and Fats Gilliam said, "Thanks for coming "Naturally I can''t know," said Joe Duffield, "but as it White Band''s doing a lot of good," he said. "His name is Ned Tarver," Joe said. "I know you are," said Joe, "but it would do no good. mdp.39015046438019 Montfort thought with pain of the holy ministrations of this silver-haired man, who had pronounced the solemn words that bound him to are about to take," finally the good man said, Best thing I know of down our way," said Come, Pollock, we will talk over those matters in my study," said Montfort presently. Mrs. Whitfield thought him a white man, Like many colored men living in large cities, friend, Mrs. White, looked at her with great Ma Smith was a member of the church referred to in the last chapter, the most prominent one of color in New England. "I enjoy a real good time as much as anybody, children," she said; "and when it comes " If you don''t leave this room instantly, William Smith, I''ll call your mother," replied Sappho, laughing in spite of herself. Sappho and said: "Dora and John worry me, mdp.39015054061430 the engagement, had never liked Helga Crane. amazed eyes of the girl who came in the morning to awaken Helga Crane. "Yes, I know," said Helga defiantly, Helga Crane was silent, feeling a mystifying yearning which sang and throbbed in But as Helga knew, she had remembered, or had learned in suffering and longing York, Helga had made short work of correcting and condensing the speeches, which Mrs. Hayes-Rore as a prominent "race" woman and "It couldn''t possibly be worse than Chicago," said Helga savagely, giving the table great, Helga began to look about for a permanent place to live. as Negroes live it, as Helga Crane knew it. Helga CRANE felt no regret as the cliff-like Helga herself felt like nothing so much as some new and the blue eyes was, Helga thought, like the surprised stare of a puzzled baby. For the first time Helga Crane felt mdp.39015054272441 always busy around the ranch at this time of morning." Looking straight into the rancher''s eyes, Scott continued: "Tom, "I''m trying to learn something of my father Tom Meredith''s activities on the day of his death," June said. "Mr. Chandler is right, Aunt Harriet," June said. about that place down near the gulf coast that this feller Mr. Chandler is going to take you to look at, Miss June?" The afternoon of the following day found June, Aunt Harriet and Robert Chandler well on their way to Avera. Aunt Harriet said when June told her about the offer Chandler had made. "I suppose we''re about ready to start cutting them," Chandler said as he rode back to where June and Uncle Jack were "I didn''t know any of our cattle were missing until Mr. Chandler told me a few minutes ago," June said. mdp.39015056261855 lect that a sympathetic white man came forward and I knew not the meaning of the word, but I said, "Yes at Tuskegee, when the time shall come, hide your education and with fingers that appear awkwardly to fumble, play upon the rude banjo of the Negro soul. white man''s god is money. man, sipping, said that the Negro would always remain I would show unto the white man that the Negro One day while I was at work a white man called at The white visitors came up to me, the Negroes giving white man Shaver than to the Negro Washington," she as a white man as you are a Negro; in some respects, a white man and a Negro would be a sort of apostolic Negro in all walks of life as for the white man. Negro and the white man brothers." let me tell you, brother, you may educate a man''s mind mdp.39015059415839 A few minutes later, Bob Martin was sailing down South Parkway on his way to Beale Street to meet Walter Le Baron. "Why Bob, do you mean to tell me that Mr. Le Baron remembered meeting me and that he has said something—about me?" "Why Bob, do you mean to tell me that Mr. Le Baron remembered meeting me and that he has said something—about me?" "I think he is a very fine man, Mr. Le Baron," said Dorothy moment he seemed to look directly into her soul through her upturned eyes and something seemed to tell him that he was mistaken if he was thinking that Dorothy Stanfield was a vain and ''I think, however, that every person has a right to marry whomever it pleases him to choose —even if this comes to a Negro marrying a white person," said Le Baron. mdp.39015063942067 way, came out of the waiting room and looked questioningly at the colored man. "All filled up with college talk, I suppose?" the station agent said, but the colored man made no reply. trod for many years up to the door of a little ramshackle barn which stood 30 feet away from a house It was the first time Aaron had happened to encounter the white boy since returning from college and Aaron stood silently for a moment, looking down "Whut foh yuh look like dat?" she asked. "Ada, I come to talk to yuh ''bout Aaron," she said "I guess I knows what yuh want," Ada said, her "Did you have a good crop, Aaron?" the white man Aaron stood for a moment looking at them, longing "You ain''t gonna whip nobody right now, Mr. Turner," Aaron said tensely and flung the white man''s dat yuh go tuh Aaron''s house?" mdp.39015063978962 brothers, scions of a good old English family slave, and John Brent, owner, is said to have ten drew nigh, Brother Diggs became restless as usual, pricking up his little ears at were Daniel Bell, Paul Jennings, and Samuel Edmonson, three colored men who, in Senator Foote and all the rest of them rejoicing that liberty and freedom from oppression have come to people thousands of that such a course was only a way of throwing away valuable human lives and accomplishing nothing." "I tell you what, ''Honey," said she, including young and old alike in this general "My son," said old Mr. Edmonson, breaking the silence which followed. But the caution of age had little discouraging effect, for young Edmonson''s They joined their sisters and brother immediately and led the way to a little cleared each day to the Edmonson boys for the comfort of their sisters. mdp.39015066034508 "Well, I got to be goin''," said Berry, rising. When it came time for the young man "Hush, Maurice," said Mrs. Oakley "He seems to be sad at going," said Mrs. Oakley. "You ''re just the man we want," said grinning reply, "ef you ain''t de beatenes'' man to fin'' out things I evah Joe Hamilton never knew how he got He was a bright, spruce-looking young fellow, and the man liked his that every eye was upon him, every finger pointing at him, every tongue whispering, "There goes Joe Hamilton, whose "Let''s go to New York," said Joe. "Great place," said Joe wisely, in what "Yes, that''s it, Miss Kitty, sing us something," said the irrepressible Thomas, "an'' an'' I don''t know," said Mrs. Hamilton. The desire came to Joe to tell this man "Go on now," said Minty''s young man; Berry looked at her hard, and then said mdp.39015071237948 "I think," said Stanley, "that if the ability, time and Meanwhile Seth Stanley and Charley Parker had proceeded on their way, and had gone but a little distance "Mr. Stanley has just said he enjoyed being an exception, in the fact that his sister is quite entertaining society, Marjorie Stone appeared lovely to Stanley that evening. "Love seldom makes good business men," said Mr. Stanley, "but in your case, my boy, the rule has been that Stanley for several days past appeared a little downhearted, and she wondered if Miss Stone was at all responsible for it. Saunders had read for some time when Stanley somewhat days Mr. Stanley thought it would be better for Saunders While Saunders was talking Stanley had been thinking and revolving the subject in his mind, and the resolution was half formed to go South and see for himself, Stanley said this to divert Saunders'' mind with more mdp.39015071618040 "Acted like a nigger," he said, "so I''m treating her as There were many more days like this to follow, times to be born a girl, and, as Mama said, to be so much like I waited, and looked for the clean sheets of true democracy, but each time I turned back the covers of pretense breast like a live thing trying to free itself from some that before this man came I had been only half-remembering, and then the years were like the lash of a whip in my I cannot remember what I said during the time I stood there taking Not wanting to go home, I walked a long time. I felt crazily insecure; this time the feeling was like the After what seemed like a long time, he spoke. "I can''t take up your time like this," I said. me, but like someone who had suddenly ended a life of mdp.39015073389192 porch, as he sat to consider the coming State campaign, the old Colonel thought of the battle of that looked to Washington for political favors, the people would now look to the state capitols, the new center of power. "To keep down opposition to your senatorial ambition," began the Colonel, "we must pick our candidate to succeed you as Governor with great care. "I have examined Judge Ambrister''s record, political and personal, with great care, Colonel," said "I think John Ambler has marked talents for public service," said the Colonel smoothly. the State''s largest city; McGuire, said to be the dictator of the Jeffersonville local political organization, denied that he had hinted to reporters from the opposition press than he planned to ditch the Steele machine and make his senatorial race alone, concentrating the strength of the State administration on the "I am John Ambler, the Governor of the State," mdp.39015073390950 John says, "Then why are you crying, Emmett? out at Emmett, trying to come back with words. Emmett says, "I don''t like to think of it in terms of their Emmett looks at me with calculating eyes, which I feel even in the darkness. "Yes," says Emmett, "but you say it so well it sounds new "And you, Edward," Emmett says, "how did you clear His hand touches my arm and his voice comes with fulfillWe Can''t Run Away from Here "Here, Edward, let me help you," says Emmett. Emmett says, "It would be better if John and I were dead." "You are a good leader, Edward," says Emmett. Emmett says, "Then explain it to me, Edward. hands the people who will fight, once they know what they Emmett says, "That''s not easy to believe, Edward, when "But they believe in it, Edward," says Emmett. I say, "It has come, Emmett. mdp.39015073495692 Eagle pulled up short and said to Hillary, "Wait here, I''m "All right, for crissakes," the man said, and Hillary felt Another night had passed and a part of a day when Hillary woke again and looked at Keel sitting on the bed. open bottle near him, Hillary said, "Play ''April in Paris''." came in smiling at Keel, and in that second Hillary knew Hillary and Keel went up the steps, Eagle dragging between them. "Like Keel and Della," he said. "Keel," Hillary said impatiently, "and Della?" "Eagle," Hillary said, softly, "told me that you and "Yeah," Keel said, looking Hillary full in the face. "Eagle," Hillary said, not moving. "Pay the man," Eagle said to Hillary when the had to do, Della," he said to her, as if Hillary were not As Hillary and Keel started out, Della said suddenly: mdp.39015081383146 girl, lovely in every way, and his lips refused him Stanton Birch, who had given little or no attention to what had been said by .his wife and their "Why, Elsie," said Zelda, "you are as charming and lovely as when I held you in my arms as this morning, Zelda," said Mr. Birch. "And to think," said Stanton, "that Zelda was "I am so glad, Stanton," said Zelda. "Good morning, Leon," he said. "To what end will the world come?" he said He paused a moment, then he continued, sneering: "But I won''t be hard on you, my love, although I know your imperviousness to blandishments. "You know one thing," said one of them, as "You''re going away with me," said Leon, coming upon her again, but carefully, for he was a through life loving each other like this, Adrian?" others thought or said mattered little to. miun.abr7583.0001.001 "If you want to get Joanna to play," Maggie Ellersley, IT was Joanna''s love for beauty that made her consciously see Peter Bye. It is true that almost as soon as "Look," said Joanna suddenly, catching at Sylvia''s hand. Joanna, dancing like a faun, instructed Maggie Ellersley. "I think," said Miss Graves, eyeing Joanna''s mother with "Maggie adores you, Sylvia," said Joanna. At times like these Peter Bye felt his very heart leap toward Joanna, Brian Spencer, Peter, and Maggie Ellersley stepped "And she looked at me-you know how Maggie can lookshe said, ''Just like I miss Philip, I guess.''" "I don''t believe Philip was the least bit interested in Maggie," she voiced her thought to Peter. day," Joanna told Peter. Joanna told me she didn''t love me and so I am going to marry Maggie liked, even loved Peter, she did not believe that Joanna would njp.32101066122597 "Oh, I''m all right," said Robert, smiling, and grasping Uncle Daniel''s hand. "Is dat so?" said Uncle Daniel, a dear old father, "What do you think," said Robert, turning to Uncle "Well, Uncle Daniel, let''s hear it," said Robert. war de fust white man I eber seed dat didn''t want ter "What do you think of Miss Iola?" Robert asked wistfully into her face, and said, "Miss Iola, I ain''t long "Good-bye, Robert," said Tom, "meet me in dc kingdom." Suddenly a look of recognition and rapture lit Robert lay quiet and thoughtful for awhile and, seeing he was wakeful, Iola said, "Have you any friends to "Yes," said Iola, " I hope he will turn out an excellent young man, for the greatest need of the race is "You know, Aunt Linda," said Iola, "people don''t "Uncle Robert," said Iola, after her mother had been njp.32101074760685 de members ob dis club; an'' people is a-fallin'' at your feets, th''o''in'' us dey money an'' Whut''s dat chap good foh 2–Nothin'' l—nothin'' whutsomevah l''" And Sandy uv de ''Black Cat Club'' whut''s cotch wid "Genamuns," Sandy continued, "de eddicated dahkey ain''t good foh nothin''! black cat, "dis am ole man Mesmerizer, de ole Sandy organized dis club l''" tho dey wuz a strip o'' woods an'' a ole-fashioned country graveyard wid a deserted "Jes'' is I wah tellin'' ma lady-love goodnight, huh mammy''s ole black cat runs betwix'' me''n'' huh, an'' ma haht leaps into ma "Ain''t dat a pow''ful good man?" remarked Saskatchewan Jones. "An'' jes'' den in comes a po''ole trashylookin'' white man an'' ''oman, an'' sets down "White man looks at de ole dahky lak his Sandy laughed good-naturedly, and remarked: "We''ll jes'' hab to ''low foh ole tell you whut kine o'' man ''at ole black nnc1.50042212 this lesson, George Simmons, that white people Mrs. Simmons looked at her son sympathetically and said, "You had better go now and The only thing that had a tendency to mar the meeting, was old man Littlejohn up there with his ignorance," said George, Lillian Simmons will know the truth and moreover, accept the love I have for her." And this is what George Simmons wanted Charles Christopher to understand and to do. all Southern colored people and this is the argument that Charles Christopher would have "I dont know about that," said Mrs. Simmons, remembering her attitude toward colored Lillian Simmons got on the train that Charles Charles Christopher''s coming North and entering into a successful business, set Mrs. Simmons "Good-day Mrs. Simmons," said Charles, "I Lillian received the letter from her mother and Charles Christopher the same day. said George presenting Lillian to Charles. of Charles Christopher and Lillian Simmons, nyp.33433076059314 of our story, the girl, his dream girl, Agnes Stewart, happened to be white, while he, Jean Baptiste, The Homesteader, was a Negro. A MILE north from where stood the house of St. Jean Baptiste, there lived a quaint old man. When Jean Baptiste left the town for his little sod house "Just think, my girl," he has said time and again, "supposing you had not stumbled into that house, you would admired the man in Jean Baptiste, and she had not thought took only such slight consideration of the girl''s father''s profession that he had good cause to recall some time later. Poor Jean Baptiste your life might not have later come to "Mr. Baptiste, please meet my father," said Orlean when Baptiste had come into the family, married her, and apparently forgot to tell the Reverend that he was a great JEAN BAPTISTE was thoughtful for a long time nyp.33433076094543 CHAPTER IV.-Poor WHITES.—The Mills House -South Carolina Clay-Eaters.--Political Discussion.-President Lincoln a war would come in consequence of the stand South Carolina had taken ; and when I said to him : "But if it LORD bless you, massa, de blacks am all freemasons ; dat ar ole man and woman wud die ''fore dey''d "Bery good man, massa, but de white folks don''t "It mean, massa, dat de darky hab run away, and "Don''t you know massa, my boy ?"'' said the Colonel, your massa har," replied the mulatto man, turning his "Come away, Moye," said the Colonel, advancing "Jim, you — rascal," said the Colonel to that courageous darky, who was skulking off, "raise every nigger " Jake, come here," said the Colonel; "this man would "''Taint for a darky to say dat, massa," said the negro, "I reckon so, massa," said the darky, looking very osu.32435001929710 Allie laughed her low, lady-like laugh, (everybody dz''d laugh at Jessie''s little sayings.) "I "Now look here, girls," said Garnet, in her " Yes, let Vera keep them," said Allie, passing " \Ve won''t tell her," said Vera, looking across let," said Vera, sitting very upright on a hard little " You tell her, Vera," said Garnet. "Just like that lazy little Jess," said Garnet. "Just look at that child''s hair," said Vera, our friend Vera," said Jessie. As they were about to leave the cottage, Mrs. Hood caught the longing look in Vera''s gray eyes. " Come, Jessie," said Vera, about 7 o''clock that Fred bent his head over Vera''s little white hand, Garnet looked earnestly into Vera''s smiling face, " I''m telling them all about our visit this afternoon, Vera," said Jessie. " Well, bless her little heart," said Vera, smoothing the wrinkles away in Jessie''s forehead, " we''ll osu.32435017886441 Clotille said, "Uncle Jack, this is Miss Eina Rapona, who is to be your landlady." rights and privileges, it would, according to Clotille''s way of thinking, operate to make Miss Letitia less pessimistic, more hopeful of the colored hitched up fur yer?" said Uncle Jack loudly, moving off towards Clotille''s buggy and beckoning She soon made the discovery that Baug Peppers affiliated with the colored people socially and her great desire to unravel the mystery of his face threw itself on ax uv yer, please, miss," said Uncle Jack to Eina. "Uncle Jack," said Eina, one day, as she stood "Wal, I''ll tell yer, Miss Eina," said Uncle Jack, sober old-time colored man like you," said Eina. "Miss Eina, do yer think de bes'' white people will evah ''gree ter wuk ''long wid de cullud race question for Belrose," said Eina, her beautiful eyes resting upon Baug with a trustful osu.32435018461947 They rallied others when they discovered that another little colored girl was missing, a favorite playmate of Frado''s. Mrs. Bellmont, and Mag asked if she would be "Show the child to bed, Jack," said his mother. Frado, chagrined and grieved, felt that her anticipations of pleasure at such a place were far During school time she had rest from Mrs. Bellmont''s tyranny. Her education completed,as she said, Mrs. Bellmont felt that her time and person belonged Aunt Abby returned to her apartment, followed by John, who was muttering to himself "I said I hoped the child never would come into Aunt Abby''s room; Mr. Bellmont and "Do you know where Frado is?" asked Jane Henry soon followed, and presented his cause to Mrs. Bellmont. less repose if there should be a change of attendants; and Mrs. Bellmont, she well knew, and aspirations, she attended an evening meeting with Aunt Abby, and the good man urged osu.32435018561423 "Walk in, Mr. Ripley," said Merna as Toussaint Edward Strother, a young man known to good VAN CourTNEY did not see Ethel and her company "later on," the evening of the lawn party when The three sat down to tea, and while Van Courtney only sipped a little of the beverage, Ethel managed to make away with one cup of it. Charles Van Courtney, Merna Attaway ,Toussaint Van Courtney having learned that it was the intention of Merna and Ethel shortly to take one of "Come, Ethel, let us go," said Merna, not waiting for the reply. This perfect summer day finds Merna and Toussaint, Ethel and Strother, Mr. Burleigh and Clarissa, on the spacious grounds of the Southern play the game," said Toussaint, addressing Merna. "Come, Merna, Ethel is calling for you," said I did not think to ask Mr. Strother," said Merna. between the races, Merna and Strother were at home osu.32435060119922 It was on the second day of the steamer''s voyage, that Pompey selected five of the oldest slaves, took them into a room by themselves, At this the man appeared frightened, and inquired what was the matter with him, in answer to which Sam said, – Isabella had been with her new mistress but a short time when she When this news reached Mrs. Miller, through her daughter, she became furious with rage, and calling Clotelle into her room, stripped her grief that the slave-girl heard the footsteps of her master on his return "Come, girl, it is time for you to go," said the jailer, as Jerome was When Jerome entered the barn, the two farmers closed the door, remaining outside themselves, to confront the slave-catchers, who now Fifteen days from the time that Clotelle was introduced into her "I have always treated my slaves well," said Mr. Linwood to Jerome, uc1.a0011554979 settled for all time to come the question of theinnate capacity of the white South for great achievements. epidemics of yellow fever which in times past disorganized the business of states and nations, and converted whole cities into one great funeral procession, the Negro resting wholly upon such sense of guardianship as might be developed in the white race. Negro, the strain of brutality creeps through intermarriage into the entire life of the white South, look condition of society in which there is no law governing men save the sentiment of the people as manifested on any given occasion. posed white South to revise its attitude toImpediward the Negro with regard to the Negro men accord the white women of the of the Southern white man toward the Negro so for the Southern white man, asks, not that the South One-party political life is not the white man''s method. uc1.b2838559 Mike left the Whittaker home, shaking hands with Larry, patting the little girl on the head, and waving good-bye to Emmie, "Say," Ocee asked, "isn''t that where those famous Texas Aggies come from?" "Thanks, Grant," Ocee said, extending his hand as he moved Smiling, Grant shook Ocee''s hand and said, "This isn''t going Grant nodded and, turning to Ocee, said, "You know, I''m Before Ocee said good night to Francisco and Juanita to return to his hotel, he asked, "I wonder if it would be all right to country, Big Ben," Ocee laughed, "but I don''t think I''d ever want a man, and think of you as a friend." Ocee waited while Big Ben "Good man, Ocee," Randall said. "I need to know something about the law," Ocee told Grant to leave Big Ben and his wife, as Ocee said, "But the time has uc1.b2839282 His asking her to come to his house came as a left work early and would appreciate a long night''s rest. I hope you won''t be gone long." She immediately started to work, remembering the experiences Kissing her good-bye, he said, "I won''t be gone long." She was suddenly brought back to the immediate present by his asking, "What time is the show Friday night?" Coming back up from the dining room to kiss her goodbye, he said, "I''ll be at the library this afternoon, or I''ll "Yes, fish takes a long time." She went into the house he''s going to stay here this evening." While they were sitting on the sofa after lunch, she asked in an off-hand manner, "Do you have to go to town today?" The next morning Louise called Joan, "Is George coming to lunch on his way back from the dentist?" The uc1.b3273229 good field hand; and Jake had saved a little money and was "We mus'' miss town, Brother Jake; duh crowd''s too big. "Duh winmen folks say duh baby looks jes lak little Mamie Ah gits little Mamie tuh write; she is uh good chile. School, an'' uh girl frum Norf is come tuh play duh orgun fuh "Saml come hep me in duh house, son," called uncle Jake come as I did this time," said Master Jim. Neither Uncle Jake, nor anyone else could understand Jake, sen'' little Mamie fuh duh Uncle Jake smiled at little Mamie, "Wonder who dat is on out wid duh cap''n tuh hide dey tresure." Uncle Jake cleared When little Mamie got home she found the old men "Not meny, Jake, an dey''s duh littles'', tightes'' things Ah you ladies wuz ole uhnuff tuh ''member dem days," said Uncle uc1.b3470438 Johnny took his books and went home then, leaving Mrs. Obermark to close the school and go home, thinking; ''House Divided'' argument, his "This country cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." That argument goes home; it puts you to thinking," Judge Straight raised his eyes and met those of Johnny Northcross, looking straight at him with a sort of bold, defiant expression. connection with his past, his mother, his sister; away somewhere to study law, passing for white as he does so." "Oh, Rena, you look just like a white girl." Now that he and his mother were alone for a few moments while Rena was preparing the meal, he decided to return to the subject that was uppermost in his mind. "Good morning, Judge Straight," the young man said, early the following morning—and Rena had left Fayetteville for the first time in her life for a long trip. uc1.b3687493 "It''s about time we evened things up," said Jimmy, and moved "You mean it?" said Jimmy, looking back. "Tha''s all that white man calls yuh-jis nigger?" asked Pigbelly. and right off a nigger wants to sass a white man." He flopped down "I said I''m paying cash." Jimmy took a silver dollar from his "Jimmy," said Charley, "this here crazy nigger''s been tryin'' to "That''s true," said Jimmy, "but you know how white folks are." "Hell," said Jimmy, "you guys ought to know I wouldn''t just "Jail ain''t no place for a nigger like that," said Daniel, looking "Jimmy''s urging those niggers to revolt," said Tillman. "Mist'' Joe," said Bigman, stepping close, "don''t hit Jimmy, if the nigger had been a white man, telling Pierre about Dixon''s "Hmm," said Aunt Hannah and looked at Jimmy. "Tony," said Jimmy, "there''s a man on Saint Agnes named "Call Jimmy Dixon," said Touchard. uc1.b3688021 two healthy young people like John and Lida long fu-fufu-tuh to be holdin'' hands and lookin'' calf eyes at each Lida and Bennet had forgotten time and were only recalled to their senses when Louise Comstock came into Lida started from Bennet''s side toward the girl but before Louise?" Lida asked turning to Bennet. "I don''t know," Bennet replied, "Never mind her, Girl for a moment, her hands still resting on Bennet''s shoulders, her eyes looking up to his, a yearning in them. "What about breaking the heart of the girl who''s trusted you with her love — her happiness?" Bennet asked. Dr. Tansey looked at the young man shrewdly — studiously, for some minutes then asked, "Does she know who Every man on the veranda was on his feet as Dr. Tansey and Bennet who had remained quiet all this time Lida''s house, the girl turned to Bennet. uc1.b3688127 a liar yuh is 1" Jim''s remark raised William''s fury "What was that Jim was sayin'' ''bout Mr. Gordon?" Sara Lou asked. strong boy lak Jim nearby," Sara Lou said, bustling "Dat ain''t no way to talk to Ruth kaise she got to Ruth smiling and happy with his brother Jim. 48 AUNT SARA''S WOODEN GOD "Oh, Byron''s fine, Cotton Eye," William answered, as he tried to pass on down the street. kaise dat other white man whut you owes ten dollars done been heah an'' said de self-same mournful words dis mornin''," Slippery informed. "But William dat ain''t nothin'' to de one dey calls william rose early and helped Jim and Ruth with Lou, Ruth and Jim hurried home, but William had William''s heart towards Jim. Instead he had plenty of time while sitting idle through the long nights "Ah ain''t never loved William, Jim," Ruth almost sobbed. uc1.b3711121 So Sidney Wyeth, called the pioneer Negro Motion Picture producer, more than twenty years before, had started making the kind "I asked, dear Edrina," he said, looking down into her eyes, his reception room, than in walked Bertha Schultz, dressed more beautifully than ever, smiling and peeping into Wyeth''s office at Marie, "And now he''s in love with a-show girl," said Bertha, looking "I know that I must meet Mr. Wyeth now," said Bertha. Hoped that she liked Mr. Wyeth and planned to make him a good wife," said Mrs. Graham. "I can," said Bertha, "but still you haven''t explained why Mr. Wyeth should know so much about all the things you''ve told me." Looking at her, Wyeth thought of what Marie had said; that the "Mr. Wyeth is a wonderful man," said Bertha, smiling up at what the Jew is doing to keep the Negro down," said Early, looking at Wyeth. uc1.b4450881 earth, I said to myself, "So long, Zeno, and may God bless you." Negroes holding office became easy victims of selfish snow men present day, the southern snow man pretends to hate the Negro. so-called Negro reds actually hate the democratic government, and come hell or high water, would do anything to destroy it. who are rich and live fabulously, and, as I''ve said before, although the Russians are snow, "all white folks ain''t bad." Many Every native Negro American and every native snow American are just as much related as Jesus Christ is to God, but they What goes up must come down, Mr. Snow Man. God did not mean for us to be separated. The Negro has not yet been able to break the snow man''s American Negro has for the snow man is strictly in his own made by one snow man, did for the rural Negro schools of the uc1.b5521446 new to us, and as the fall weather was of the most delightful description, my dear mother and I spent a great deal of time on deck. Still the Abolitionists did not have the entire field to themselves, for there were thousands and thousands of people in the Northern states who believed in slavery for the colored man as much as the fight?" It will also secure for us more civil treatment from white soldiers, both North and South, and remind them that the Great Creator himself, and all foreign nations, make no difference whatsoever on account of great was the prejudice against color that white men were even unwilling to fight side by side with our own people; and then Lincoln It was most refreshing to read the letters from the white soldiers at the time, commending these colored men in every possible way. uiug.30112003263263 The sick man turned his head slowly upon the pillow and let his eyes rest on the face of the young About this time there lived in the village a beautiful girl, the daugher of a poor working man. young man sat with pale face and eyes dilated with Bertram looked at the old man on whom the death Arnold Campbell was a handsome man, good bearing with dark hair and eyes, but the sinister lines aloud, and she failed to hear the light steps of Bertram as he came quickly up the green walk and found The old colored man, looking around for something to bathe her face, as he did not have a handkerchief, saw by the dim light of the moon, which had There was a few moments pause, and then she answered: "I would like to know if you love that pauper, Viola Dunkirk, and if you are going to marry wu.89000744367 "Stop calling her my mother!" Mimi half angrily demanded, all the cheerfulness gone from her voice and face. Jean had often told Mimi how Mary Robertson had come known only as "Mimi," was eleven when Mary Robertson entered Jean Daquin''s life. Then did Mimi know they would some day soon leave New Mrs. Adams started to move away to another group and the motion brought Mimi face to face with a girl of her own age That night Mimi told Jean of the things she had seen and "She likes you, Carl," Mimi ended, "and she''s been thinking all summer that I, her best friend, have been trying to "I asked Carl at church two weeks ago," she began, Mrs. Hunter meanwhile waiting anxiously for Mimi''s decision, when Mimi did not feel like walking or going to a movingpicture show, they sat at home, Carl talking or reading some wu.89098876212 I met my grandmother, who said, " Come with me, Linda;" and from Little attention was paid to the slaves'' meals in Dr. Flint''s house. THE SLAVES'' NEW YEAR''S DAY. THE SLAVES'' NEW YEAR''S DAY. happy New Year." Children bring their little offerings, and raise their rosy lips for a caress. But to the slave mother New Year''s day comes The Slaves New Year''s Day. children were sold to a slave-trader, and their mother "O Linda, Ben and his master have had a dreadful time!" said he. ." I have come," said Benjamin, " to tell you good During the day Mrs. Flint heard of this new arrangement, and a storm followed. words of my grandmother came to my mind, —" Perhaps your mother and father are taken from the evil time," said my grandmother; " we will take the children to church, and have them christened."