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Literary Column
A PARODY OF LIFE
A little boy came to his teacher, one day and said,
His nose all runny, his cheeks very red,
He held in his hand, a sheet of paper all marked and torn,
Where he had treated it badly, the edges were worn.
“Teacher,” said he, “my paper is all dirty,
My ink turned over when I got in a hurry,
And now my paper is all blotted, no more space to write,
Please give me a clean sheet all new and white.”
“Yes,” said the teacher, “I’ll give you a clean sheet
Where on you may write and keep it clean and neat.”
The boy took the paper and went his way
His face bright and radiant. He was happy and gay.
The scene now opens on a stranger who came
To the Master one day and gave his name
As one who had fallen and lost his way,
As he journeyed thru life from day to day.
Thru weakness he had drifted, into depths of despair.
His countenance was dark, where once it had been fair.
He too wanted a clean sheet, all new and white,
So the New Year now entering, he could begin aright.
“Yes,” said the Master, “you are welcome indeed,
Take as many clean sheets as you think you’ll need.
Now go your own way and I implore you to do
Unto all whom you meet, as I’ve done unto you.”
—Myrtle Ray Springs
Dark Merit
by
Kathryne
Favors
Slavery
One is often amazed to find out
that even during the darkest
days of slavery, there were many
slaves who had a vast degree of
knowledge. Many slaves spoke
Spanish, French and English—
and exceedingly good English
“William Moore had a slave who
spoke Swedish and English. Phil
ip French of Philadelphia and
another who spoke Dutch and
good English; and John Williams,
of the same state, owned a Negro
who spoke very good English
and was very fluent in his talk.”
There were many laguages be
sides these spoken fluent by the
slaves. To some of us, these facts
may not seem strange in the least.
But when we consider the fact
that the slaves spoke such a vari
ety of languages and had a double
job of understanding each other
and the English spoken by their
“masters,” it is a great task to
become outstanding in languages.
In many advertisements concern
ing runaway slaves, it was stated
that the fugitives could read and
write well. *
There were also slaves who
were quite well dressed. In Phila
delphia in 1721, a master said that
when his slave escaped, he was
wearing, “a dark brown colored
coat and jacket, a pair of white
fustian breeches, a gray milled
cap with a red border, a pair of
new yarn stockings with a pair
of brown worsted under them or
in his pockets.” A slave owner
in Maryland spoke of another fu
gitive as having, “a black cloth
coat, a high hat, white flannel
waistcoat, a checked shirt, a pair
of everlasting breeches, a pair of
yarn stockings, a pair of old
pumps, a worsted cap, an old cas
tor hat, and sundry other clothes.”
A Boston master in 1761 lost a
slave, who had, “when he went
away, a beaver hat, a green wor
sted coat, a close-bodied coat with
a green narrow frieze cape, a gray
coat, a black and white home
spun jacket, a flannel checked
shirt, gray yarn stockings, a flan
nel shirt, a bundle of other clothes
and a violin.” “White persons at
that time were generally not bet
ter clad.”
Woodson, Carter G., The Negro
in Our History. The Journal of
Negro History, 1, 203
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Six hundred apartment build
ings in New York City are facing
a strike which involves building
superintendents. The state media
tion board is trying valiantly to
avert the strike.
Negro Builders and Heroes
by Benjamin Browley
Negro Builders and Heroes is a
book recommended by Mrs. Al
berta J. Cooke.'
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Honolulu Jeitings
Many reports have come to me
from the people who entertained
their relatives and friends over
the Christmas and New Year’s
Holidays. Among those, were
Mr. and Mrs. Bacfield. They were
hosts to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Holladay of San Francisco, on
Christmas eve. The Marion Wil
ly’s gave their annual Christmas
party in their lovely home. Many
friends were invited.
Mrs. Gertha Wheeler of San
Francisco and Los Angeles gave
a party for a few ladies and gen
tlemen of C. H. A. 3. It was a
success. Mr and Mrs Robt. Sublett
entertained five bachelors of B. Q.
43 and their friends. Among those
attending were the newly wedded
Mr. and Mrs. Bently. The “Ten
Bachelors Club” is planning some
interesting events for the near j
future, watch for articles in the |
coming new’s. The bachelors en
joyed some very good movies in
the B. Q. recently. Thanks to Mr.
J. W. Howell, the B. Q. Council
man. Mr. John Miller, E. B. Baily
and yours truly were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Townsend for Christmas dinner,
and what a dinner.
In the coming months we ex
pect some of our very best talent
in the musical world to visit the
Islands. A warm Alohoa awaits
them.
R. Mallory
Honolulu
B. Q. 43 Apt. 310
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