| Show 1 A ORATOR al TIR ilia airato of tho the war of tho the tic re lollion to in suit and 1868 when the so southern u thorn states staica were temporarily madli military I 1 ww wait an army offic i stationed it va and charged ged with willi tho the affaire of at 0 M g e and ud louisa counties rat in t coca b b abai i i heads for tho the lleon newly ay I 1 liberated a be a it blacks and ding to public busi business at tho the count seats koala I 1 become became quite qinto well acquainted acquaint od lill tho the people one of their wa ira that once a 3 mouth in county on conan co iiri day a largo part pact of the population no ax at tho the courthouse court house some for far bust busl guam not ft many manifor for a port of if holiday or BOA cail A I 1 exchange in ubach tile tho influence of a toxic itin liquor was wait too frequently muni on ono one of these cc coolant it was AA wren given thit jolln jolin fsr N climpston Limp ston tho the colored oro it cornter now DOW L united nitch states to 9 hnyla would speak bi ile at ai lauina court housa tho aw was an large arcq attend lat tersa upon 0 0 of f tho the colored people cap 0 aa 0 o that tho the loun was full fall woj wait born bom to slave in r louisa ollise county and an it inn his father tin an cat ati mable N irahim gentleman provided in LIB ilia Vs aill all that thai ho he should to le IlLta lied and anal con cde called and a filingo ol of his gesto A although it long lony cabile track and honorably there never bad boon a limp almo before when baill could loaf r M A dwar h joics I 1 back his ck a lending man of big toco to in public and to co tile tho bori coal to recall mccall tile alio of his bli it vs was therefore a great occasion to la him imand and tor for the freedom of Loui Loul iio atit county tho the white 10 however took little noto note of it or t in it although though dl I 1 had bad trieu y among amon tho the lawjon and some of tile merchants and other citizens to convey tho the im ian pra sion that thab haugton Laug ton wait waa a ni man they should recognize and I 1 remember particularly 11 trying 14 convan cof goner al or on then c coultry entry IAU natoniey OMeY nod mn an ex birto a t teab at he might bo be plen aj alth till lanon AR LIPton and ad would cold bo be if ho he camu came over to hear him tall talk the iho feeling that the negro WM in all caes interior inferior and totally an low bow ever ver too strong and the general and eral cral others manifested if not nob a little indu tion alion nt fit my any ob about langston they I 1 boy would not dot bare it ib that any RR gc could talk law politics ruction or ant Is ing amz with a degree of abilia ability Y and md inteli gence giuca to inerio their attention and ill they ey con could lit not nob magao that they themselves boio to attest in it a remarkable in boin n nor tho 0 jolly fully of enmity cannily tit or contempt for or tin rn baure caure asco ta ce or 01 olna cla ot of onen men 0 of I 1 courna bourgo H V not bo be received at an any Y hotl hotel in an visa hio billic VaN igge but 1 manage a to got a ator or that thab by cog engaging aginor a room for mycle tit ab the inviting tiLing in him into tt tt and quietly ordering a private Jun almon for two of tho the beat use uio house with going culLy a pleasant green dubore bare were somo aliada trus and a ors platform plat forro atoa am secured tor for Lues address and after luncheon when a crowd of colored colore I 1 people had bail I 1 walked with him and a fols few guhit republicans ob jecha cl cf antan detestation to the maw maps of lite iho white hito to tile the platform I 1 idoni noticed it general gordon an and ad it a fow few of the prominent cc mound around the outa kirti of tho the crowd within licar hearing tang of the of aker toll to none I 1 to be ba realty tho ilia meeting i g loa boalo by herrim to old virgian and na n tho the of alit birth and polo in the iho happiest happ icet voin YOU anti with all tho the colo ganue and oratorical art taint ilia dr t anguished hini him of the iho genuine affection lie it felt it for lie lia net balvo a state stat and town as and of tho the pleasure it 16 gave him to come fick dick again to the homo home of his hia boa boyhood bood la in a sew few nil min r autem lie ho had tile blie mastery of every mail in the rench of hr hass voice ila ho the lite grecie nood PI do auram up iu am lid gaby days lo 10 G forred to 0 o its men and its history and rational polo touchingly of its ih present preE temporary depro scalon and distram still and most hopefully lied and glowingly of its future program and au a free I 1 iaco hen with anti and tact fact ho he naturally into a ducus sion or of tho the living of tho the day avoiding all al irritating points and ju in a little va abilo intel 1 looked about mo ilia and saw baw the iho laffonn lal fonn anti and all available ill isago acir it and or eon I 1 it ia via I 1 h whilo the blaga blacks accustomed to yielding precedence had given up tip nil all the best beet places and law a n lite hito man mail was wedged into intal every ono one fore eager interest I 1 never saw in the faces of may auy andi once I 1 here was general gordon cron crowding ding near Langh L laughbon bon ith ath confession of homage springing from lna ilia el c ce c nod pouring do don a hu his checks while tho the beautiful penola pe paying honor to old vr binin fell from tho the on ora oratory bors tora aps I 1 iho be ad icsis continued for about two hours with unflagging uell uni lagging interest on tho the I 1 part art of the audience land and clotted cloned with an admirable admirable corora thou aou then loll followed hollowed owed a ereno 0 oua dug tuat is 14 1 w wad loy to introduce several everal ft whito c timons to at the dom close of his ILS speech but tho the excitement among them was wait too loo great they crowded upon him re ait many re as could get cot dear and fairly overwhelmed be lined him 1 mih till the warmth and energy of their and compliment ment io was mas lorna beruo by tho the pressures pre asuro lato the of ilia bo LAW and a g rind I 1 and s r pia aa fo iLith ordered in log li onor at general gordon presided all and moy of tlc alc be ab is on ab t tit nt tho the board lie ile was at once h a guest of tho the tono nud and no attention or honor seemed too groat for RA HA boid people to beator upon jilin all prejudice color was wai totally A atler AF lot t damor albo floto ladiski pont mint a committee to fiatt on him to invite him to them at tile iho prati principal cipul church in the ho cleo gang ito ho accepted iho imitation imi auml tatton inori anti anil the was vaa moro thou crowded by the iho lost best people of the place even tho the uita window dows and doorway were meria packed general gordan him to tho the pulpits pulpit aud anil introduced turn lum to ling audience Aud jenco too tho boat best room tit nt tho the hotel I 1 as now open to hm had and tho the next morn lug ing carriages carnag RB m wore ore provided and in corn coin pavy witta wilh a nuin mun crous escort ho he was taken take out to albit tho the homstol hom ctol and tomb of hui his fetcher anti bo be did riot not forget tho the humble rave of hu his dark auca tit others vi alio be is eaid to hove bavo beta a woman of unco bucon beauty ond and good |
