one as this; and while he
was spea ing, as if to
ma e the scene more
ridiculous, a tall, brawny
man al ed i , and the
benches being full, seated
himself on the stove,
hich he thought had no
fire in it-but he soon
found it too p ppery for
comfort. Just.then, a child
tumbled from the top of
one of the desks, and Mr.
Powell made his bow and
retired. But they give us
rice pudding out here for
brea fast, and that gives
me strength to meet the'
babies.
We are to hold meetings
at Albion, Lockport, Con­
eautville, and one other
place, the name of which I
have forgotten, and then.
we go to Painesville. The
p opl here are all alive
for the Cleveland Conven­
tion, and we anticipate a
large gathering and a
glorious time.
00 ed if Barnum's baby
o had djoumed to our
in. iss Anthony
ed very much amused
a little oman in a pin
b oom t ed on the front
ch, ith her f , no
Ion enough to reach th
floo , hanging down, hil
a child a f eeks old, in
h arms, nibbled a ay at
its dinner.
0, the noise! I ill not
ttempt to describe it. Suf­
fice it to say, that some
babies ere cro ing, some
crying, and some snoring,
hile mothers ere r sort­
ing to all orts of means to
eep their babies quiet.
One as thro ing her
child up, and catching it;
another patting her foot,
and another singing"bi­
lo-baby. " ou may guess
as ho difficult to as to b
th heard in such an assembly.
·th y head a hes no , from
as the great e ertion that I
made to b heard above
the noise of the children.
nd poor Po ell, I pitied
him, from the bottom of
my heart, for he had not
the stren th to spea to a
still audience, to say
nothing of such a noisy
From The Mind 0/ the
Negro As Reflected in
Letters Written During
the Crisis, J8()()'J860,
edited by Carter G.
Woodson, 1926
TIONER
tth this coupon through
8 July 6 985 at P umb's,
pp e &1 Getty, Laketon &1 ood
d uskegon Heights .