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The First Universal Races Congress.
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"You're in a laurry, Mother!" she cried. "We've got the spin- in to do yet. 'Bin Zeph'll sco to the pussy willows when wo get to 'un. He's in re much of a hurry as you bo!" And sho laughed aguio.
When the "rolla", of wool we'
thier, out in the back pasture!
without glazed articles, to say on affect a situation where grow-| poker nor anybody also on the
On Dolan's deal there were dressed him How BOOL it was nothing of tea and silk. Yot al-ing distrust is one of the essential river, an' they say they won't "That's p'vidin Buck Wip-three hands out, and as the Pardone! The whole thick flocco there, and much else of importi elements. Tawimplios legislation, stand for it."
ple's bound over to keep the son and Lindsay, both over-con- came off in one soft pioce, so oloso- ance, historians oredibly inform and how is there to be effective
Woll; thioro.sure is liable for peace," said the one-eyed, man fident, undertook to orossout the ly did the wool cling together. us, constitute Chinese inven- legislation whose opinious are to be some xcitement when One with an ovil smile. Me an' one-eyed man, the lattor trailed Thero, Birl Zeph, there's Until a few years ago the Peace tions and discoveries transferred radically and ovonly divided? Eye sets into a game," said Dolan was talkin' o' givin' you with such an appearance of doubt your Sunday clothes! You bat- Movement was essentially re-to the West. A nation cap-It almost seems as if the good Whipple, brightening up with the uns a whirl on poker, but we that they kept it up still there for carry om into the sled stricted to the West. All efforts able of such achievements and ship of the Peace Movement, prospect; but I never knowed reckoned the odds'd be ag'in us was nearly 82,000 in the pot wash om in the big tub," oried towards bringing about lasting able to renew its youth and which appeared to 50 him to fight 'thouton he had some onto yo' boat. ⠀⠀':
Thon suddenly changing his big Elnathan jovially, tossing but posco, through referring disputes turn over a wholly new page close to port, was in imminent in his party what'd back him up."Your to two is fair enough in tactics, he put five 81,000 bills in two of the fleeces. to the Court of Arbitration or after a corporate existence of over dungor of foundering on an un- Is there any of them 't's with him the game, an' th' ain't nothin' the pot without a change of ox
And such a washing as they Supremo International Court of 3,000 years, may be expected not charted rook.
liable for to breach the peace ?" much to be said ag'in it into a pression.
hnd, and then such a drying:in It is the endeavour of those irlo. Justico, had in view almost ex-only to imitate the-Weat, but to
Well, Dorringer Dolan is rug-fight, if the fight's outdo's. But Romombering the play on the to sun! By that time. Mother clusively the members of the Chu- rival it.
are organizing the First Universal in a game in Baton Rouge this shut up into the other party's preceding deal, Lindsay promptly Dudley and Grandmother had the Tho not result of the metamor- Races Congress, which will be oasiun race. Great efforts wore
sail Lindsay. Mo'n cabin it's some diff'ront. How if threw down his stright, and the cards down from the attic and made to remove misunderstand-phosis of the Enst is, therefore, held at the University of London
you une was to come salio an' Parson, who had over-played his
three of a kind already, dropped wool into little soft ropes about were all ready to comb out the inge between the peoples of that several nations, one of them on July 26-20, 1011, that the likely ho'll be in the gang."
That oughtor be enough for to play? this race and, without inter-by far the largest in the world, Congress should have a beneficial
But tho Parson shook his head; also.
two foot long and one's little foring with their individuality, to have joined the nations of the effect of no transitory importance is Joroughly plond Lindsay won't hear to that," The visitors were ahead of the finger big. They consulted to wold them together into a lar-West, and that the possiblo area upon the situation which the world po, now pleased. "I
ho said, “but if it's a question o' gumo, and Limony, judging the monious whole. Those various of international conflicts has been facos to day. The general rela-been yearnin' for to settle up with Buck, I reckon that o'n be fixed. time ripe for a killing, signified gother as they carded.
"You goin to dyo with moss, and varied attempts at concilin mueli enlarged and the pance tions between the peoples of them over since he shot a palliman' Dolan's tol'able sure to to the Parson in some mysterious tion have resulted in the series of problem considerably complicat-Woat and those of the East, mine in New Orleans three years come together afo we leave, but way that it was time to oxert his Cyathy? That makes a nice
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brown colour," Grandmother said. official Peace Conferences at The cd. However, this is not all. botwoon the so-called
'twon't have to be onto the bont." truly wonderful skill. “All right," said Lindsay. “I Hague, in the establishment of n The West still takes tho view that and the so-called "coloured"
Nogotiations wore continued Accordingly, tho next deal was “Oh, no, I'm goin' to dyo with Permanent Court of Arbitration, the East is not its equal and, be people, will be discussed in lon't mind what you do to him next day on this basis, and the such as to provoke a contest pussy-willow. Mothor. I want in many Troatios of Friendship, yond this, that it may logitimately the light of modern know- 'ter the game, but th' ain't to be following night the two Baton mong players of any degree, this suit to be drab. The old and in a general improvement in exploit the East. Even in this ledge and the modern conscienco, o vi'lenco afo' we sent in an' get Rouge men came on board the skilled or unskillol, but for sonic one's brown. Change is god, the attitude of official and public prosent crisis, where simple-mind- with the view to encouraging bo what money we can outen the Salina ongor for the game. Whip reason or another there were no un draban nico wearin' colour. opinion towards what was but ned folk would have thought that tween them a fuller understand-gang. This hero is a business ple had made strenuous objection results. The one oyed man eine It don't show the diet." short time ago regarded as the the West would do its utmost ac-ing, more friendly feeling and a trip an not a picnic, Buck, an' to being counted out, but had in promptly enough on Foster's Well, I would, Cynthy, I tively to assist the East and, at the beartier co-oporation. Tho Con- so don't want to forget it." submitted when Lindsay assured ante, and Lindsay and Dolan would. You got the pussy wil- Meanwhile, almost impercepvory least; not to embarrass gross is plofged to no political
him that he should share in the trailod. Then the Parson laid lows all ready?" : tibly, a tremendous though silent it, wo find Turkey, Porsia party and to no political schemo After the Salina was safely winnings exactly as if play-down and Fostor raised it.
Mother Dulley laughed. Sho revolution has been proceeding and Obina boing assailed from of reforms. In the papers which moured at Baton Rouge thero was ing and that he should not be in- So far there was nothing to always laughed when she got n in the East. But yesterday Tur-many sides, the momentary weak are now in the lands of the or a period of puzzling suspense, terfered with in any proceedings complain of, but when they looked chance. key, Porsin, India, and especially ness of those backward nationa ganizers of the Congress, one Lindsay relied on what he had he might institute against his fon for One-Eye to re-raise or at least China, scomed caeli to constitute forming the opportunity of the writer after another emphasizes hourd with confidence anough to subsequent to the game. He had to trail lie looked at the Parson a world of its own, having no advanced nations. Such con- the effect of environment on ia-expect an unsolicited visit from therefore disappeared when the und laughed, vital relations to other countries, luct between individuals is telligence and character, and the local talent as soon on his boat visitors came, and his exploits for "Looks to me like this here
inconceivable · and apparently determined to be most
among supports the general conclu hould be known to be ni hand; the remainder of the night, though and is too good to be true," he
that civilisations unaffected by what was going on civilized beings, and it is molan- ons
and hit on the second day altor ar interesting of themselves, liava noil, sneeringly, as he threw around. It was for this reason, no oboly to reflect that one Western national ideals are for all intentsriving he decided that it would part in the story. doubt, that the whole of the East power after anotlier-with rare and purposes independent of the be necessary to send somebody In the five-handed game, though The Parson was a peaceable
always omitting Japan was exceptions, such as the United so-called physical racial charae ashore to opmnogotiations. it was thoroughly understood man' a rulo, but lio know! almost uniformly ignored when States-is harassing those whom teristics. In this light, the social, Mr. Whipple was more than that partnership play was to be his duty in the premises and randy, Mothor Dudley spun them the problem of the abolition of it is in honour bound to aid. and historical factors are alone anxious to be the ambassador. expected, neither side had any renching forward lo mado a quick on the big spinning wheel, ono war was discussed. Theso Eas-Truly, a strange way of domon-vitally important, and all the con- but Lindsay decided to send the nisgivings, Botter players were grab for the ono-ayod man's nose. by one, into yarn. Then Grand- tern civilisations were asleep, and strating the moral superiority of clusions based on the assumption Parson.
not to be found anywhere along Failing to reach it, he put his mother wound it on tho reels and that the status of a race at any whilst asleep they were incapable the West...
"Mo' 'n likely you'd get red-the river, and though there was band to his hip pocket, but the made it into neat skeius. And of attacking the West Should this unfriendly attitude particular moment of history is to headed, Buck, if you was to come not one at the table who was second of time he had wasted was then the pussy willow dyeing! withstanding
demands towards Eastern peoples continue. be wholly or largely explained up with Dorringer Dolan," he above suspicion of trickory, each important.
Wint, a long time it took to made by the Wostoru Pow there is no doubt as to the issue by the physical characteristics of aid, "na yo' sure would overdoe man was confident of his own! Bfore he could draw Dor- make a boy's Sunday clothes
Nor were any of these At the present moment we are that race, turn out to be illuit. Now, the Parson is mo' onayability to detect it if another ringer Dolan hnd the muzzle of hundred years ago! They bogra people eager to go to war, for probably correct in saying that sions. Indeed, the present trans-liko in talkin' an' mo'li'ble for to should try it.
one pistol in his fire and that of to be made, you see, as soon as which reason they had not, at nothing is further froin the East formation which the East is now opo in these here pirates.' There was also plenty of nerve anther in Lindsay's face. the baby Jamb bogan to coper least by comparison, to bear the thon the building up of vast passing through under our oyes, So the Parson went nshore. He well distributed among the five At the same time One-Eye's bowie 'round his staid old woolly me- crushing and intolerable burden military and naval establishments. is conclusive against the conten-had no diflicuity in finding Der players, but from the way the was flashing directly in front of of the leading Western Powers, It has ideala and generous ones. tions of those who speak of fixedringer Dolan's place of business game began it might be sup- Foster's throat and the owner of it, "There, that's a real good cu!- The victory of Japan in the wishes to adopt or adapt all racial characteristics where they in gaining access to the princip posed that they were all tinid. speaking as calmly as if he was our, isn't it?" Mother Dudley Rasso-Japanaso struggle gave the that is best in the West, and should speak of unstable civilis-l room thereof. But on entering Opportunities came in the first calling for a card in the draw, said, holding up the soft drip- signal for the advance in the East. this desire is so sincere, and ation.
he found the proprietor dealing few rounds for daring play and said:
ping skeins on her dye-stick for In all Eastorn countries from that the task is so monuniontal. All persons who are interested faro, and half a dozen others, in- for profit, but they were not "I reckon you uns had bottor Grandmother to seo. The hot time onwards, determined efforts that no time or energy is left for in problems of international con- folinting One-Eye himself, keenly improved.
set still. Wo uns was reck'nin' drops pattered back into the brass have been made to recast into mything else. Still, the conduct ciliation are urged to be present intent on the game. He was tliere- Even Lindesy, who seldom on playin' a while longor, but kottle and the hot stean wound Western forms their systems of the West towards the East is at the Congress, and even though fore forced to wait.
hesitated to risk a stack of blues bein' 's yo' is so hellroarin' techy up the big chimney place, Bini of polities, of law, of education, likely to create a now situation their going should entail consider- After a time, however, One-Eye on a favourable cliance, laid down webbe wo mought as well quit Zoph breathed the very least lit of science, and of commerce and force the. Eastern paoplosable sacrifice, those of us who are called the turn correctly at the without calling a single white now. Wo'ro Bome ahead, an' th' tle sigh; it was such a sober and of industry. Conquerors into a passive, and, later, into an interested in the Congress feel aloso of a deal, and seeming to be after Dolan, the opener of a jack- ain't no tellin' how things 'd be colour. If it could liave been of indomitable strongth of ggressive militarism the serious that it will prove a wise invest satisfied with the amount of his pot, hand drawn three cards and if we was to play ag'in yo' stealin', { orimson, or peacock-tail b'ue like obaracter have since the consequences of which for the ment of time, energy and money.winnings, eashed in and rose from the others had all dropped. He
Aunt An'tasy Brimmer's bonnet dawn of history endeavoured hypoace of the world it is impossible!
his soat, whereupon the Parson had taken only one card, and a
stringe! overy justifiablo and unjustifiable to foretell or exaggerate.
poke to him.
heavy bot would almost certainly means to subjugate the world and
commonly
"Hit sho' is some 'sprisin' for to have taken the pot, but he tacitly to soo realised everywhere their divide the races of the world into
sce a rran o yo' xper'enco au acknowledged his failuro to fill "Don't get up. We o'a find own ideas and the civilisation three-Caucasiun. Mongol, and
good sense indulgin' in the soul- rather than risk a call. And our way offen the boat alone." which they represented with | Negro. Their differences of
destroyin' vice of gamblin"," lie the others played as he did for And the two hacked out of the signal ill speers. It has boon re-features and skin colour are,
aid in true ministerial fashion. n time, as if gauging one au cabin, leaving their hosts sitting served for our day and generation broadly speaking, too well known
"I done heer'd onough oʻyo'n}} | ather's play before venturing in silent wrath. to look upon the inspiring spectato need even indicating. With
for to reckon yo' knowed enough grautly.
"Well, if they got the drop on The one-eyed min it was who Whipple as neat as they done it could run down the lane to meet At last little cager Bial Zeph cle of a group of nations doing thesodifferences are, however, sup-
for to stick to draw póker." voluntarily what force would posed to go certain characteristica "This hero pleasure trip down
"Well," said One-Eye, ulfirst broke loose. Lindsay had on us," remarked Lindsay, rue Hra. Sabina Drinkwater and nover have achieved, and thus of intellect and character. In this the Mississippi river," said Buck slogotically, "I hint, so te dealt and Dolan anted $1. The fully, after the visitors had gone, bring in her reticule. Mrs. Sn- wo face now the prospect of connection cacl race thinks that it Whipple as he sat smoking on speak, gave up poker, bat" (and Parson and Fouter both came in. "I reckon wo mought as well bint was the village dressmaker the world having shortly only is definitely the superior of the. the dock of the houseboat Balina, here to spoke in an undertons) and One-Eyo raised it 85. As it move the boat."
and tailoress, and wontabout from 0110 civilisation in different other two races, and draws "sure is mo or less of a disap "when you know the dealer an' happened, the dealer found three
farm to farm "makin' up" balts stages of development. The the conclusion that it need p'intment to me.. Poara like it know how he's donlin' f'r suckere, queens and deemed it wise to
of homespun linen, ond-new brotherhood of man bus conso-not apply the sanio high was nigh about a week 'tween sometimes it pays to sot in an' raise again."
Sundny suits! She was little and quently ceased to be an idle standard to other races which it gaines, un' nothin'. p'tiolar a copper some of the lets what he's Dolan made good and sɔw the
lively and her tongue kept up dream, and we may confidently applies to itself. Hence a perfiddin' when wo do play." reck'nin' on takin' in. D. I.'s a double raise, whereupon the Par- look forward to a future when fennial source of misunderstand- "I reckon yo' all is some un- good friend of mine, but I don't sou dropped, and Foster, without It was a hundred years ago that with her big cutting-out shears. men and women the worldings, suspicions und unfriendly reasonable, Buck," said Parson like to see him takin' in too much looking for a sigual, trailed. He little Bial Zeph's Sunday suit Aunt An'inay Brimmer said no one over will not only bo brothers and nets. Lasting peice under such Tripp reprovingly. "There was easy money 'thouten me gettin' was in position to take his cue gavo out, and was deposed, mend-dod to take the fortnightly
"news" till Sabiny died. sisters, but feel towards one conditions isos:lifficult, one miglu a philosopher wrote a book some on it."
from the others and to supported and crestfallen, to second]
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And he winked his good oye at his chief in case he needed aid.
Basting and trying on; un say as impossible, as lasting peace roll ago showin' how there And yet
this benefeen in a home where the house is wa'n't only two things what the Parson, with whom: lo hud But the one-oyed man made it It was a hundred years ago basting and re-trying on! It Mother' Dudley said was trying" time to little change in the East, which divided against itself. luimical ma reely neaded in this world. something more than passing $50 moro to play, and Lindsay, t' at
than almost relations are sure to dovolop into promises
"Firat off he showed how it acquaintance.
still cautious, decided that flarees, | 10 Father Dudley, "Pa, our Bial Zoph. "Mis' Sabiny's shears any transformation that ill-will, and ill-will is more than was everybody's businces for to "Oh!" said the Parson, with ovon of a large denomination, 'Bial Zeph must have a new suit felt so co-old on his neck, and the world has before witnessed, likely to break ont in open hostili get mo'. Thou, he says th' the suspicion of a smile. “That's wore not strong enough to justify of Sunday clothes. I was fairly came so near his ears! And his threatens to make nugatory all ties. Whilst, spiritually, a gulf ain't but one mo 'thing f'r a man some different. But a man o'yo' another raiso, so he trailed, and put to shame by his old ono, last logs and arms achod so, keeping the fine and careful, calculations was fixed between West and Enst; to do for to put himself onto a talonta hadn't oughtor neglect no Volán, considering the play Sabbath Day service.” ⠀⠀ of Wostern pacifists. Tho. Enat race arroga ce caused a modicum level with the higher classes, such chanst o' settin' into a first-strong enough before the draw, of yesterday could be of baru now that West and That was 'r him to keep goin' class gamo o' draw as th' in a-simply saw the raiso, so Foster roadily ignored: tho Enst East are meeting, the effect of some'recise.
knockin' at yo' de' right now." closed the pot. of to-morrow may
"Now, 'cordin' to what this "Oh, I dunno," said the one- race arrogance are too terrible shifting of the centre of gravity to contemplate. Of one thing we philosopher teaches, pours like eyed tann, with a fine assumption On the draw oach player ox- in world relations. The China may be sure, the harassing of the you was gettin' about all 'tsemin, of indifferenco. "We uus is done repting One-Eye took two cards, of yesterday could not possibly East, if continued, will give birth to yo', Buck. You're gettin' herd con-id'ablo a' the game you and he took one. Nevertheless, affect the world situation; the to an intense national self-con- some mo''n you had afo nigh uns puts upon to the Stina, but whon Foster chipped he put up China of to-morrow, with an aciousness among the Eastern about every time there's a game reckon yo' won't do no hell- $500 without looking at his army and navy conceivably equal peoples; it will nourish into ab'd the Salina, an' you're goin' roarin' big lusjons in Buton draw. to the combined armies and navies strength race pride, and oventual- some'res oleo every time the Salina Rouge. Yo' might do well in Lindsay had not bettere, and I went out saltio. It's good luck mothers's knitting-work above of Europe in size and officioney, ly race latrod and race war; and movos, an that'snigh about every some of the small towns, but draw he studied for some minutes the old suit lasted to shonrin' The jacket reached to the waist.
no further.. may menace seriously the divided it will turn the mind of the East time there's been a gums the night poker's played scientific hore- Either it was a hard bluff or One- time. West. China is now like an towards miilitoris and conquest. afo. So bein', what in thunder abouls.",
Lyo probably had fours, and it And that was one of the queer But 'Bial Zepli lived a hund awakening giant, for every care- The yellow peril may yet como 'r you pinin' for?"
Well, there is them that'd was impossible to guess which things of a hundred years ago.red years ago, you remember fal observer knows that, added to trus in a more startling senés "Xoitement," said Whipple, chuck ojom onto 'most anybody," was thecass from the play. Finti- No visit to the tailor? No choos All the little fundred-years-ago its enormous population, it is in than even the yellow journals shortly.
responded the Parson, placidly, ly he saw the rise, though he ing a dapper little ready-made boys' trousers were long ond all-round capacity at least equal have contemplated. What Japan "There's somepin' in that, as "samo's there's them 't'd heave was too cautious to go back at a suit! Oh, dear me, no! Just a close, and their jackets were to its Eastern neighboura.: Indeed, has taught us on a small scale, the man said when he put eatin' mud at the moon if they sh'd one-card draw. And he looked trip to the big barn floor with short and quaint. China is not so far removed from China may yet teach us on a much tobacco in hie boer," remarked thinks on't. Don't hurt the moon to see Dolan begin a soe-saw. an astonished old sheep and the. And as long as Mother Dudley us of the West as some may more extensive scale.
Killer Lindsay, the recognized none, but it shows a mean dis- That worthy, however, for some great sharp shears. That was was satisfied with the new Bun- think. Our modern civilisation Here, then, is a now problem head of the party," but mo' 'n position.
reason decided to drop, und Foster the first step.
day suit, and. Grandmother, and is often said to begin with for those interested in the develop likely there may be 'xcitement "I reckon the brant o'pokor we the printing preas; our modern mant of international good will, 'nough for to suit yo' all when us plays onto the 8'lima 'Il size industry is inconceivable without crested by the new aituation in we get to Baton Rouge, Buck. up fav'rable ng'iu any 't's played Thon on the showdown. One- absorbing interest, the shearing from us to smile when Bish coal; our over-sca traffic depends the East. How is this situation 01' One-Eye's done made his in Baton Rouge Anyway, there's on the mariner's compass; our to be mot? We must not remain headquarters thore fr a spell, an' consid'able of a wad behind the system of exchange is meaningless passive until the outlook becomes him an' some of his pals is some game. Anybody't wants it's without coins; and it is difficult hopeless. Nor is there much hope sore long o the reppytation we welcome to it if he o'n play good to think what our homes would be that the preaching of Arbitration'uns is gettin' o' playin' better enough,
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Anthropologists
THE PARSON'S DUTY WAS DONE IN VAIN.
Skill in Dealing at Draw Poker is Proved Beyond Doubt to be of No Avall in Face of Pistol and Bowle Knife-
Hand Too Good to Be True
Parson."
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Thon Derringer Dolan, who was a man of low words, said pleasantly:
LITTLE 'BIAL'S SUNDAY SUIT.
"Hey? Now Sunday clothon?" said Father Dudley, with his favourite pratence of sternness, "Where do you calc'late, they're comin' from ???
In the unfurnished onst chain bor upstairs, the old loom was waiting to do its part in making the Sunday suit; and that was the biggest part of all. It took Mc- ther Dudley long patient days of weaving; but it was done at last,
still!
Though it may not be true that Mrs, Sabina, got her pattern for the Sunday anit by spreading Bin Zeph out on the floor and marking around him, yet it is Mother Dudley laughed in her any to believe that she did, for ample cheery fashion.
the trousers clung eloso all tife "From the back of the old way down to Bial Zeph's little white shoop," she said, I wor-hide shoe-tops, with ninybe. them growin' there to-day when just the lost glimpse of Grand
with no reason whatever to con- Of course, little 'Biol Zeph was most important of all, 'Dial Zeph, tinue, threw down his haud also, there to watch, with a new and we must be, too. And for be it Eye displayed a four flash without of the sheep that was wearing Zople truulges proudly up the slightest embarrassment and his Sunday suit! Father Dudley the meetin' house aisle red even smiled whion Lindsay raked and the men sach carried out a with conscious pride as to his the pot. It was good advertising, sheep at a time, and tied his feet, cheeks, and pussy willow and the game was young,
and with deft quick fingers, un colour everywhere else!