ter of t troubled ity of tur s over and saure. Already rouble er    to     middle age. ter o attend Lancy.

        Doctor Copeland    to t notes on all of ients. ook out tations until e ries on ten een years old—past puberty.

        Unsuccessful attempt self-emasculation. Oversexed and    boisterously during ts, ttle pain. Voluble—very glad to see Lucy Davis—motelligent talk through paranoiac.

        Enviro fair ion and cact. Fee: $ (?)’

        It is a difficult decision to make to Portia.

        "But I suppose I he award on Lancy Davis.’

        If you done decide, tell me about some of ts.’

        ts to be distributed at ty .

        tmas card. Anyoo ty, but t to attend opped by tten (or o e) t book kept on table in t purpose. t forty of ts s or raisins and ot too o lift tcor Copeland stood in trils quivered h pride.

        t ainly have been kindly.’

        ts a    of w is needed.’

        ?No as pleased as you    be. But you dont    to s.

        You got to find someto grumble about.    four pecks of peas, ty saeaL about fifteen pounds of side meat, mullet, six dozen eggs, plenty grits, jars of tomatoes and peacs. And ttresses and four blas. I call thing!’

        A drop in t.’

        Portia poio a large box in t you io do hem?’

        tained not junk—a y lace, a rabbitskin. Doctor Copeland scrutinized eacicle. Do not thing.

        ts from uests o tribute. I er."these here boxes and sacks so I

        eo tie t going to be room cime ts.

        I just going to put ts out on teps and in the yard.’

        t and cold.

        In tc odors. A disove and iced cakes filled a she cupboard.

        And none of te people. All from colored.’

        No, said Doctor Copeland. t is not wrue. Mr.

        Singer tributed a co be used for coal. And I ed o be present today. ia said. t t it o ask    like othe Caucasian race.’

        Yia said. But I keep t my illie. I sure do oday. And I sure do ter from    just prey on my mind.

        But    to quit talking a ready. It migime for ty to e.’

        time enougor Copeland o re    expectation alessness    let rate. t ten oclock t guests arrived and hey were all assembled.

        Joyful Cmas to you! said Jos, tman.    te silk handkerchief.

        Many urns of t of ts    t porcurmoil    to eagers roduced and clasped ted togetocmas gift!’

        Doctor Copeland stood in ter of t room by tree. ations s, some tied elaborately h

        ribbons and ot into o put t    uro o lay aside ts in tled acles and began to look around him.

        Merry Cmas! Merry Cmas! t, in a long-tailed coat, versing ruck. t , moved sociably to young o gaudy he room was warm andnoisy.

        Mr. Siood in tared at him.

        Doctor Copeland could not remember if . te stood by    a picture of Spinoza. A Jeo see him.

        ts ble ted.

        ts    in ro guests. time o speak—and ig. ted. At a sign from Jos all sounds were hushed.

        My People, began Doctor Copeland blankly. to him.

        teent o celebrate Cmas Day.     it ime. Our people oold tory of imes today our story    one.

        One y years ago anotry t is knory far across tlantic O. tood as did Jesus. But s    ed ure of t masses of il they die.

        For people on and    t dye vats of tories. his man was Karl Marx.

        Karl Marx ood t to to make    divide to Negroes or    seemed t being one of tant to a man the color of his skin.

        to make all o divide t    ts Karl Marx left to us: "From eaco y, to eaco ;‘

        A imidly from the Bible?’

        Doctor Copeland explained. ed dates. Are tions? I o start or enter into any discussion.’

        I presume Mr. Marx was a    che preacher.

        *

        ere e man?’

        Yes. But    te man. ;I sider noto myself."    of o all people.’

        Doctor Copeland paused a moment loing.

        " is ty, of any

        mercore? t is t took to make or to raise ticle.    more to tar and t dorees to make terials to to be built. trucks t carried terials to t ts more t takes more o make. So    to make it. But ? Not t trol tudy t t trol all ticle his clear so far?’

        Us uand!’

        But did tarted all over aold w he had said.

        time tions.

        But dont clay for t money? And dont it take moo rent land and raise crops on?’

        t is a good point, said Doctor Copeland. Land, clay, timber—tural resources. Man does not make tural resources—man only develops t and rain for crops? ;t; about to let ot tural resources so everyone, not divided into little pieces but used by all to ty to    is like t o he sons

        r    up to four parts and eacake oget is tural resources s by one group of ric by all the world as a whole.

        "e in te properties. Per aside—but    does not tribute directly to    in to our jobs and    any price, at any time, for any purpose. e are forced to sell our bodies so t    and live. And t o labor longer for ts of otoday    put up on tforms and sold at t o sell our strengtime, our souls during almost every    o anot free men?"A deep voice called out from t yard. "t truth!’

        t hings is!’

        ?And    alone in t t remember. te te race, and te us. tohe mills.

        People w as mu need as we are ourselves.

        tred is a great evil, and no good    ever e from it.

        e must remember truto eacice of need must bring us all toget separate us. e must remember t h of value because of our labor.

        trut keep in our s

        al fet.

        But my people! e in t is for ourselves alorong, true purpose, and if . Let us see, t is ture of this special mission.’

        Doctor Copeland loose, for in    t oo muc ts. ted. tood    attention as did to ful baby h a pacifier. Mr.

        Siood attentively in t of t on tigcruth.

        today o fer tudent    essay on topic, "My Ambitioion of ty." to Lancy Davis. Doctor Copeland took an envelope from    "to tell you t t s— but trust and fait goes .’

        Lancy rose ao . rembled. ed to read tten?’

        No, said Doctor Copeland. But I alk ime this week.’

        Yes, sir. t again.

        "I do not !" t is t? Only one in a to be a servant. e do not    serve!’

        ter in the room was uneasy.

        Listen! O of five of us labors to build roads, or to take

        care of tation of ty, or    of to get any    all. But t of test number of our people? Many of us cook for tent to prepare t t.

        Many ime tending floo drive t are of no real use to anybody. e labor and all of our labor is ed. Is t servio, t is slavery.

        e labor, but our labor is ed. e are not alloo serve. You students    tunate fe of our people are not alloo go to sc all. For eace ty of study and wisdom.

        "From eaco y, to eaco ; All of us    it is to suffer for real need.

        t is a great injustice. But tice bitterer even t—to be de to o ones ability. to labor a lifetime uselessly. to be deo serve. It is far better for ts of our purse to be taken from us to be robbed of the riches of our minds and souls.

        Some of you young people o be teac most of you o keep alive. You    bad defeated. t picks cotton. ter is uo learn to read. teae ironing board. e atives in gover. e e. In all of t try    oppressed of all people. e ot lift up our voices. Our tongues rot in our mouts groy and lose strength for our purpose.

        People of t precious of all

        gifts. And our s are empt. ifts are trampled in t to labor more useless ts. Negroes! e must arise and be w be free!’

        In teria mounted. Doctor Copeland cs.    as to t. t a dynamo, ao s so t    too fall upon t in a giant voice. ts.

        Save us!’

        Migh！

        hallelujah! Save us, Lord!’

        ruggled for trol in ruggled and at last turned.    in    f, true voice.

        Attention!    not by prayers of m. Not by indolence or strong drink. Not by t by submission and    by pride. By dignity. By being rong. e must build strengtrue purpose.’

        opped abruptly and raig time rate in our small    a from Karl Marx. Every one of you at t in advane gift. Many of you    t to    ability,    t to t urn. It is natural for us to s it is more blessed to give to receive.

        ts: "From eaco y, to eaco ; ‘

        Doctor Copeland    a long time as te. tty tion. Our pride must be strong, for we

        kno teac sacrifice so t ty of study and ime ime . time ed.

        And our mission is to a time rength.’

        It amped upon ter ground outside. t, strong coffee floated from tcs took cs, calling out tten on tia ladled tove while Marshall Nicolls passed slices of cake.

        Doctor Copeland moved about among ts, a little crowd always surrounding him.

        Someone    ions; o everyto tead explain to o and. t    of all. to speak truttended.

        Us certainly ime at ty.’

        ood in tibule saying good-bye. Over and over    tired.

        I certainly do appreciate.’

        Mr. Sio leave. ruly good man. e man of intelled true knoo remain. ed and seemed to expee final word.

        Doctor Copeland o    because eac is reatest need. Leaders. Someoo unite and guide us.’

        After tivity tia was was.

        tmas tree racked over ts were broken.

        ired, but t let

        Beginning    to o put top of te on Lancy Davis. t o o form in less because    speak t and    t it from s. op drao replace tters nervously. t Mady.

        In t case ory.

        o t. On t lung t place like a calcified star. And lo t duplicated itself in t lung fartor Copeland quickly replaced tes ten on ill ic large and scra ed—duties resumed.    —lesion reopened—X-ray s read tes. At first    make out t t know.’

        t feeling came in    ttom of the case.

        A jumbled pile of letters. Notes from tion for t of Colored People. A yelloter from Daisy. A note from on asking for a dollar and a half.

        iffly.

        time ed. t hone.

        Portia peeled potatoes at tcable. She was slumped over and her face was dolorous.

        hold up your shoulders, he said angrily. And cease moping.

        You mope and drool around until I ot bear to look on you.’

        I    t illie, ster is only t    no busio worry me like

        t t kind of a boy. And I got this queer feeling.’

        ience, Daughter.’

        I re I o.’

        t make, but I will be back sly.’

        O.K.’

        All will be well, he said.

        Most of , cool noonday sun. tients lay scattered in is. Potts disease. ed tomobile from tUsually reet to k to    today ted tur vigorously ion from    and o get behe wheel and on his way.

        oday ood? o fade and lose trengt unsaid o ted teered tomobile sloreet    turned less love.

        J. oer as cold as t formed on teer afternoons glo and se blue. A t of ice crusted treets, and it er Cmas t only ten miles to t fall of snow.

        A     out for t onapoulos    goended for miles in every dire and covered toer. In many eyes t people o be idle, a certain

        restlessness could be felt. tbreak of nes in a mill claimed suddenly t a great    o deliver a ne of as from t up a tabernacle and    to roll on t too. A    believed t a foreman ed on okens and sabbed . A family of Negroes moved into t dismal streets, and tion t ten by    ts. Notrike t alked about never came off because t get toget nig and slept as mued ts so t t    into tomorrow.

        Siered odorous parts of toy and viole colored the windows.

        Meetings .

        fortable little    off in plots of bros also. ers. e ns and intricate fences of    iron.

        tomobiles    to t led from too general stores ove. en about t ed alleys

        be of to Singer did not kno from a ter nigiful. tars     o and stopped during ted er, Singer presented    ood. o be knooo s. o take iill t is seen most often in to stop er all he was only walking and going nowhere.
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