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'Pshaw��' said Doctor Copeland。 'All that is no good。' 
'Us just can't sit around and wait。 With Willie locked up in the 
jail。 My Willie�察�who is such a sweet boy even if he118 


did do wrong tonight。 Us just can't sit around and wait' 
'We will have to。 That is the only thing we can do。' 
'Well�察�I know I ain't' 
Portia got up from the chair。 Her eyes roved distractedly 
around the room as though searching for something。 Then 
abruptly she went toward the front door。 
'Wait a minute��' said Doctor Copeland。 'Where do you intend 
to go now��' 
'I got to work。 I sure got to keep my job。 I sure have to stay on 
with Mrs。 Kelly and get my pay ever week。' 
'I want to go to the jail��' said Doctor Copeland。 'Maybe I can 
see William。' 
'I going to drop by the jail on my way to work。 I got to send 
Highboy off to his work�察�too!else he liable to sit there 
grieving about Willie all the morning。' 
Doctor Copeland dressed hurriedly and joined Portia in the 
hall。 They went out into the cool�察�blue autumn morning。 The 
men at the jail were rude to them and they were able to find 
out very little。 Doctor Copeland then went to consult a lawyer 
with whom he had had dealings before。 The following days 
were long and full of worried thoughts。 At the end of three 
weeks the trial for William was held and he was convicted of 
assault with a deadly weapon。 He was sentenced to nine 
months of hard labor and sent immediately to a prison in the 
northern part of the state。 
Even now the strong true purpose was always in him�察�but he 
had no time in which to think on it He went from one house to 
another and the work was unending。 Very early in the morning 
he drove off in the automobile�察�and then at eleven o'clock the 
patients came to the office。 After the sharp autumn air outside 
there would be a hot�察�stale odor in the house that made him 
cough。 The benches in the hall were always full of sick and 
patient Negroes who waited for him�察�and sometimes even the 
front porch and his bedroom would be crowded。 All the day 
and frequently half the night there was work。 Because of the 
tiredness in him he wanted sometimes to lie down on the floor 
and beat with his fists and cry。 If he could rest he might get 
well。 He had tuberculosis of the lungs�察�and he measured his 
temperature four times a day and had an X´ray once a month。 


But he could not rest。 For there was another 

thing bigger than the tiredness!and this was the strong true 
purpose。 
He would think of this purpose until sometimes�察�after a long 
day and night of work�察�he would become blank so that he 
would forget for a minute just what the purpose was。 And then 
it would come to him again and he would be restless and eager 
to take on a new task。 But the words often stuck in his mouth�察�
and his voice now was hoarse and not loud as it had been 
before。 He pushed the words into the sick and patient faces of 
the Negroes who were his people。 
Often he talked to Mr。 Singer。 With him he spoke of chemistry 
and the enigma of the universe。 Of the infinitesimal sperm and 
the cleavage of the ripened egg。 Of the complex million´fold 
division of the cells。 Of the mystery of living matter and the 
simplicity of death。 And also he spoke with him of race。 
'My people were brought from the great plains�察�and the dark�察�
green jungles��' he said once to Mr。 Singer。 'On the long 
chained journeys to the coast they died by the thousands。 Only 
the strong survived。 Chained in the foul ships that brought 
them here they died again。 Only the hardy Negroes with will 
could live。 Beaten and chained and sold on the block�察�the least 
of these strong ones perished again。 And finally through the 
bitter years the strongest of my people are still here。 Their 
sons and daughters�察�their grandsons and great grandsons。' 
'I come to borrow and I come to ask a favor��' Portia said。 
Doctor Copeland was alone in his kitchen when she walked 
through the hall and stood in the doorway to tell him this。 Two 
weeks had passed since William had been sent away。 Portia 
was changed。 Her hair was not oiled and combed as usual�察�her 
eyes were bloodshot as though she had partaken of strong 
drink。 Her cheeks were hollow�察�and with her sorrowful�察�
honey´colored face she truly resembled her mother now。 
'You know them nice white plates and cups you have��' 
*You may have them and keep them。' 
'No�察�I only wants to borrow。 And also I come here to ask a 
favor of you。' 
'Anything you wish��' said Doctor Copeland。 


Portia sat down across the table from her father。 Tirst I120 

suppose I better explain。 Yesdiddy I got this here message 
from Grandpapa saying they all coming in tomorrow and 
spend the night and part of Sunday with us。 Course they been 
mighty worried about Willie�察�and Grandpapa feel like us all 
ought to get together again。 He right�察�too。 I sure do want to see 
our fcLnfolks again。 I been mighty homesick since Willie 
been gone。' 
'You may have the plates and anything else you can find 
around here��' Doctor Copeland said。 'But hold up your 
shoulders�察�Daughter。 Your carriage is bad。' 
'It going to be a real reunion。 You know this is the first time 
Grandpapa have spent the night in town for twenty years。 He 
haven't ever slept outside of his own home except two times in 
his whole life。 And anyway he kind of nervous at night。 All 
during the dark he have to get up and drink water and be sure 
the childrens is covered up and all right。 I a little worried 
about if Grandpapa will be comfortable here。' 
'Anything of mine you think you will need!!' 
'Course Lee Jackson bringing them in��' said Portia。 'And with 
Lee Jackson it going to take them all day to get here。 1 not 
expecting them till around supper´time。 Course Grandpapa 
always so patient with Lee Jackson he wouldn't make him 
hurry none。' 
'My soul� �Is that old mule still alive�拭�He must be fully 
eighteen years old。' 
'He even older than that。 Grandpapa been working him now 
for twenty years。 He done had that mule so long he always say 
it just like Lee Jackson is one of his blood kin。 He understand 
and love Lee Jackson like he do his own grandchildrens。 I 
never seen a human who know so good what a animal is 
thinking as Grandpapa。 He haves a close feeling for everthing 
that walks and eats。' 
'Twenty years is a long time to work a mule。' 
'It sure is。 Now Lee Jackson is right feeble。 But Grandpapa 
sure do take good care of him。 When they plows out in the hot 
sun Lee Jackson haves a great big straw hat on his head just 
like Grandpapa!with holes cut for his ears。 That mule's straw 
hat is a real joke�察�and Lee Jackson won't budge a step when he 


going to plow without that hat is on his head。' 
Doctor Copeland took down the white china dishes from 

the shelf and began to wrap them ia newspaper。 'Have you 
enough pots and pans to cook all the food you will need��' 
'Plenty��' Portia said。 'I not going to any special trouble。 
Granpapa�察�he Mr。 Thoughtful hisself!and he always bring in 
something to help out when the f ambly come to dinner。 I only 
going to have plenty meal and cabbage and two pounds of 
nice mullet。' 'Sounds good。' 
Portia laced her nervous yellow fingers together。 ;There one 
thing I haven't told you yet。 A surprise。 Buddy going to �� be 
here as well as Hamilton。 Buddy just come back from Mobile。 
He helping out on the farm now。' 
;It has been five years since I last saw Karl Marx。' 'And that 
just what I come to ask you about��* said Portia。 'You 
remember when I walked in the door I told you I come to 
borrow and to ask a favor。' 
Doctor Copeland cracked the points of his fingers。 'Yes。' 
'Well�察�I come to see if I can't get you to be there tomorrow at 
the reunion。 All your childrens but Willie going to be there。 
Seem to me like you ought to join us。 I sure will be glad if you 
come。' 
Hamilton and Karl Marx and Portia!and William。 Doctor 
Copeland removed his spectacles and pressed his fingers 
against his eyelids。 For a minute he saw the four of them very 
plainly as they were a long time ago。 Then he looked up and 
straightened his glasses on his nose。 Thank you��' he said。 'I 
will come。' 
That night he sat alone by the stove in the dark room and 
remembered。 He thought back to the time of his childhood。 
His mother had been born a slave�察�and after freedom she was a 
washerwoman。 His father was a preacher�察�who had once 
known John Brown。 They had taught him�察�and out of the two 
or three dollars they had earned each week they saved。 When 
he was seventeen years old they had sent him North with 
eighty dollars hidden in his shoe。 He had worked in a 
blacksmith's shop and as a waiter and as a bellboy in a hotel。 
And all the while he studied and read and went to school。 His 


father died and his mother did not live long without him。 After 
ten years of struggle he was a doctor and he knew his mission 
and he came South 
again。 

He married and made a home。 He went endlessly from122 
house to house and spoke the mission and the truth。 The 
hopeless suffering of his people made in him a madness�察�a 
wild and evil feeling of destruction。 At times he drank strong 
liquor and beat his head against the floor。 In his heart there 
was a savage violence�察�and once he grasped the poker from the 
hearth and struck down his wife。 She took Hamilton�察�Karl 
Marx�察�William�察�and Portia with her to her father's home。 He 
wrestled in his spirit and fought down the evil blackness。 But 
Daisy did not come back to him。 And eight years later when 
she died his sons were not children any more and they did not 
return to him。 He was left an old man in an empty house。 
Promptly at five o'clock the next afternoon he arrived at the 
house where Portia and Highboy lived。 They resided in the 
part of town called Sugar Hill�察�and the house was a narrow 
cottage with a porch and two rooms。 From inside there was a 
babble of mixed voices。 Doctor Copeland approached stiffly 
and stood in the doorway holding his shabby felt hat in his 
hand。 
The room was crowded and at first he was not noticed。 He 
sought the faces of Karl Marx and Hamilton。 Besides them 
there was Grandpapa and two children who sa

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