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stomach and tired out。 She lay down on die sofa。 She shut her 
eyes and went into the inside room。154 


EIGHT o'clock Doctor Copeland sat at his desk�察�studying a 
sheaf of papers by the bleak morning light from the window。 
Beside him the tree�察�a thick´fringed cedar�察�rose up dark and 
green to the ceiling。 Since the first year he began to practice 
he had given an annual party on Christmas Day�察�and now all 
was in readiness。 Rows of benches and chairs lined the walls 
of the front rooms。 Throughout the house there was the sweet 
spiced odor of newly baked cake and steaming coffee。 In the 
office with him Portia sat on a bench against the wall�察�her 
hands cupped beneath her chin�察�her body bent almost double。 
'Father�察�you been scrouched over the desk since five o'clock。 
You got no business to be up。 You ought to stayed in bed until 
time for the to´do。' 
Doctor Copeland moistened his thick lips with his tongue。 So 
much was on his mind that he had no attention to give to 
Portia。 Her presence fretted him。 
At last he turned to her irritably。 'Why do you sit there 
moping��' 
'I just got worries��' she said。 'For one thing�察�I worried about our 
Willie。' 
'William��' 
'You see he been writing me regular ever Sunday。 The letter 
will get here on Monday or Tuesday。 But last week he didn't 
write。 Course I not really anxious。 Willie!he always so good´
natured and sweet I know he going to be all right。 He been 
transferred from the prison to the chain gang and they going to 
work up somewhere north of Atlanta。 Two weeks ago he 
wrote this here letter to say they going to attend a church 
service today�察�and he done asked me to send him his suit of 
clothes and his red tie。' 
。Is that all William said��' 
'He written that this Mr。 B。 F。 Mason is at the prison�察�too。 And 
that he run into Buster Johnson!he a boy Willie used to 
know。 And also he done asked me to please send him his harp 
because he can't be happy without he got his harp to play on。 I 
done sent everthing。 Also a checker set and a white´iced cake。 
But I sure hope I hears from him in the next few days。' 

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Doctor Copeland's eyes glowed with fever and he could not 
rest his hands。 'Daughter�察�we shall have to discuss this later。 It 
is getting late and I must finish here。 You go back to the 
kitchen and see that all is ready。' 
Portia stood up and tried to make her face bright and happy。 
'What you done decided about that five´dollar prize��' 
'As yet I have been unable to decide just what is the wisest 
course��' he said carefully。 
A certain friend of his�察�a Negro pharmacist�察�gave an award of 
five dollars every year to the high´school student who wrote 
the best essay on a given subject。 The pharmacist always made 
Doctor Copeland sole judge of the papers and the winner was 
announced at the Christmas party。 The subject of the 
composition this year was 'My Ambition�此�How I Can Better 
the Position of the Negro Race in Society。' There was only one 
essay worthy of real consideration。 Yet this paper was so 
childish and ill´advised that it would hardly be prudent to 
confer upon it the award。 Doctor Copeland put on his glasses 
and re´read the essay with deep concentration。 
This is my ambition。 First I wish to attend Tuskegee College 
but I do not wish to be a man like Booker Washington or 
Doctor Carver。 Then when I deem that my education is 
complete I wish to start off being a fine lawyer like the one 
who defended the Scottsboro Boys。 I would only take cases 
for colored people against white people。 Every day our people 
are made in every way and by every means to feel that they 
are inferior。 This is not so。 We are a Rising Race。 And we 
cannot sweat beneath the white man's burdens for long。 We 
cannot always sow where others reap。 
I want to be like Moses�察�who led the children of Israel from 
the land of the oppressors。 I want to get up a Secret 
Organization of Colored Leaders and Scholars。 All colored 
people will organize under the direction of these picked 
leaders and prepare for revolt。 Other nations in the world who 
are interested in the plight of our race and who would like to 
see the United States divided would come to our aid。 All 
colored people will organize and there will be a revolution�察�
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people will take up all the territory east of the Mississippi and 


south of the Potomac。 I shall set up a mighty country under the 
control of the Organization of Colored Leaders and Scholars。 
No white person will be allowed a passport!and if they get 
into the country they will have no legal rights。 
I hate the whole white race and will work always so that the 
colored race can achieve revenge for all their sufferings。 That 
is my ambition。 
Doctor Copeland felt the fever warm in his veins。 The ticking 
of the clock on his desk was loud and the sound jarred his 
nerves。 How could he give the award to a boy with such wild 
notions as this�拭�What should he decide�拭�
The other essays were without any firm content at all。 The 
young people would not think。 They wrote only about their 
ambitions and omitted the last part of the tide altogether。 Only 
one point was of some significance。 Nine out of the lot of 
twenty´five began with the sentence�察�'I do not want to be a 
servant。' After that they wished to fly airplanes�察�or be 
prizefighters�察�or preachers or dancers。 One girl's sole ambition 
was to be kind to the poor。 
The writer of the essay that troubled him was Lancy Davis。 He 
had known the identity of the author before he turned the last 
sheet over and saw the signature。 Already he had some trouble 
with Lancy。 His older sister had gone out to work as a servant 
when she was eleven years old and she had been raped by her 
employer�察�a white man past middle age。 Then a year or so later 
he had received an emergency call to attend Lancy。 
Doctor Copeland went to the filing case in his bedroom where 
he kept notes on all of his patients。 He took out the card 
marked 'Mrs。 Dan Davis and Family' and glanced through the 
notations until he reached Lancy's name。 The date was four 
years ago。 The entries on him were written with more care 
than the others and in ink�此�'thirteen years old!past puberty。 
Unsuccessful attempt self´emasculation。 Oversexed and 
hyperthyroid。 Wept boisterously during two visits�察�though 
little pain。 Voluble!very glad to see Lucy Davis!mother 
washerwoman。 Intelligent talk through paranoiac。 
Environment fair

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with one exception and well worth watching and all possible 
help。 Keep contact。 Fee�此�1 �┌殖�' 


'It is a difficult decision to make this year��' he said to Portia。 
;But I suppose I will have to confer the award on Lancy 
Davis。' 
'If you done decide�察�then!come tell me about some of 
these here presents。' 
The gifts to be distributed at the party were in the kitchen。 
There were paper sacks of groceries and clothing�察�all 
marked with a red Christmas card。 Anyone who cared to 
come was invited to the party�察�but those who meant to 
attend had stopped by the house and written ��or had asked 
a friend to write�� their names in a guest book kept on the 
table in the hall for that purpose。 The sacks were piled on 
the floor。 There were about forty of them�察�each one 
depending in size on the need of the receiver。 Some gifts 
were only small packages of nuts or raisins and others 
were boxes almost too heavy for a man to lift The kitchen 
was crowded with good things。 Doctor Copeland stood in 
the doorway and his nostrils quivered with pride。 
1 think you done right well this year。 Folks certainly have 
been kindly。' 
Tshaw��' he said。 This is not a hundredth part of what is 
needed。' 

。Now�察�there you go�察�Father� �I know good and well you just 
as pleased as you can be。 But you don't want to show it。 
You got to find something to grumble about。 Here we 
haves about four pecks of peas�察�twenty sacks of meaL 
about fifteen pounds of side meat�察�mullet�察�six dozen eggs�察�
plenty grits�察�jars of tomatoes and peaches。 Apples and two 
dozen oranges。 Also garments。 And two mattresses and four 
blankets。 I call this something��' 
'A drop in the bucket。' 
Portia poin

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