 from the Sears Radio Theater tonight is a story of the Golden West with Lauren Green as your host here's a preview I'm not from this neck of the woods I I'm from Liberia in Africa hey well what you what you handle mine's Charlie C. Reed my handle is Joseph Jenkins Roberts okay JJ from Liberia Africa let's climb up on old nail gal here and make some slow moves round town the Sears Radio Theater will begin after this message from your local station this is Lucille Ball here to make a personal appeal to every American since the 1880s the American Red Cross has been stepping in when there's been big trouble like a hurricane but nobody has to tell you the Red Cross is there when a hurricane strikes so let's talk about the other Red Cross your neighborhood Red Cross they teach kids to swim and they train about every lifeguard on every beach possible to look into it we can get in touch with a local chapter they help veterans get on their feet they help people relocate after fires you comfortable okay now relax they collect and distribute blood they give a hand to the older folks in your town and do scores of other jobs running very nice it's easy to see why we've got to have Red Cross and only you can keep Red Cross ready for the little emergencies in your neighborhood and the big ones help keep Red Cross ready this is Lauren Green the country we're traveling through is beautiful no other word could describe it any better it's spring 1875 and we're in Wyoming territory in 15 years it will be the 44th state in the Union and the first state in the world to give women the right to vote and hold office the battle of the little big horn is a year away and in March of this year the Congress enacted the civil rights law that guarantees everyone equal access to public inns public conveyances and the like I don't think my fellow passengers will be terribly interested in these odds and ends they all seem to be more interested in what they see out of the window one of them shows an intense interest he's had his nose almost pressed to the glass for an hour interesting looking young fellow but money or so aside from being a black man he's dressed in a very colorful robe green sky blue yellow and red he has a red green and black skull cap put from the back of his head it will be really interesting to know what he feels about the wild wide open space the land stretches as far as the eye can see and when it is no longer level it becomes hilly and the hills become pyramids with sugar on the tops grandfather and grandmother were right there is no country like this western country the sky seems even bluer than our Liberian sky and there is more land than I ever thought possible I must sink myself deeply into an understanding of this place because it is my ancestral home as much as Africa because this is where grandfather and grandmother came from perhaps I will find some relatives does not seem likely I've only seen ten black people since we left Lincoln, Nebraska incredibly an African tourist of American descent is checking out a branch of his roots and that's how we begin this particular story which though fictional has a basis in fact here's radio theater a new adventure in radio listening 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couldn't we all be pardoned never mind this all your luggage yes I decided to travel light thank the Lord for light weird things come on partner follow me thank you I I appreciate your help well I hope you'll be thanking me when we get to Mrs. O'Leary's boarding house but meanwhile since I seem to have picked up the bag you packed with boulders why don't you give me your story once you need a pencil and pad as unusual as your story is sure to be I'm sure my photographic memory will retain it all you have to do is talk as we walk and don't leave anything out I remember that the Sentinel prints all the news that's fit to print and that means all the news it's news well first of all I I am the nephew of the current vice president of Liberia Liberia yes Liberia West Africa you see it it happened like this and go on Joe this is Laramie and lots of people misbehave all the time yes yes I know my grandfather told me about it you your grandfather yes my grandfather and grandmother were born to slavery on a plantation in Louisiana they escaped when she was 15 and he was 18 they have told me their story many times don't let that throw you Laramie is full of cowboys especially on Saturday night go on I must say the atmosphere is much more lively than Monrovia you were saying about your grandparents oh yes they knew that the only way to be free was to make it to a free territory in addition grandmother says grandfather had seen some pictures of a cowboy and wanted to become one your grandfather had seen some pictures of a cowboy and wanted to become one yes grandmother always smiles when she says that at any rate after an incredible number of hardships they made it to this town to Laramie they say it is where they began to be human beings for the first time oh it would take several hours to tell all the things they went through yeah I can imagine what year was it that they made it here it was 1807 they built a cabin near a place called misty oh yeah that's about 30 35 miles northeast of here that close oh I would like to see it very much this evening whoa whoa whoa take it easy why not tomorrow after you've had a chance to get a good night's sleep you were saying oh yes yes well they lived in in this place misty my grandfather being a curious man one day found some small nuggets of gold in the stream behind their cabin gold yes he found gold but he didn't tell anyone only my grandmother for ten years they secretly panned gold from this stream and others near and when they got news of people being given a chance to resettle in Africa they decided to go I recall that it was an 1820 something in the American colonization society was behind it buncha hypocrites yes 1822 to be exact my grandfather and grandmother say that many free people of color were not happy about being offered a chance to return to Africa they felt since they had been born here that no one should think of leaving or that no one should think of asking them to leave and there were those like my grandparents who welcomed the chance to go to them Africa represented a new frontier they were born slaves and emigrated to Africa as free people with $15,000 in gold that's quite a story my grandfather thinks so too he's talking about his life here made me want to see the land of his birth my mother and father didn't want me to come but my grandparents did go they said go and tell us what you see so I came here and here we are now don't let Mrs. O'Leary frighten she's always a bit much at first but you'll find she's not as dreadful as she appears this is the living room dining room where everybody gathers for the five o'clock meal the guestrooms are upstairs and a wishy donny complicated looking fella in a tripper colored nightgown with a Yiddish cap on his head his name is Joseph Jenkins Robert and he hails from Liberia West Africa and I've already told him that you make the best son of a gun stew and deep dish apple pie this side of the Mississippi oh there you go again Homer Judson wrapping your spit around a bunch of words that sounds sweet to my ears well how long are you going to be staying with this young fella well about two weeks or so I guess oh that'll give you just enough time to become part of the family well come along let me show you to your room I'll take those bags no no no thank you I can hand them me boy oh in Mrs. O'Leary's house Mrs. O'Leary makes the rules not this evening not this evening Mrs. O'Leary I've got a great human interest piece to write up for the morning edition see you later Joe writers they always got something to write well come along Joseph Jenkins Roberts I'll be showing you to your room you got three names rolled into one why not whoever said we should only be afflicted with two names now you can eat three meals a day if you like or only dinner depending on what your appetite is like now most of my boarders eat breakfast at 6 30 and dinner at five have your man-sized appetite a juice of Jenkins Roberts well good now then it'll be two dollars for your rent for the week and three dollars with meals no fancy women whiskey drinking beyond certain points or serious card playing a loud and here's your room dinners in 20 minutes and we're having chicken and dumplings this mother you must read this letter to grandfather and grandmother to tell them that I am finding everything that they have spoken of to be true I've been here in Laramie for five days now and so much has happened already that I hardly know where to begin I am living in a boarding house owned and operated by an Irish lady she's very tall has hair the color of rusty pipes talks very quickly cooks huge pots of food and and is very nice I think she drinks whiskey when no one is watching I was taken to this place by Homer a reporter on the Laramie Sentinel that I met at the train station I'm enclosing the article he wrote about me it's the first ever written about an African in Wyoming territory is a very nice person I have not run into any problems of race so far most of the people are well informed as to who I am and and what I am doing here it seems that even those who don't read the newspaper know my name and where I'm from and everything I guess Mrs. O'Leary is responsible for that she's like the drums we have at home taking Homer Judson's advice I have purchased a pair of boots to go riding him I did not tell him that I did not know how to ride but I will learn it is late now and I must go to sleep Mrs. O'Leary expects everyone to attend breakfast I send my deepest love and respect Joseph Americans and shop the easy way with a serious credit card all you do to apply is call toll-free 805-260444 it's your entry to shopping convenience and quality merchandise your card will be accepted at over 3,600 Sears stores across the nation and you can choose from over 100,000 Sears products and services even use it for your catalog orders in the store or over the phone just say charge it call 805-260444 New Jersey residents 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eyes he's just waiting for you to mount up so we can buck your little dark body through the roof you come on over here bub let's pick out a piece of crow bait that'll put up with your inexperience whole Nelly looks like a good choice how long you been riding I had I never been riding I on a horse what thank you pardon I said are you pulling my leg you got buffalo snot in your ears or something no it's just that you say things in a funny way well come to think of it you sound the shade strange yourself if they're not sure at all and if they're a beanie cap on your head I take it you ain't from around this neck of the woods no I I'm not from this neck of the woods I I'm from Liberia in Africa that kind of figure juice from some words else hey well what you what you handle mines Charlie C. Reed cowpokes card player fresh out of the Calibus after celebrating a month's trail paid down the drain my handle is Joseph Jenkins Roberts okay JJ from Liberia Africa let's climb up on old nail gal here and make some slow moves round town I'd advise you to hold her down to a gallop till we get to the edge of town not from that side JJ I see you wasn't joking when you said you never rode a horse I told you oh well they all had to learn some time and let's give it her best shot who knows you might get to liking the feel of a fast horse idea Charlie how can I make it slow down you can't if you went in his glory you'd be standing still and quit squeezing that old gal's neck so harsh you'll think you're in love with it dear father I am addressing this especially to you it is what might be called a man's letter a few days ago I met two new people they are both now my friends it seems that this is the way it is here you can be strangers one day and friends the next day or enemies my two new friends are named Charlie Reed and Alfred Wong Charlie is a cowboy the other day after we rode to the edge of town and back Charlie asked me if I had any money I said yes he was quite pleased and said great let's go into the dirty garter saloon for a little sipping spitting and cussing there was tension when we walked into the saloon from the way the people lined up at the bar stared at me I felt self-conscious I will have to buy cowboy clothes and a wide brimmed hat to go with my boots Charlie ended the tension by saying my buddy JJ here from Liberia Africa is buying a round for the house many of them patted me on the back and said nice things as as they rushed to get there around and then someone else bought another round and someone else another I had to walk my horse back to the stable because I felt too wobbly to ride I don't think I like sipping spitting and cussing very much because it makes your head hurt the next day Charlie has promised to teach me the secret of roping and and also how to shoot straight respectfully your son Joe make that I was very curious about this person I had seen him about town I had heard much about him but I had not had a chance to talk with him yesterday he came into my laundry with some of his native robes to be cleaned the dust of Laramie was ruining them he wanted to know how I became a laundry owner in Laramie I told him that I and many other Chinese help build the railroad that links east and west after the railroad was finished I decided to invest in a business and retire here I can't say that this is a real retirement but it means working on the railroad I have invited him to have tea with me I forgot to ask him if there were any Chinese in Liberia had to exaggerate the dangers of riding beyond Laramie city limits however we did warn Joe more than once but the outskirts of Laramie had his normal collection of outlaws just like any other city he smiled and told me don't worry Homer Charlie has taught me how to ride well dad blasted Jake why'd you have to feel your hand a hundred yards away oh shut up we've lost him you and your big mouth well where do we go from here we keep heading for Texas many wanted posters they got hung up in this territory on us we'd be sitting ducks to stick around here she spoke there little that's down right funny Jake wonder if he can find his way in the dark who is there who is it strong wolf very much it was smart to jump off this old nag and hide rather than try to outrun the bad ones did you see them the crooks I have seen many crooks there is Laramie I I guess this is where we part company thanks again mr. strong wolf for for catching my horse it was not very hard well thanks anyway what is your name oh my handle is Joseph Jenkins Roberts my friends call me JJ JJ I would you like to have a good show Shawnee dinner this evening yes yes I would I have never eaten rabbit before I'm talking about the food we just ate I know it was dog meat one that we had fattened for a guest such as yourself oh I pipe and tobacco Mary when I first saw her somewhere in a book it is called love at first sight I could tell from the way she returned my look that she too felt the same feeling my heart was in my throat also because I feared the consequences of being attracted to another man's wife in my country that is considered something a person should not do strong wolf lit the pipe and passed it to me it's a bit strong isn't it for one who smokes it properly it is not strong here do it slowly with feeling peacefully I see what you mean it is better when you puff slowly tell me strong wolf does your wife always spy on you around the corner of your tp oh moon feather is not my wife she's my niece and you are the first buffalo man she's ever seen up close oh I didn't know she's very pretty already after only 17 snow she can skin a deer or put up a tp faster than many more experienced woman yes I I can see that you would be moon feather her name is pretty too I've always been known to be direct and honest I had to let the dark one know that I had received his eye and returned it for the course of the evening he's been talking to my uncle I made certain that he was aware of my presence for the first time since I had been taken through the ceremonies for coming into womanhood I really felt this man JJ made me feel this way I looked forward after that first time to his visits with my uncle the women of our camp laughed and made jokes about how much of my heart they could see in my eyes what have we here skulking around with such heavy circles under his eyes good morning Mrs. O'Leary am I too late for breakfast I think we ought to be able to scrape a bit of batter together for a flop jacket too how's it going with yourself you look as though you just drank the hair of the dog that bit please Mrs. O'Leary don't say morning JJ got a telegram for you morning home what is it well my grandfather has had a stroke and he wants to see me he wants to hear about what I've seen before he must leave right away yes of course JJ we'll pray that everything works out all right how dreadfully cruel the fates can be at 7 30 on some moments truer words were never spoken Mrs. O'Leary basket you got boiled corn and a bunch of blueberry mutton the chicken should last you for a week if you're careful not to eat more than six pieces a day you take care of yourself and don't you forget to write us I'll be back we hope so I could use another Liberian human interest story all bored but JJ I come as soon as I hear sleeping one off under a table in the dirty garden see you later Bob JJ I'll be back some to me yep that's a nice guy but don't worry you'll be back he's got a reason to come back to or my otherwise unimpeachable sources are their trees moon feather moon feather what seems to be the problem here young fella there they're riding the speckled horse oh so that's moon feather well you better best get on the observation platform before that poor engine rides that pony to death trying to keep up with the Union Pacific here observation platform well to the rear careful you don't fall off I felt openly I rode alongside the train praying to the person above us that he would see me and understand my prayer was answered he saw me and threw me his ring I knew we would be together then I did not know how long it would take but no matter I knew it would come to pass someday after this message from your local station you can't because they're prohibited they're prohibited because even one of these these are past that could spread to our crops and gardens and animals with devastating results you haven't been everywhere on the US Department of Agriculture Washington DC 202 50 it's free I gained 20 pounds in two months chocolate and bean and butter yeah I never lost that weight either with me it was different I was climbing the walls yelling at the kids I just couldn't live with myself neither could Dan could he no not really he said having a wife that smoked was better than being terrorized day and night huh better a friendly dragon than a nasty dragon huh right so anyway I'm back to a pack and a half a day addicted just like I was let's hold it right there the American Heart Association wants you to know that smoking cigarettes becomes a habit not an addiction habits can be broken smoking is a matter of choice not destiny we can help you quit you don't have to gain weight or climb the walls contact your American Heart Association for a free booklet that explains how to break your cigarette habits step by step the American Heart Association wants you to know we're fighting for your life this is Lauren Green and here's the concluding act JJ stayed home for four months after his grandpa's death doing as much as he could him the youngest in the family he returned after six months no longer the complete tender foot his granddad had left him a handsome sum of money but he didn't let it interfere with his life one of the first things he did when he got back was get himself a job working for the circle barbie spread JJ once you get past the sipping cussing and spitting part all you have to do is learn how to stay in the saddle till you backside turns to calluses try to think one step ahead of a bunch of dumb cows that are apt to stampede at the drop of a coffee cup forget about all the comforts of Ms. O'Leary's boarding house be on to look out for wrestlers and don't spend all your money at one saloon I don't have to tell you how to survive cookie son of a gun stew you already survived Ms. O'Leary's cooking determined because I had decided with the money I had inherited from my grandfather to buy some land buy some cattle and marry moon feather she was always on my mind but I could not find her wherever I came across Shoshone people I would ask them about strong wolf and moon fellow I even learned some Shoshone in order to ask questions they would always tell me that they had seen them in the last moon or 10 sleeps away but they didn't know exactly where they were now my heart ache to see moon feather again I used to have terrible dreams thinking that maybe she had married someone else my friends were very sympathetic would you like another cup of tea JJ no no no thank you nothing like a good cup of tea yeah so you still have not been able to find moon feather huh no and I have run out of places to look to not fear that way there are always other places I know and I know it just seems I understand I don't know if I told you when we last talk I'm going to a romantic period myself you are yes my father has selected a bride for me from our village and I am anxiously awaiting her arrival I'm happy for you here is a picture of her her name is Cynthia she is very pretty my father says she is a good worker and will make a good wife are you sure you wouldn't like another cup of tea one day out of the blue it happened I had been working the South Range rounding up Mavericks and was just sort of stumbling back to town thinking about how good it would be to have a hot bath in Mrs. O'Leary's big brass tub a couple of Indian brave suddenly appeared and quietly rode alongside me one of them was strong wolf the other was eagle ice his brother moon feathers father I was so excited I could hardly keep from shouting where is moon feather but I thought it best to do things the Indian way they had gotten the word from others about me I rode into their small camp of 20 teepees my heart beating like a drum I saw a smile in the corner of strong wolf's mouth he knew what my feelings were we dismounted still without talking washed our hands in a buffalo hide bucket and sat down to eat I remember we had wild greens and trout because I was so nervous I choked on a bone after the meal eagle eyes called out moon feather bring my pipe and tobacco she was more and she was wearing my ring myself I said to her you're wearing my ring she nodded telling me yes and went back to where the women were I was so happy I felt like crying so you returned I said that I would good we like a person who keeps his word we sat for an hour talking about different things how scarce the buffalo were what my plans were for the future eagle eyes pierced me with his look listened closely and only asked one question will you always stay in this land up to that point I had not really thought about whether I intended to stay or not but I said yes because that's how I felt after a while I felt I had stayed long enough and decided to leave asking if I could return for a visit the next day strong wolf looked at eagle eyes and he nodded ever so slightly I felt good I felt even better as I rode out of camp when moon feather stepped around the teepee and waved and smiled at me I rode hard and fast to get back to Laramie I felt I needed some courtship advice my father was far away and and could offer no advice in this matter so I spoke with my friends so a little old African buck rooves discovered skirts well well I am serious Charlie we are serious what does a man do in a situation like this really stomp down serious huh yes well in that case I'd suggest you do the following get yourself do it up you know slick your hair down skip that part take a half hour bath sprinkle a heap of sweet me sniff on you you where you whiskers should be and take her for a stroll in the moonlight Charlie I'm in love with her and I want to marry her well in that case you better take a full hours bath an Indian woman huh I think that'd make an interesting column when's the date I don't know I haven't proposed yet well power you I wouldn't waste much time looks like we're in for a cold winter if you know what I mean see you later I gotta run all the back of the stove Homer thanks miss oh luck to you JJ tell me what do you think I should do Mrs. O'Leary oh well now you take that darling girl an armful of flowers there's not a female heart on the planet that doesn't think well of flowers Mrs. O'Leary you're right that's exactly what I'll do the beauty and sweetness of youth possibility of JJ the African moon feather getting married we knew that he was going to return to her after she was given his ring we approved of the match I knew him to be sincere and honest and I believed with the experience that years give that he would become a well-seasoned man we were not prepared to deal with his appearance when he asked for moon feather with a tall hat on a beetle coat and a bunch of dead flowers we laughed and afterwards we had a feast and my brother gave his permission later on after he understood our customs better he gave my brother 50 good horses and me like the one he had worn when I first met him became an authentic cow hand used the money he inherited from his grandfather to buy a ranch just a few miles from where his grandparents had lived incidentally and settled down to raise six beautiful Afro Indian children and beef cattle I'm proud to say the oldest boys name is Homer Homer Jenkins 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