Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-10-26
-MISCEILANY Y.
Cruel Piety.

The latest addition to our City family of
journals sports very broad phylacteries, and
gets largely paronized on that account
The money which sustains it was contibu-
ted to establish hearty, consistent, out
spoken daily organ of Evangelical Chris
tianity. Its last issue glorifes "that blessed
religion" which "breaks down the time
built and almost heaven-high barriers of
natural prejudice, hatred, hospitality" and
adds that seven the very limited develop
ment of Christian life among the nations
that bear the honored name has accomplish
ed much in the way of ofrestoring heartfelt
and practical belief in the unity Of the hu-
man race, and the brotherhood of the ma
tons," &c, &c. And, in another column
of the same issue, we are happy TO find the
following communication
@NEW-YORK AT MIDNIGHT.
al guess you viii have to wait and take
the next car. madam
"The words were spoken in mild and
gentlemanly, had almost said defereniial
tone it struck me as the tone of a man
striving against his better nature 10 do a
disagreable duty.
The woman to whom this was address
ed sat opposite me in one of the passenger
railway cars-no matter of what line. /
had merly recognized her presence, as Of
two or three others who took their seats at
the same time. But now my curiosity was
aroused. Why should woman be left to
wait for another car in the streets Of great
and wicked ciry, unprotected after mid
night?
Was it because she was filthy and un-
fit to sit in that particular car? Or loath-
some with disease, and thus unsafe, as well
as an unpleasant fellow traveller?
81 looked at her euriously. She was
neatly, not to say, richly, dressed. Her
gown was of black silk, and her shawl was
of heavy black Grape. should have
guessed that she was in mourning, only that
one in 'woeful weeds was not likely to be
turned out of railway car and left standing
I in the street alone, or worse than alone
after midnigt A woman, too.
She was neither ragged nor loathsome
/ She wore her vail down, and looked and
acted the lady. She was well but not
gaudiy dressed and therefore as one ordi
narily thinks, was not both fair and frail.
Why, then should she leave the LUXURIOUS
car and wait for another?
HThat was the question asked mentally
myself, Whya
"At the conductors words she startet
up. Evidently, she did not fully catch hi
meaning. He repeated' i guess you vii
have to take the next car,madam ;'and thei
he added, in lower tone, i an sorry bu
cannot help it,
She got up, raised her vail, and loOkin
me full in the face as she did so, | saw tn
answer to my question in her face-she wa
p1re-blooded African.
The zoos5.vtor 90 blame III
was gentlemen-such as one loves TO NEE
in common walks of life. He performe
: his duty strictly, as instructed by his EN-
ployers. lie discharged an unpleasan
J duty with delicacy of telling and speech tha
! bore witness to the throbbing of mani
: heart under his wastcoat. There was n
f legend on the out side Of that car like this
90 coLoREp PEOPLE PERMITTED IL TIL
, CAR"
and therefore il was understood that 'eolore
j people we're mot promitted in that car.
AT first ! was indignant, and almos
! loathed the car which could endure sue
inhospitality and then thought, Shall
,, walk two miles at this hour 10 show m
! devotion to principleT No. And ] sa
, still.
, SIN a few moments. the car stopped, an
admitted four msn=-tws Of them fairly stu
] pid with their midnight potations. The
we're NOISY and the car soon steamed vii
! the fumes of poor quality of liquor
b Would the enndusior stop the car and 81
y 10 fhase persons: Gentlemen, i guess 20
$ will have TO get out and wait for the nes
: carr? asked. On the contary, he seeme
q to consider their siding quite thing
o course.
z " And / found myself quering if theI
4 might not be ear on the line with ih
,e legend upon il;
F." .DRUSKES NES PERMITTED IL THIs Cal