The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-10
Pictures Of Southern Life.

/, has been drawing some very Pseasing ilie
sketches, of the South and her Institutions,
from recent journey. from which we quote:
Montgomery again. A few more notes
from the capital Of Alabama. and among
them the notable William L. Yancey. In a
little law Office, with q quiet partner by the
name of Eimore, may be seen the quietest
looking man of all, with small frame, light
complexion, almost boyish mien that looks
as if a woman would scare him, and this is
the great Fire King Of the South-Wm. L..
Yancey. He is member of the Presbyteri-
an Church. as most everybody here are pi-
ous,-prays in his family-will talk half a
day with you-and make you love him in
spite of yourself. He is a fine speaker, and
when in the public harangue has few equals.
The Rev. Hillard, Hon. and what not, is
more of scholar and more graceful, but not
half as eloquent. Yancey is son of Mrs.
Dr.. Beman. of Troy. N. Y, aforetime. who
was such thorn in her husband 8 side, and
a half brother of the little hunch-back Be-
man, who has spoken everywhere with eff
feet, and has been in your Aurora. Yam
cey goes for Southern U. s., and he its
President. s& Ie1se .-sze-@-z=lz
NEGRO BAZAARs.
There are here two Negro Bazaars, where
slaves are ranged in a long, low, rakish
building, inside and out, dressed up mighty
nice, as they say TO each other, waiting for
a purchaser. Some 90 stand thus, or sit,
or play in the dirt. and as a gentleman comes
up, they are stirred up like animals in a
show, for the gentleman to see. / was asked
if / wanted to Guy likely nigger-a boy
or girl-but declined. One of the keepers
/ have seen at church here the two Sundays
past, as one of the pillars, though il is hard,
am told, for negro traders to get into so
ciety, no matter for their equippage. '.TL e
fustest families has no 'quaintance with dat
class" - 1sG re & -.s~-1E-@a.f -a'-
STARVING HIS NEGROES.
The gentleman have been visiting for a
week past, has yarn to tell on his next
door nsighbor, Methodist minister some-
times, who has been fined for starving his
negroes. The complaint was made BY al
dismissed overseer. Mine host was glad of
it, as he says it is mean to starve. q lot of
negroes. when the allowance by law is so
small-so much meat and so much corn,
which latter they must generally grind in a
hand mill after they have done their day s
FORK. In most every yard one may see
fat yellow pine, generally the roots, which
ton for blacks and whites in the South.
BLACK PET. l..ga .4sE.siessst
There is little cunning mig. named Ed.
in the house where am STAYING He is
only six years old. but the family having no
children have made him pet. He is as
black as ebony, and his business is to stand
around as sort Of fifth wheel, to coach.
In the season of flies. he brushes Fem off
with peacock feather wand, which is of
great use in every house. Ed says
mine host. ''Wbat, master?" "PerhapsI
you can tell the gentleman something.'-
Eyes, MASTER" says Ed. "What can you ,
tell him--or don't you know anything 2"
81 Master. knows heap" says Ed, show
ing his ivory. 81 knows the ten command
ments.'' Anything else, Ed.?'' eyes.
master, knows heap more'n dat: :
knows the Lords Prayer "Well, that's .
all. amt it, ELL "No, master, knows the
Apostles creed /; knows bout Cain and
Abel Daniel in the lions den; and l knows !
Zip Coon % and at that he struck into it
with all negro's zest, clapping his hands {
on bis legs. and dancing it, heel and toe, /
round the table. as we were eating. After ]
this. Ed. went and kneeled down by his |
mistress. what do you want, Ed, /" said ,
she. II wants same as the rest of you
have" said he. Whereupon she loaded
him up plate. which he took and went to
eating in full view of the outside servants,
and lifted up his bits, and grinning. would ,
exclaim ''Kee you hain't got what 1 |
have ~ Ed. is certainly pet; but it will :
be all the harder for him. by and by. when fr
he las TO work, and perhaps for a very DIFF I
ferent master. They show him off to me, ,
to convince me that all the slaves are not a
heather down here. nor all masters cruel. /
This gentleman has 20 slaves. and talks
freely on the subject. and says he hates the r
public sales. AT the table, each Of us has d
a slave 10 stand behind our chairs. Al this ;
house. all the servants around the house are 4
called in to family prayers, regularly, and 4
three or four Of them join in the singing, /
with musical voices. sEs rs@ lie
THE WAY THEY LIVE HERE. as d
There is very little going up stairs in v
this country. My lodging room is a little a
separate building in the rear. almost like a E
negro quarter. though nearer the house. In e
This, before l retire, servant kindles fire
IF lighted" leaving the door and windows
III open, as is usual South. In the morn
ng, early, in comes the servant, with fresh -
water. emptyiBg out that which has stood i,
'yer night, kindling another FIRE. brushing n
nv clothes, and telling me when breakfast f.
will be ready. lt &asti
have had a view of "a cotton house, ri
where the bales are stored before shipping. ~
These buildings are near the landing, ort :,
evee--they are like long rows of sheds E
round country churches; and the other ~
lay heard speech in one of these to r.
Iowd of near a thousand. =
IL is curious to see the negroes run the =
'ales down TO the boat. They follow them :;
Nth hooks, much like those which are used =;
D handle hogs with, when killing day comes, -
I the North. Sometimes bale weighing l.,
90 pounds gets the advantage of the dar. =