The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-07-07


order that l might see exactly how our
"colored" friends were to be received; and
while thus engaged I came across newly
made widow. Being we'll acquainted, and
knowing her to be of lively disposition,
was struck by her disconsolate appear
ance.
"Ah! whence is thy sorrow, dear madame?" said 1;
"The yirer will answer" she said, with a sigh.
Not exactly so, COZ, but this is what l
said:
"How do you do2 What is the mat
ter? ?"
81 suppose you have not heard that 1
lost my husband 7"
'No, kave not; when did you lose
him 2"
"I think he must be drowned"
"Why do you think so 7"
Because he left home last Sunday NOR
ming, and have not seen him since"
"Then you are not sure that he is drown
edY"
ooh, am certain that he is; he never
stayed away from home before He must
be drowned. He always had steady work,
and used to get nine dollars aoeek. You
must know that that as q gerry great loss to
me and the children"
"Ah, yes Have you been to look after
him2"
"No, the tide must have carried him
away; but if | could only see the body /
would be satisfied"
At this time great swellsof the tide of
time came rushing by, and bore me away
to see the Gaps" leaving the disconsolate
widow in more anxious state to see "the
body" than | should have been, had been
the husband, to see that of my dear spouse,
whether | had taken leg bail that distance
mighs "lend enchantment to the view" of
her, or had been transformed into an eel
pot. But to
THE PROCESSION.
Believing that l understood pretty we'll
how our friends would be received on
Broadway among the trading people, l
thought / would look to the East" to see
how they would be treated by what the
Herald" calls the governing classes" who
have their residences in or near the Bow.
cry. When / turned into this street |
found great many of the houses decorat-
ed with American and japanese flags Ev-
cry seeing place was occupied, even to the
tops of some of the houses. But you will
ask me if all this fuss was made over a few
colored people-if the Common Council
expended thirty thousand dollars for their
entertainment? l tell you yes. But there
is one class of citizens here to whom must
assign the credit of consistency, and that is
the Irish. Believing that the instructions
which they had received ON arriving here
in regard to the colored people were to be
carried out under all circumstances, they
acted accordingly. AS you drew near the
Irish quarters, you would frequently hear
the words "nagur," "Japanny nagurs," &c.
An industrious coal vender, when asked if
he did not intend to see the Japs, answer
ed: "Och, no, be iabers Can't see enough
nagurs walkin' about here livery day, wild
out goin' to look after the likes O thin 2" !
1 took my stand in Mott street, near
Grand, and as the Japanese came in view
every voice was silent; but after the first,
second, and third ambassadors had passed,
curiosity became satisfied, and derision as
sumed the throne This was first mani
tested by general litter along the line,
which finally became vulgar roar of
laughter, which did not cease until "Tom-
my" came. Dear COZ, this sight was very
interesting to me- There sat those snuff
and butter-colored men in their coaches, re-
ceiving the greetings Of the better classes,
who were bowling and waving their hand
herchiefs from balcony and window in to-
ken of welcome, while on the sidewalk the
laugh of derision was yelling up from the
corrupted hearts of the miserable wretches
who had been taught by these "better
classes" both in church and state, that col
ored men were not to be treated as their
equals. [ believe that there was one man
in the embassy who understood that laugh,
for while all but the princes were bowling
to the people, this man sat upright in the
carriage, his eyes resting upon the throng
on the sidewalks. Resting, did l say2
No, they did not rest-they glistened with
intelligent inquiry. If they could COM
prehend that they were insulted when the
gentlemen of Philadelphia called them
"niggers," am very sure that this man
understood that lauph