The New York herald., 1863-12-25
Negro Mtnstreisy.
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Tdeos that are deeply worked into the common nd
come out In the common smusen,ents, and bavs thor
expression 10 the fun and fancios OF people In
Scandinavia the fsires earnest stout little feows
not uniko The Scandinsvians tbemseycs-hard workers
generally y-blacksmths woodcuttsrs. and sonnet ines
heroes In Irestd they froosomc and m!schlevous
,ilo wro,ohes compounds Of merrimeni and droIlory
aud Iu Italy the fairy dlmiau,ve monk Our fairy d,
secms. ought to be little Niger for our day life 1,
saturated soaked throsgh and through with niger 10
comes up Ia politics, 10 society, 10 tho churches and
everywhers snf does appear that bi, swsrtby ,~k.
vsrdness his Oddities hls general eharaoterscs have
given form o. one OF tbs most fayors OF popular
amusensns. He is Tor thu hsrequia and our
punchineIo. Dan Rics sang "nesro melody a circus
yoars ago. and that Is giysa ~ yse origin OF or
Ethiopian mnsireisy
But has grown sincs then, aud there are Ia mi,
city three establishments devoted to this particular
d smusemen', md 10 the full tide OF Bvyants
Woods and chrssys Ministries give their entertainments
In eegari te theatres Broaiway, aud have crowded
house. every osht tls year round Are these establish
nsos successful because tho people cannot appreciate tile
Opera and tho drsma--sns so-o,ed better smu.e
menis' No They are saecsssiu bscagss our people Ike
every other us,ura people the world over. fond ~
fun, and even Of sbeer, absolus and utter
Punchinoc sets the crowd 90 roar m ay u day asd
the coury danes and obeysers u France n the four
tsenth century ,ghed t sides achsi the spects.
eIs of poor devil climbing creased pots to got the cot,
At tho top oft. IL from rmpls love o' and
psnetosi jokes We iovs 20 laugh aud u have 10
give a for n And the Ethiopian mias,rssy has
grown into anssenep, tha, srsoty a,sss. this
began By minute and fsihful muscry of the negro;
bu, ths, s aesriy doos wth. Now Il isvo,si mainly
to fap, bat Of ths mos, psp.bs variety n u ipiulses
In ioxss, fsvors eonunirums i,-s than u yors aud
goes 10 thu practical anything broSeo II god
any one s hit u bstter. bat any oos s knocssf
down and hsnsodoosy pummslei 70 beyond o. eom
psrisoo excellent, and tho iaiisaoo GO, "rsd With
mir,h" HsK dorsn pslpibls Ioses are strung 8,o
rudimcntsry fsrces'and hays great succssr s5Ds o.
thess are 10 vogue JUS, noe q, cbristys one 6xfry
pulls spo,bss nose, aud shs, besias the fga Injured
and indignant, this is,tse darksy ~ vsy % brsvsdo
requests him 10 DO that ssas. Hs lose again sni
assln. 70 the s, greater sol greater delight u the
diencs Tbeo tho iuaref iskey fs,lrs sni prsssn,iy
returns with bricsbat had Better sai better
Asr all the fun Of tho brssbas I. sIhsn,,si the o,bw
dsksy rsrss us rs'srns " n selgb--tbsrs Il asht-
sns this, With ~ proper grimscss a1d sreisnnlops
An nierinds Another rises no i.nhy of sch ste
az tho "Blocksds Runners." narksy no L. gsn,s~i IN
bloc cost snd brsss bu,,ons his psp.r. inpor,sses
-heh be issves IN chsrss OF sNE.y No 2 20, gsa,ss
bat sbsrr. somssosr vsnn -. fsoss-sosoiy xnovs
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sssu thsi siey usy ~ ssfs Droy No ., ,bo ~ssss
shs pscsvs. s~e<ss ID tAs dsss q sa irsh sDss
rsos sscovsrs1 = the s,ismf. % prs 70 rBs psp,rs
End t'osss asvs esrs. ps'cras n tss siss4ss1
ma isy ~, over ssd csrksy 10 70 tss stga ss u
socsor, sssscts ks bsokbss -ah hsa,sar, ssi tsss
povnss bi'n ven IN In ssfuri-, tsrksy No y %
chssssi q the wing ser s,rsf rnsAis. ths, ssr1sy
No boets si, roas over AL Fsp o. spDa rsh v,siw.
fnl emphasis All this u sap'tnsr ri.eI'sas-As tso,l.A
certainly a. ess bs-ys' a ssss s,sosT i,-gsssis ~
the eoroonsriss 10 ~h,.h v ssrs, rss
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ths sossgtsnissai, sol fufa "a rsisn . sstifs a
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