The mountain Democrat., 1864-08-13
Practical MIscegenatiOn.

A case Of practical miscegenation came
before Chairman Blunt Of the Supervisors
Volunteering Committee, which was a
pretty clear Illustration Of the morality Of
the new doctrine Of the Tribune. A big
six foot black fellew, blacker than the ace
of spades-as bystander expressed it,
so black you could not see him-came
yesterday into the Office of the Committee
for his boWnty money, as having enlisted
in the navy. He was closely followed by
q sharp-featured white woman, who, on
his receiving his money, asked him if he
was going to leave her, without giving
her anything to support herself.
The appeal was evidently expected by
the darkey, for he suddenly and roughly
exclaimed: : what hab dis chile to do
wild your The woman, with Yankee
proclvities, for she was evidently from
'deown East, replied Meow Robert,
yeou know yeou have been living with me
for more than a year. Yeou know my
situation. Havn't 1 been kind to yeou !?
And meow yeou're going and leave me
nothing. How can support myself,und,
and the flowing tears showed that she
had some apprehension for the future.
Mr.. Blunt said to the negro: Is this
your wife,? 'Oh, no, sa no, So not by
no means whatsomdever; no, sa, she am
not 'zactly my wife, 'Ahr exclaims the
Supervisor.
And he has got my watch, too, be
has, says the woman to Mr.. Blunt.
Have you got her watch, RobertP'-
Wall, yes, sir, | believe l has, why
do you not give it to her, thenP Il is
perfectly willin' to do dat, but you see,
Bill Jonsin is got it, Well, give her an
order to get it, Yes, sa 1 is perfectly
willin'.' So an order was written on Bill
Jonsin fer the watch, which Robert sign
cd with his mark Susannah, for that
was her name, left with the document, but
returned in the course of an hour with it,
and said she had seen Bill, but he would
not give it up until the money Robert
owed him was paid.
Then you owe him money! says the
Chairman. ~ does,' says Robert. You
see, sa, my fnanciumS was exhaust, and
wanted some of de currency to investi-
gate, and got bill to advance mo three
on the clicker.' Three dollars, exclaim-
ed Susannah passiOnately, why, you
black heather, twas worth more'p three
times that. had it when lived to hum.
You know berry well, says Bob, when
took her she hadn't run for more dan
half OBJ de time for month. You see, sa,
l went one mornin' into Miss Robinson's s
and drop her on the stove. After dat she
didn't run bit. ! rather guess scorch-
cd her, But you had better give the
woman the value Of it, and settle, said
Mr.. Blunt. Well, Susannah, here's ten
dollars for the old thing, which amt no
better than a whit turnip,' said Robert.
Is that all yeou're goin' to give me?'
demanded she. We'll, you come ober to
de ship, and wen settle Yes, yeou
want to git away, and then I'll never see
any more Of yeou.' Susannah, you're
full Of suspicious. Dare, dare is ten more
dat is ten for de watch, and ten for lub ,
'Oh, yeou brute look, sir Ito Mr.. Blunt,
he's gotmy watch, got my character, got
my, my-and all he has given to show for
It is twenty dollars. Is that justice, sir p
demanded Susannah. - .. ,..
But the negro had put his heel down
and would not bulge. His constancy had
oozed out, and he was ready to cast of
his white trash, like his betters.
oh, yeou heathen brute she exclaim-
cd 1 wish you would get into fight
and big fourteen hundred FOUNDER
would hit yer-not on yer head, for there
it wouldn't hurt; but somewhere where it
'ud smash yer. l hope (sobbing loudly
that-that they'll take yeou prisoner and
put yeOu on a plantation to pick sweet
potatoes and dig cotton. I amt opposed
to slavery any more, I amt I hope with
an energetic stamp Of the FOOT they'll get
you and all the rest of your black, greasy,
nasty tribe=I dol say Ldo., -----=.------
The Supervisor, thinking the colloquy
had gone on long enough, sent Susannah
of, and turned Robert, who looked black
and savage a. an, ebony Richard the Ill.,,
into select quarters for the volunteers. -
Such is practical miscegenatiOn.
IN. Y. Herald.