The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-02
Treatment Of Freedmen.

EXTRACTS FROM a MISSISSIPPI LETTER.
Here is railroad conductor, for exam.
pie, on whose train travelled for short
distance. Some dclusion possessed him
about my ability to help to his appoint
ment as post office agent, and he accord
ingly exhausted all his arts to entertain.
The burden of this talk was 1.-THE blasted,
inpertlent niger. -. Just think, sab,
down here, the other day, at -, a MIG
ger sergeant ordered his men to shoot me !.
| never heard of it till GOT twenty miles
away, Or Id a raised little speck of Jeru-
salem in that nigger camp. What did he
want to shoot me for, sab Why, this
was the way OF ii. | was a-writin' on Il
platform car, when Il id nigger guard
was a-trampin' back and forward. and
says |, Can't YOU keep still thar, YOU
niger? don't you see how you're a-sIlak-
In the car!' The black scoundrel never
said a word, but kept on trampin' his
beat. spoke to him again kinder sharp
but he Didn't mind me no more nor ii he'd
never hecrcd me. Finally couldn't
stand it no Longer. and | broke out -
'G-I d-n your black heart. YOU dirty
Yankee NIGER. Id Just like to cut your
throat from ear to ear for Your internal
impudence.' At this he walked off to
the sergeant, and kept 4 whiSperin' till |
cot ready to start. But | hcercd after
ward that the cowar,lIy nigger sergeant
told him to stand his ground, and shoot
me if | interfertd with him. Just think
Of the ni""cr impudencc we've got to
lear, sab :" The gentlcmanIy and al
fable conductor that's the approved
phrase. | beiieye-has high hopes OF his
commission. May he forgive all the I'M
pertent niygcIs when he gets it.
- uIGII-rONED OFFICER.
Here, halt an hour ago, in this crowd
ed bar-room, among 4 group oi cronic>
who evidently looked on him is the ora
Gle. staggered Il i" hotel keeper" whose
quests are taken in and ilrcced at pnint
on the railroad between here and New
Orleans He wa boa>ing OF hi~ -rn.ce>,
with the "c'l>>cd free nj ggrr>. - We've
cot L provo in our town that settle, their
hash mi1htv quick. llc,> i downright
hi-h-toned man, ihat provo, ii he Is a
Yankee. | sent a nI1@yr TO him the OH
rr day. who was Sly when ne camc III
10 NY Office, and said he wonI,ln't work
tor Inc unless he pleased. IL tucked linn
up guy him twenty la>hc>. and rubbed
him down right smart with salt. j1r hr-
0,g mo r1>'b'e m-sn,* oI support. That eye
nin@ | saw Tom. un'l asked him whether
! he'd rather come home. Brt-, We. yr-.
ma->.,,' says Tom. But. Tom. told
INN. III take that old paddle OF mine
with the holes in it,;.nd paddle vou >oun,!iy,
( ii thinh YOU dt>.frc tt nrc-> You.
m;l>>;,. Tom likes LaI ;,Il the time better
! dan liz That downright ligl-toned
officer, | tell ", thai provo o.. our'n.. -
~ NiGGEE ~ GOOD ~ \ wII:rE MAN
~ ml@@cr> Just a. "oot a. 4 white
man. ROW. aryumcniati,rly observed i
bottle-no>cl member OF the legislature
"hul | givc my sam t'othcr day 10 un,
dcr>tand that lie wasn't ID bit better
He came into my room without t;,kin. OF
his hat. Take oii Your Lat. You dirlv
black ,counIrcI. or I'll cIt vour throat
yelled at him D-n him: lIc had lh'
inpuIence TO stand up and say he WI,
free, and he wouldn't do it unless Ii,
pleased. | jumped III him with IN,
knife, bu. he run. nncby h. cam,
sn"a>in' back, and >aii he WI, >or-
~. sam says |, you've got just tin
same rights a. Il white man. now, bu
not 4 bit better. AMI, ii You come int
my room without t;,i>in' oil your hat, II
shoot you.