Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-04-09

room at the piano sat Iarkey discoursing some
music which probably his cruel mistress had
taught him when slave. In rear of this room
was the refreshment room. Here Pompey fills.
Across the stuffed ball. to the left, is a room
containing large table, at which are seated a
Company OF American citizens of African de-
scent playing ''seven-up" Before the open
CRATE fire sit two of the same playing Jet, 4. e.
they are Jet black and are squirting immense
jets into the fire that are about the same color.
In front OF this room, however, is E
THE SCENE THAT MOST INTERESTED ME-
In the centre of the room sat two white men
and two s'cullud pussons'' playing euchre =
Leaning against the chairs of the players stood
two of the latter race and facing them two
more. The four are 10 earnest conversation. [
back around within earshot and discover that
they are discussing DE sin OBJ de Holy Ghost" I"
was shocked at such bject in such place !;
especially so near the card table, yet such is the
iacoDgruiiy of the negro character. But my hor-
ror was somewhat relieved when learned that
they had not the slightest conception of what
they were talking about. l heard the first
speaker say. Il tell you, brudder, wen man
dus de best dat he kin den am be all right, but
wen de devil gifts into him and make him ack
de crockadul, dat am de sin OBJ de Holy Ghost"
Second speaker-"Yas, yas, brudder, dats all
right, dats all right; but"-here the Colonel
pulled my coat and said, Lets get out of here
or II burst. 30 we went to another room
where we were introduced to Judge Wright, of
the United States supreme court He is long.
narrow headed negro. Studied law and was
admitted at Wilkesbarre. PennsylvaBia, since
the war. Two years ago General Grant appoint
ed this Inexperienced black man to the position
Of Judge of the United States court for the
District OF South Carolina. Why?
During the evening | was again and again
reminded Of our coachman's witty remark.
Oar am only tsco keys sab, only two keys to
gittin In, in South Carolina, sab, dat Is de
Van lee and de dar-keu." I yantured to sug.
gest to Governor Scott that if he could take
this menagerie around through the Northern
States he would wipe out all the other shows
and the Republican party too. He gave
knowing wink and said, I'VE must feed EN- -
Mrs. s., who is said to be an estimable lady,
was ludisposed, Il should think she would be-
and the Misses r., the creole girls who usually
lead the festivities atthe gubernatorial mansion,
were absent. This We greatly regretted, fo1 by
common consent my travelling companion was
to have been accorded the honor Of escorting
the prettiest one to the refreshment table
But you have had enough of the details OF
this grotesque and nauseating state of society
Can you wonder that gentility and refinement
of the South are disgusted and indignant p
Such is tpe contest of the ''shouelry against the
chivatry,' as they call it, and such lhe boasted
liberalism of the present administration. No
where did | hear any one regret that slavery
had passed away. On the contrary every one
seemed to be glad they were clear of it, But
the complaint was that serve, ignorant, and
gnble race should at one litt-Without pre-
paration, without appreciation, without honest
gudance-have been put in charge of the reins
Vf gVvernuieut,
SCHOOL ITEMS
As an instance of the intelligent manner In
which the great Yankee idea Of a national sys-
tenn of education is being carried out, permit
me to inform your readers that saw the report
of one of the negro school commissioners of
Carolioa. His name was written as if with a
sprg of laurel and his title thus. ''chul comisin-
er." was credlbly informed of another school
item. A Southern lady, who had become quite
poor, went to teaching for livelihood for her.
self and three little children. She had been
teaching for year or more, during which time
General -, of Massachusetts, was school
treasurer of her district. The first day after his
successor went into office she presented an Or
der amounting to oaehundred and thirty dollars
for pigment She received the reply that if
she would call the next week her order would
You tell me you can and will pay it all q Ger
tainly, l would pay it to-day. but have not
bad the account adjusted with the bank yet
Here the tears began to run doYn her care
worn but lovely face. and she said II have
never yet had one of my orders paid in full -
Only moment ago | met your predecessor and
he told me there was no money in the treasury,
that my order could not be paid. and when l
told him l must have money, that my little
children were crying for bread be offered me
thirty dollars for my order, which is aeary as
much as | ever got for one, but thought I'd
come and see you first" Great tears we're drop
ping from more eyes than hers The kind-hear
ed man placed twenty dollars 10 her hand and
she departed homeward, looking up through
her tears to the Father above. Comment is
unnecessary. Indignation who can repress
it?
The old wealthy families of at least this part
of the South, have become poor They own
large landed estates but are not able to pay the
taxes upon them Section by section their lands
are seized and sold. Many of them are In need
of the very necessaries of life. was told by a
prominent man who went there twenty years
ago from Connecticut, that there was hardly a
week 10 which some servant did not bear pieces
of family silver or other priceless heirlooms to
his house, begging that !n exchange therefor he
would send either money or supplies in such
amount as he might be willing to give. Yet
over all these broken fortunes, crushed hopes
and stripped homes the rapacious demagogue
aud uuthinkiDg negro hold merry carnival!
Yours respectfully,
Eorfhnuo En in Mo,oIo