The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13
THE OCCASION.

!
The passage of the civil rights bill
so-called-was the occasion for so much
festivity and rejoicing. The doors OF
the Mansion we're thrown wide open, and
large crowd soon gathered the law
makers and the law-enforcers, and posi-
bly. too, the law-breakers were there.
The crowd was not only large,
but it was of assorted and variegated
colors. Our reporter was not invited,
/ in fact he was almost invited to remain
away; but who ever heard of a reporter
waiting for an invitation to go, or accept
ing one to stay away? There was
chiel among them taking notes, and faith
we print them. They are given in
scenes.
SCENE /.
Enter large crowd, assorted colors,
Hon. j. Ceaser p Squash in advance :;
he is met in center Of hall by His Ex-
cellency b. Boy, hand extended.
9 Welcome, thrice welcome, most no
"ble Squash, to this Mansion of the
People upon this most suspicious occa-
-" sion, when we have thrown off the
barbarous preiudices of the past and
"meet upon equality as brothers, TO take
=" an even start in life for honors, and
" salaries, and Prerequisites"
The crowd cheered at this, and Hon.
Squash l1plied: "Thankae, sir; lead us
90 on to the social equality bowl-the one
(Which we have not seen, nor smelt, and
which we long to taste"
Hearty cheers by the crowd, and B.
Boy smiles and leads on.
SCENE II.
The flowing bowl was placed in the
center of the elegant parlOrs and all
gather around Champaign shoppers are
popping from center to circumference,
when all at once the band struck up the
well-known tune of
1.-THE sabre, the sabre, of my pere."
After which they all shout, the pen,
&c the pen."
THE PEN.
The pen was brought, and such pen
was never seen outside of dollar store,
and its like will not be seen again until
the pedlar of cheap wares wends his
weary way by yon yellow-hued Mansion,
and again unpacks his bag. 1t was
handed to His Excellency, b. Boy. All
was still, not a sound was heard, except
an occasional pop of champagne, cork,
and constant jingling of glasses. Amid
this silence, B. Boy turned to the noblest
African of them all, and said "Sir-
g This pen to you give, knowing full
well that you will treasure it. With
T" this pen l the bill did sign which makes
Gus equal before the law, and in the eyes
% of men, but not in reality equal. How
" could it be that such as | be thy equal,
most noble sir, whose ancestry came
" from the great and mighty race that
"peopled Senegambia? particularly as at
/" thy back ninety or hundred thousand
men dolcOngregate, while, of such as !
am there are but few in this State.
Then the pen was passed and pocketed
but amid the cheering, our cbiel failed
to catch the reply He was lodging
champagne shoppers, which were by this
time flying rather promiscuously.
SCENE III.
The band again struck up an air, and |
such an air it was, one which carried |
most of that crowd back to old days,
before they were, like Cincinnatus, trans
ferred from the pillow handles to legisla-
tive halls. At first it fell still-born upon |
the carpet-baggers, they knew not its
magic influence; but the scalawags
smiled and smiled again, and the breth-
rem were in ecstacies. Shall we, need |
we, name that air? 1t was " Old Dm.
Tucker"
Get out of the way, old Dan Tucker,
Get out OF the way, old Dan Tucker,
You come too late to git yonr supper.
Niger in the woodpile can't count
eleven,
Throw him in the feather bed, he
thought be was in heaven.
Git ont Of the way, old Dan Tuckerl"
Il was enough, for Immediately
shout was raised, "a dance, dance, q
dancel"
BALANCE ALL"
A set was formed, and here, for the
first time, a distinction on account of
color was made. Before this time, all
had acted as they pleased, without regard
to race, color or previous condition but
now the programme was that no white
one should should dance with one of his
own color, nor should any colored man
trip the light fantastic toe with one of his
own dusky hue; they must be mixed
ike pepper and salt, they must be social.
And 50 the sets were formed, and hand
10 hand, and heart to heart, and ofton
mt IN foRua kharv 5000 Al :. -