St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-12-18

lt NbintlI, ullllht tHtll HlISiiillS anu
other male relations, were dressed III
tincry of every conceivable fashion.
All of them were dccked ont with
many -col"red but dirty ribbons. They
wore pinchbeck iewelry i'll large
quantities. \ few of the young girls
displayed some little taste III the an
rangemcnt of their dress and one OF
two Of them wore expensive clothes.
These, however. were ''citN mggcrS.
and found but little favor in the eyes
of the comntiy girls. As the farmers
llIivcd they hItrhcd their tumble
down wagons and homy mules to the
railing " lIich surrounds the court house.
aud then proceeded to dispose of the
cotton aud other products which they
had brought To town. While this was
being done many amusing incidents oc-
Cured.
THE WAY THEY Dn III SINE>>.
noted the follow in". us it illustrates
30 me of the evils of the credit ~ stem.
amd the difficulty which i, sometimes
experienced III Identifying negroes y
toll. good i.,"ili"g "nl,r.h man ..,nrc
'.tt" th" city with load ot com and
two bales ot cotton. After di>poSin%
of hi corn he attempted To sell the cot
ION. hut found some difficulty III >ecuI =
~" Il buyer. At last he WAS offered
eleven cents IL pound for if, and al
though this was Il small price. he was
about t" accept it. when Il little jew
came running up to him and said.
''Wait, wait What are you offered
for tho>, two bales ," eleven cents Il
pound. >ah." replied the negro, touch
III" his hat. iii give You thirteen
cents. said the other The bI.ick man.
after speaking Il few words to Il white
gentleman VIII" appeared To he his
tIirmd. acrcptcd this. and the three
went into the warehouse OF the jew.
llcic the cotton W:I> weighed. and. af-
ter Il hill had been made out. the jew.
turmiu" to the black man. said with u
hlard and assuring smile Nov |
viii pay N0u cash for this at the rate
"i thirteen cents Il pound : bat fist |
viii deduct the fort rtN-ScVcn dollars
winch N"m owe me t"r supplies given
yuu on credit.
"Supplir> on credit - exclaimed the
negro. VIII" WIS evidently greatly IL
tnni>hri. i amt had no supplies on
credit. ami | d".>m't owe You nntlin.
''l>m't Nour name Jake Allen ;" asked
the merchant. a>t"mi>hcd in his turn.
NO.. said the negro. "mN name am
r"m Wrth,I~. an can prove il hl this
.,'luuan dat amt had nofiim on credit
from l"u n"r II" other person. The
Nhitc gentleman VIII" WAS thus appeal
ed t" testified To Iic truth OF this. and
the jew Va> obliged Ia pay for the ,'rt
ton without making ANY deduction.
subsequently hc Informed me ih;t lac
hid mistaken the negro WcthcI> fuI Il
man Nh" uNcd him money tnr supplies.
,td that hr had offered him two cents
mrlr than his cotton Was worth in order
t" get control of it and pay himself
but lor. said he in conclusion. mig
gri> are 81 much alike that }uu never
can tell one from another. Another
Incident. which gnt> To show how lwno-
rani the ur"Ioc> are nt business and
business calculations. came under my
notice. Seeing Il large crowd iEli had
collected in one corner ot the Square.
went over and found that two Irgruc,
were di>putiuG about the division "t
tl"lr crop. one at them had leased 4
~rutil tiim and hired two men To- hclI
uim work it. .\> | came up he was say
ing in an excited voice. "DIdmt
zee Ia give You a fourth - "lc~. I,
h,. ~urr:" WAS the reply. "hut uun vou,
done zone promised Ia gIVc ibill Il fifth
and il Nou agonc tn give him dat.
wants de same" The Nv" dispute,
over this hmnrtN question for upward %
half an hour. and strange a> il MAY
seem. II was impo>>ihl, I" ,ouN imcc til,
lahnrrr that Il fourth WIS more than ;
fifth H.. LETT th,. squire muttrIiu.
about the injustice of giving Bill ""n'
hnir share more than him.
"CoIoEEB WOMEN"
No close observer whu visits Hunts
lille "u ''ui"gcr day" can fail tn tppr,.-
riLtr the significance of the tenn ''c"l
"rrd w"mcn." In one corner a tat ol,
creature MAY he seen seated beside
chestnut stove. her face a> black a> th,
coal >!r puts int" her fire: passing h'
i u girl with II rich brown skin attr
her comes one upon whose check I:
blush can just hc distinguished aud
~:IN one "r tw" Young women who's,
rIr.im-lil>r complexion would haV,
. Justly excited me rINN of m:IuE Il New
/ York belle The condition oi the Wo
men of the latter class j. most dcpl"rl
bile Beautiful almost hryond dc>cIip
tiou. many ni them educated and rein
ed. with the best white blood of til,
South in their veins. il i perhaps nnl,
natural that they should rctu>,. to mat,
themselves with coarse and iguoran
lltck men. S"ciallN they are NOT rc
cnmniI..d hA the whites they are ottcl
Il,
SsIir> of life :: hnmnIably they can ncVr
procure sufficient m,.ruS tn grHtifN thci
Luxurious tastes their mothers haN,
taught them bow To sin; fathers the
never knew drhauchcd white men ar
ever ready Ia take advantage of thci
dr>titutiou. and after living Il short lit
OF shame and di>houor they sink int
early and unhnllowcd graves. Living
they were Ic>pi>cd 10y whites and black
alike: dead. they are mouImcd h
none.
HOW THE NEGROES SQUANDER THEI
MONEY.
* have already imtimated. the col
orcd women always accompany tlci
husbands and other male relatives whc
they come To town. While the men al
dI>pO>InG Ot their cotton and other tIrl
pr"huct>. they go about from store t
store l"nhIng at the many gaudv ant
clc> of wearing apparel which cunnin
shop-kcrperS have spread ont to tenn
their fancy. AS Sonn as ''the crop"
|. dispose of and Il negro farmer has mon
"y it his pocket. his first act is t" pa
he merchant from whom he obtainc
his supplies during the year. They ar
, imprn( ilrnt and ignorant, somctim,
, almost /" brutality. 3ut it must he sal
to their credit that a. Il class they "a
WAYS pa, their debts the moment the