The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-21
WAR OF RACES.
The white and IiIacx Ne.vsboys.

The Atlanta Georgia. XauM, in much
distress of mind, thus presents the situation
forced upon an important class of that
community
The manager Of the HerdM Office, who
from behind the tranquil counter studies
the moods of the Herdld'S customers, has
been alarmed for some days past at unmis-
takeablc signs of disapproval of either his
course, or the course of the great paper
whose finances he manages.
These shrewd, hct-headed young Arabs
have transacted their business Of late in a
scornful and forbidding way that, to his
calm eye, torebode a storm.
They used to come bursting into the
office in jolly. harum-scarum way, their
faces bright with the fresh air of dawn,
and their eyes kindled in the mornings first
flush and fling down their shinplasters
with some such cheerful remark
"Skin me out twenty o your best. old
man
Or some such aifectionate inquiry as
"ilow does the old thing wiggle to-day,
boss
Or a tender piece of advice like
Colonel, it Id be good for yer to make
them locals slap in a little more . the rcd
hot"
For the past week though its all changed
In stately and sullen way they march up
to the counter. With the air of ragged
princes they slap the money down, and
with condesccnsion beaming from every
feature.
"Gimme ten
On Sunday the storm burst.
In the calm and hush of Sunday morning
two intrepid little rascals--a committee
from a back-Glley commune--walked up to
the counter:
"lIr Smith, you've got to quit selling
papers to niggers :"
The declaration of war WAS made an
ultmatum plainly spit out.
"Quit selling papers to negroes Why p
"Wcll, we've all settled that we won't
run with niggers. The CORmitutioh don't
sell to nlggcrs, and their boys laugh at us
when we have to hOller the He,uM long
side o black fellers. Them niggcrs don't
know nothin' bout the business. Men kin
cheat EN- and scare 'em out, and git their
papers for nothin almost. You never see
Niger boy hardly ever that can tell
whether he's made anything or not when
he's sold out A heap Of men won't buy
from us they wait for niger boys cause
they know they kin cheat 'em out and git
! lnc EtNS lOI lOtlllll e uOn run Will
'em. You must quit selling to EN-"
'But will it be right to refuse these little
darkcys chance to make their living y
said the mellow-hearted manager.
"Oh yes, sir. 7, You see they run the street
carts. They have this job, and they won't
let a white boy in. You never see white
fellow pushing a street cart, cause the nlg-
gers won't let EN-. One or two white ones
has tried it, and they drive 'em out. They
break his cart, and catch him off, and
whip him, and rock him, and tell lies ON
him, till he has to quit. Now our boys had
n talk about it. and is determined rs the
niggers keep us out Of the street cart bust
ness that we will keep them out of the
paper business. 1t amt no use to whip
EN-, and then the police will catch you.
SO we fixed up to come and tell you you
mustn't let him have any more papers when
they call for 'em, and you mustn't. We
won't run with em at all.
The manager promised to take the matter
under the serious consideration it meritcd,
and the advocate of the Arabs retired As
they passed out of the door one Of them
threw in parting shout, to wit:
Il say, some o those niger fellows is
running the boot black business too. There
amt white boy in it. Remember that =