Middletown transcript., 1874-08-08
war Of Races.
rhe WHIT. and black N.w.hoy..

The white and Black Newsboys.
The Atlanta (Georgia) Herald. in
much distress Of mind, thus presents the
situation forced upon an important class
Of that community:
The manager Of the Herald Office, who
from behind the tranquil counter studies
the moods Of the Heraids customers, has
been alarmed fer some days past at un-
Mistakable signs Of disapproval Of either
his course or the course of the great paper
whose finances he manages
These shrewd, hot-hcaded young Arabs
have transacted their business of late in
scornful and forbidding way that, to his
calm eye. foreboded 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 shinplaster with some
such cheerful remark:
Skin me out twenty O. your best, old
man."
Or some such affectionate inquiry as:
''::How does::,he old thing wiggls to-day,
toss?"
Or tender piece of advice like:
/" Colonel, it Id be good for yer to
make them locals slap in little more o
the red 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 condescension beaming
from every feature:
Gimme ten!
On Sunday the storm burst.
In the calm and hush of Sunday morn
ing two intrepid little rascals-a commit
tee from a back-alley commune-walkod
up to the counter:
Mr.. Smith, you've got to quit selling
papers to niggers "
The declaration of war was made-aI
ultimatum plainly spit out.
''Quit selling papers to negroes
Why?"
WELL we've all settled that we won
run with niggers. The Constitution
don't sell to nigsers, and their boys laug
at us when we have to holler the Herat'
'longside O. black fellers. Them niger
don't know nothing about the business. =
Men kin cheat EN- and scare 'em out, AM
git their papers for nothin' almost Yo
never see niger boy hardly ever tha
kin tell whether he's made anything o
not when he's sold out A heap of me-
won't buy from us; they wait for nigge
boys. cause they know they kin chea
them out and git the news for nothin'
You must quit selling to 'em.''
- But will it be right to refuse the lit
tie fellows chance to make their liy
ing 2" said the mellow hearted manager
"Oh yes, sir. You see they run tn
street carts. They have this job, an
they won't let white boy in. Yo
never see white fellow pushing stree
cart, cause the niggcrs won't let 'em. =
One or two white ones has tried it, an
they drive 'em out. They break his car
and catch him off, and whip him, an
rock him, and tell lies on him, till he hi
to quit. Now our boys'es had tai
about it, and is determined, as the niggel
keep us out Of the street cart busines
that we will keep them out of the pap
business. 1t amt no use to whip 'er
They don't mind it, less you nearly ki
'em, and then the police will catch yo
So we fixed up to come and tell you "
mustn't let 'em have any more pape
when they call for 'em, and you mustn'
We won't run with 'em at all"
The manager promised to take the ma
ter under the serious considera ion
nerited, and the advocates of the Ara
r-tired.