The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-29
EMBRACING THE NEGRO.

/ Our readers may remember that Cesar
I G.. Antoine stated in Shreveport the othel
day, that one objection he had to the white
man was that he visited the black mans
house too much.
We wanted Caesar Pompey George Wash
ington Antoine to tell us who these bad
white men were who We're visiting too much
at the domestic shrine of his Nubian males
ty; but SO far be has not been allowed by
his keepers to mention names.
We even made suggestions as to who they
might be, but Cesar remained immoveably
neutral, standing, as Beckwith says, SIN
the peace of the State and OF the United
States
| Not word could be got out of those lips
whose luxurious development reminded a
carpet-bag Congressman of "the opening
morning bursting into song"
But we have light from ar unexpected
quarter. 1t seems these too much visiting
white men hold Office under Kellogg, at or
near Franklin, ST. Mary, and concerning
them the Enterprise of that place dis
courseth as follows:
There is little kissing game carried on in our town
which, we think, deserves publicity. We don't mean
to betray friends who have conf led to their
aaire de coeu but to expose few lovers tricks be-
tween our scallawag and carpetbag friends and the
fair African msd-ns of this town.
The bon ton OF the niger element in Franklin &C.
casionally regale their aristocratc natures with
festival concert, something of the kind. when all
IN.
fair maidens sing, actually twisting good
old Methodist hymn into most delightful
most bewitching coquetry lock their taper fingers in
the arms Of some eaking lying, hypocritcal SCALA
wag rest their kinky heads upon heaving breast,
and with ook of hun cry sfection ask him to tr at
to gingerbread which being done. the promenade
proceeds, and niger and white are happy. The
whole festivity is envened by what is known as the
lows: Iady-a black lady-procures dirty pillow,
throws it at the feet of her hearts idol knees upon
it, and gives him kiss He then takes the pillow and
per oIms likewise, and thus the game p ogresses.
Now be it remembered that on the day of -, ip
the year of our Lord 1874 Of Ra icai and
scaawag friends. in order to provide some way OF
procuring grub for the ensuing year. attended of
these festivals They entered the illuminated hall at
a fashionable hour dotted their plugs, dragged their
long lean cadaverous frames into what was intended
for bow, aud propped themselves up against the
wall. Their yrdnde entree created quite hutter
among tne fair ones. The kissing game, which was
at its height ceased for time, while the laties with
bewtching modesty SHE'D of in the corners giggled
awhile, threw coquettsh glances at their beaux went
through the handkerchief alphabet, and with BEAU
tiirl artlessness and simplicity gave few knowing
winks.
But this performance too much for one " fair.
fat and forty black the OF spades, and dressed
in low neck and short sleeves, the lady Pompadour of
the evering; she for business. So she seized
the pillow and IKE ship in full rig all ladened with
Araby chest perfumes. sailed up to our white fell
lows, threw the pillow at the feet of regular grubber
"then their lips drew near and chung into . kiss.
long, long kiss kiss of youth and love- and beauty"
What picture! niger and white man kneeling
gether at the meeting of their lips moro grub in
the dim distance. Now this gay Lothario takes the
pillow and kisses another. his little piece of per-
Torrance broke the ice; the scallawags were lions;
Mr.. Niger had to take back seat; white man was
all the toothless old niger bag of about sixty
brief summers the last to have the nectar slipped
from her lips. EH
We refrain from giving names of these white men
suffice it to say that some of them deemed
respectable. Now if white wishes kiss mig.
ger wench let him do So We do not object, water |
will seek its level But let the world see HIM do it.
Do not let him go sneaking and prowing around at
deeds which he expects the darkness to hide Do not
let him kiss niger, acquire political popularity get
grub by it, and then stand out as man whom the |
should esteem and respect. Have |
gle vestge OF pride and manhood left in
the breasts CT these scalawas? Do they forget they
have wives and families, do they expect to drag |
them down in filth and disgrace to the level of a
negro? Do they advocate niger equ lity? If so,
1T them eat, drink and sleep with them. Let the |
white men of the country know it, in order to con-
sign them and theirs to the nfsmy and disgrace they
deserve, and brand them betrayers of the country
md traitors te every instinct of man and gentle
man, so that no man whose hand is clean and whose |
leart is pure will touch the vile reptiles as they
make their imy way through community, unless
be to crush out their vile and miserable lives.