, 1875-06-05

aH profound intcrc.t, though tnas voIn!'ity,
than would Nh equal i,linher nf onr Chicago
danes d!scuHs Field Lclter'n stock OIL Upon-
ing-Day. Ono uf tlson,,--tetsor waartnE q wr!l-
wnrn cailc0 gown bnt ct; MI and frcali f,om lilo
wnsl, It was,--w'tll n nnnakfnE.f"ok. NJ though
Rlla Ennr wn1l enough Hle couldn't buy Il. ard
Az though ale know the woman who had it for
shlo know 80 too. eyed child's lrcnn with Il
LANDING THAT M WUni,H GUuLD bi:Ach1HE,
held II nt arm y lenEth, Ahaok out tue skirt,
measured the size viii, her eye. and finally. III
nilntnc-facca fasl,lnn, Just aa though cotncoB
what cl,oa: al" waa II, pretending s'lu might
buy II, aHiatl tho price.
=. Ono tolhr and quarter" wah tho aunwcr.
"Tlis ycro nus only 10 cent?, showing ap-
other.
Tic woman lookeh agsln. nItl, tho samo long
Ing III hor oyea and the aamo aheopistnuss, aud.
reH,atiing that Tho rs cont tlroaa would ho
.'bcanl,tiil for wakn' CHILE" Implying tint
hers was child not old onougl to walk (Which
I'd haso wagored 1aE whopr rcr)-tutnnd slowly
awhr.
Noon cau,n The oxen and mulea wcro ,,,.-
btcttl, and loft to cher awny at tho little bull
d!ca OF cora-fo1dnr Il notod thoro waa no cosl',
sn y aoetned indeed Poyo1ty .tFie1nn dlot ess, r.
wacnns. Tho negrooB produced thu aistlo lunches
tl.ey lind brought for slienlunlyeH, or bought at
tho oakc-sAope. Each fa1n!Iy gathered together
near their wagons: squatetl on tho door-steps,
cilcu1fg at their foddnr. Before hrnset they all
Ind g0ue. uMrtng their Ptnv, 1 dld not hoo a
t'runltou man among them. nor boar any QUARREL
10: nor lond talklng: They rcemta content i
enjoying tho holiday they .nado OF It about AZ
f,ard.wofked horsss might 1aif-dsy'a renpito.
Thoro Was. in fact. In al about tacr1s. such ro-
nlnder Of iong.~oraed veil."braEc," docile
laid 10 teir charge as to intractabi}lty and gon-
eEai uorthloshneEH. tho wh0lo bco!neu
sUrNEMELY LuDicRouA
and l wondered how those complaining cot about
tt,nn tlt3k TftsnL
often reminded that didn't understand tho
nogro,-ttat nobody at tho North tiid,-tl.ht l
dismissed tho whole subject aa boy oud my COM
prellontion.
ing 1ny stay ut Mobile. There alKo encountered
lim,-tho gentlamhu, mot eyarYwhoee In tho
South, VINO aBsnrod INC Of tho uttor imrtovidenco
Of Tho negro, h1s lncnpacitJ avor to take cara Of
/ better on In ovory way when lie wis in slavery.
| The gentleman who was impartlng this infor1na~
tton ior my bouci1t. and. through me, for the e.
pecinl behoof Of tho saat conBiituancy OF TnE
InlnuSE, waa ono of TIN lcal}iug businessmen
Of Mobile, and as vol planter, and n'cmbor Of
tho Conservative State comtnistoo: Of qutto su-
pcsior insolltgonco, too, found him. and thor-
! ouRhfy wo!l:inforncd on current torlcp.
row, aud never sayo their earnings ono atascn to
provide fur themselves tho next, 80 M 10 savo
about 25 por cont tn tha cost Of all tllotr sup
plies md they never think Of sasing enough to
DHY 1RY DT0UGFk3 Eul tusIuaGlfCHs 4uGE9 Ou0
! Of tho bost Of lsom, pointing to negro abous
60 years Of ago. who waa waiting u tho deHk for
| eon,ctl,lng. "i1o.s follow Id trn4t with my
nmount VI money. 1lo 10 n carpenter, and q
frequently. Now ri call him up here. anu you'll
/ SEQ for YOURSELF 6ullman step this way mo-
! ,ncnt.'" Tho negro walked back to tho private
Office, and waited with very mncI. the old e1ayo
air Of mock submission. LIZ had Aeavy, atolsd
face, and thoro vera doep linea in It that fan-
clod told Of .
VAST DEAL or HARD WORK
for which the least reward had como. which. now
that he wns growing old, be roallzed In Btolid.
despairiuE sort OF way.
"H.illn.an," said Tie planter, ".ou we're
hlavo before .he Mar, and o carpenter, tooT'
| "Yes," replied tic uoRto, +" an 1'bo bocu fses
an workin' for 1nyBeK since the surrender"
| "Woil, aa a matter Of fact. wereu't yon hotter
IL botore f-wereI't you better fed aud clothed.
sud didn't you !1ayo moro suonevi"
"AlIus had plenty to cat IN dam tiElcB. But
money! never lad no money, 'cept sonie-
tiuica sotnebo1y civ. mo dollar. mebbo." war
| tue anBwor.
"Dldn't you Get a part Of tho wages for your
Ge]f. then r. asKed tho planter.
| "Massa alluB hirod mo out 70 carpenter, an
he got nll do pay, nevor got uoue," replied tho
negro. In the Same ssolid fashion, as though con.
| fused 1t the quostIoning.
"Woll, lanye YOU any boys, stillman7"
"Yes, rse got enc, bout u years old"
"What srs you dong with htm ?-got him as
work 7"
mo, Tae bosn keep!n' him 1t school; bnt
t,mea boen powetfu' hard iatoly. and took him
homo bout three weeks ago."
| "What did you do tha. foE2 Tho sohool's free,
isn't 1t ?" asked the planter,
"You COO / had hiu, at lie Institute, an
1t coss dollar an quarter month. iva gos
! little payment to mako; but lss gwino 10 send
| him buck pretty soou."
| "Can ho road 2-llas ha learned anYthing?"
"Yoy, he can rend and ~1lte, and tosds to us
at ho,uo cut o ths Nbls M books Al good Is
"Can he lgu1o7n
Yes. he can lguro up anything s'nost," ro-
| piled tie negro, with shade Of pride in Ills
s'Dut you aren't learning him how to take
caro- Of limselt," continued tho planter, III 4
bland, patronizing tone.
a. though pordering It agalu, ~ kindor thought
thnt, It give him good ud4icotion,
| nx'D Know ENouol -
| to know what to 10 at to mako ltvin' better'n
could; au' I'm going to give him the hcl.oosn.
/ gwlun for to do. want him to have aldica-
ton flst; deu Lo'll know oettor wltat to do with
| lisBelf than could toll hin" THO negro
work, III gat no good ot it anyhow; I'll be yono
] afo1u no gots to n,a1ln' anything"
"Weil, btl!lman, you've nlwaya worked hard
| and hean steady. Now. Aayu you managed to
eaVo anything H,uco you hare been frees" mss
| "Not muoh." was tie response, In detected
toneH. II did have nigh 3300 alead whoa no
had tho smallpox hero. NYo TUX 1t, an It coAt
nc about all Lad. Then Two been maxim pay
ments on my little plhao, an' ita kept me mighty
hard up"
"Yoar plaeea HAve you beon buying =
placer
"onIy . lot ont yero for myself" replied tho
negro, haf-apuloss ideally. "1t only cost mo
S200. mi there oulT ons ll4tle pa3 mcat to make
an Ill n1hks tltat neg mouth"
"nosuB to put up house on It y
"ryo Yot q house Oh it," and dctected lit
tie glow Of pride iu Aia ansror; IA house
| nooD ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY,
] an built II all myeolf. 1t'a 'got two rooma
ceiled an' two ready to bs plsstoro4. an connls
1T bedrooms. an kiteheM, an porch. It's
good enough for hnybodY,"
! Bomolow 1t didn't occur 10 the planter to iu-
aufre OF that negro whether uo couldn't have had
hsttsr ho1ne I'll his own, II lie had EonRined In
al4y sry, ant hes!dos. have had blu 10, taught to
write, aud cipher; aua 6t!illnun aaa dismissed
With tlse paserual Iespari. "1m glad soa arc Do
Ing 90 wnll, but don't forget to send that boy
back to sshools' aud not again during my stay
did that e;sutlsnap soak to inipross upon mo tho
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